The wireless data transfer capabilities of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are intended to speed and assist transactions, but it appears the RFID chips of new U.S. passports are speeding ...

Credit cards and passports are filled with microchips brimming with your personal information—and give off radio waves to any nearby sleazebag that wants to steal your identity. A new generation of ...

The wireless data transfer capabilities of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are intended to speed and assist transactions, but it appears the RFID chips of new U.S. passports are speeding ...

Think of it this way: Chris Paget just did you a service by hacking your passport and stealing your identity. Using a $250 Motorola RFID reader and antenna connected to his laptop, Chris recently ...