Fire at will, people...
Cheers,
RAH
(Yes, you'd helping him write his story. For free. So, what else is new? :-))
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From: "Davis, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Siemens Card Hacked?
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 10:12:35 -0500
Hello,
This is Don Davis, editor of Card Technology, a Chicago-based
magazine that covers the smart card industry.
I am trying to get some information about the alleged hack of a
Siemens card used in the Geldkarte system in Germany. Your e-mail addresses
were on a series of e-mails forwarded to me.
I was hoping someone could explain to me what the hacker claims to
have done (in layman's terms) and what the significance would be if it were
true. Siemens claims there is no threat to Geldkarte or the digital
signature card (are they one and the same?)
Also, has the hacker been identified? Siemens says, "The supposed
hacker is a student who programmed a free programmable card to analyse the
chip behavior. He has apologized to Infineon Technologies and confirmed that
the reports relating to his attempt at cracking the chip are not true." What
do you think? (And, by the way, what do they mean by a programmable card; I
do have calls into Infineon and Geldkarte to get their answers, as well.)
Any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
Don Davis, editor, Card Technology
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(312) 983 6152
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