Aussie Researchers Crack Transport Crypto, Get Free Rides 88
mask.of.sanity writes "Shoddy customised cryptography by a state rail outfit has been busted by a group of Australian researchers who were able to replicate cards to get free rides. The flaws in the decades-old custom cryptographic scheme were busted using a few hundred dollars' worth of equipment. The unnamed transport outfit will hold its breath until a scheduled upgrade to see the holes fixed."
The way I read the headline (Score:5, Funny)
Aussie crypto researchers transporting crack get a free ride.
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Shoddy customised cryptography
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Re:The way I read the headline (Score:3, Funny)
You should lay off the crack...
Re:Killing anonymity (Score:4, Funny)
You live in AUSTRALIA, and you're suddenly worried about privacy/anonymity?