RFID Chips and Viruses
Of course RFID chips can carry viruses. They’re just little computers.
More info here. The coverage is more than a tad sensationalist, though.
EDITED TO ADD (3/16): I thought the attack vector was interesting: a Trojan RFID attacks the central database, rather than attacking other RFID chips directly. Metaphorically, it’s a lot closer to biological viruses, because it actually requires the more powerful host being subverted, and there’s no way an infected tag could propagate directly to another tag.
Clive Robinson • March 16, 2006 7:19 AM
I guess by now that it’s no little supprise that any micro based system can carry viruse or other malware code.
What is still surprising is the “technology first” rush about getting a product to market place without taking due precaution to prevent malware getting into a product with a programable micro built in…
The thought occurs about SmartCard / RFID Pasports and other ID card systems, after all whats to stop a virus getting in that makes everybody “Joe Doe” of “1600 Penselvania Ave”…