UK ID card hacked, cloned in 12 minutes
The new identity card has been hacked into in twelve minutes, according to a report.
Using simply a laptop PC and Nokia mobile phone, IT expert Adam Laurie was able to copy all the data on a card, create a clone and change the information on the clone, said a report in the Daily Mail. The hack was reportedly conducted on one of the ID cards already issued to foreign nationals.
Laurie was able to easily change the information on the clone, the newspaper reported. He changed data including name, physical data, fingerprints and other information. The data was changed from “not entitled to benefits” to “entitled to benefits”. In data accessible to police, he entered the following message: “I am a terrorist, shoot on sight”.
