Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Cards Used in Hotels and Offices Worldwide
Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Cards Used in Hotels and Offices Worldwide
22 August 2024
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a hardware backdoor within a particular model of MIFARE Classic contactless cards that could allow authentication with an unknown key and open hotel rooms and office doors.
The attacks have been demonstrated against FM11RF08S, a new variant of MIFARE Classic that was released by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics in 2020.
"The FM11RF08S backdoor enables any