Dutch researchers publish Mifare hack

Hackers from the Dutch Radboud University Nijmegen gave a presentation on how to break the encryption with some older contactless smart cards, according to a news report on InfoWorld.com. The researchers presented their findings during the Esorics security conference in Malaga, Spain.

In a paper released detailing the research, the hackers say they discovered the workings of the chip by analyzing communication between the chip and the reader and found out the cryptographic protocol. They also used previously released research of similar encryption hacks.