#BlackHat: Phones hijacked by malicious NFC tag | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Android, Nokia compromised....

 

A malicious wireless tag has been created that can crack an Android phone in seconds.

The tag exploits a vulnerability in near field communication (NFC), a wireless technology popular on Android phones that establishes communication between devices through physical contact.

 

Well-known Apple hacker and Accuvant researcher Charlie Miller wowed the crowed at Black Hat Las Vegas through a demo that involved infiltrating an Android phone by simply grazing it with a tag embedded with an NFC chip...

 

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