RFID chips are vulnerable to viruses

RFID chips are vulnerable to viruses
March 14, 2006

New York Times: A group of European computer researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to insert a software virus into radio frequency identification tags. The tags have already prompted debate over privacy and surveillance, given their tracking ability. Now the researchers have added a series of worrisome prospects, including the ability of terrorists and smugglers to evade airport luggage scanning systems that will use RFID tags in the future.