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I found this somewhat funny.
Researchers have shown that it is possible to write a virus for RFID that only needs to be scanned to spread. The part about animals that are chipped is the scariest part.
Security researchers have infected a Radio Frequency ID tag with a computer virus to show how the technology is vulnerable to malicious hackers. The researchers warn that RFID tags could help mount many different types of attacks on computer systems.
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Researchers have shown that it is possible to write a virus for RFID that only needs to be scanned to spread. The part about animals that are chipped is the scariest part.
Security researchers have infected a Radio Frequency ID tag with a computer virus to show how the technology is vulnerable to malicious hackers. The researchers warn that RFID tags could help mount many different types of attacks on computer systems.
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