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FasTrak toll system exposed, could use a serious dose of security

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2008-08-07 06:39:00 by Darren Murph in Engadget
Filed under: Transportation Ah, Black Hat . How we adore you. Each year there's always one speaker who shows up and completely undermines something that most people assume is rock solid. This year, our pals at Hack-A-Day were in attendance to hear Nate Lawson expose California's FasTrak toll system for the security hole that it is. Essentially,...
 
Tags: fastrak toll system, lawson expose california, transponders reportedly support, rock solid, vehicles offer, rfid reader, people assume, image courtesy, toll transponders
 
 
 
 
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Computer Activity Takes its Toll on Real-Life Camping, Fishing

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2008-02-06 14:47:25 by Editor in Ubergizmo
According to AP , increased computer activity has taken a toll on nature-based activities such as camping and fishing. That in turns might have an impact on how environment conservation and biodiversity are perceived, especially by children Theres little doubt that, for many, computer-based activity is more entertaining than fishing or camping....
 
Tags: activity, computer activity, conservation, environment conservation, google maps, toll, bum simulation, comfortable form, effort
 
 
 
 
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Computer Activity Takes its Toll on Real-Life Camping, Fishing

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2008-02-06 22:02:22 by admin in GadgetBB News Blog
According to AP, increased computer activity has taken a toll on nature-based activities such as camping and fishing. That in turns might have an impact on how environment conservation and biodiversity are perceived, especially by children Theres little doubt that, for many, computer-based activity is more entertaining than fishing or camping....
 
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California's Fastrak Toll System Tags Are Easily Hackable [Fastrak]

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2008-08-07 13:20:00 by Jason Chen in Gizmodo
Bad news for California drivers (me) that use Fastrak (me) to get past toll roads and bridges fast (me). Hackaday reports that a security researcher named Nate Lawson presented information at the Black Hat conference in Vegas that demonstrated that the tags perform no authentication whatsoever, meaning a dude with a reader can go around a...
 
Tags: system, fastrak, system takes, security researcher named, hackaday, hackaday reports, fastrak transponder, past toll roads, black hat conference
 
 
 
 
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Chernobyl reactor to get a new steel coffin

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2008-04-29 05:56:17 by HASH0x8bd3164 in Newlaunches.com
The explosion at reactor No. 4 on April 26, 1986 was the world's worst nuclear accident, spewing radiation over a large swath of the former Soviet Union and much of northern Europe. It directly contaminated an area roughly half the size of Italy, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. In the two months after the disaster, 31 people died of...
 
Tags: chernobyl, shelter, disaster, chernobyl nuclear disaster, current shelter, radiation, concrete shelter, reactor, worst nuclear accident
 
 
 
 
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Ghetto Disappearing License Plate Hack Rigged to Avoid Tolls [Criminal Mastermind]

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2008-09-04 16:20:00 by Sean Fallon in Gizmodo
It's not what I would call a Bond-caliber flipping license plate , but the system that a Queens truck driver hooked up in his rig is chock-full of ghetto ingenuity. Apparently, Orlando Payano mounted his license plate on a hinged piece of metal then ran an attached cable through his cigarette lighter. When he went through a toll booth, all he...
 
Tags: license, payano, orlando payano, payano pull, system, cable system, port authority officer, queens truck driver, cable
 
 
 
 
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Plate Flipper - License Plate Message Text

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2007-11-21 11:13:00 by Steve in Strange New Products
The Plate Flipper is a device that hooks to your car's license plate, allowing it to flip down, and reveal a special message for the guy behind you Perfect for drivers in Los Angeles and Orange County who like to show off their vanity while weaving in and out of lanes in their BMWs I think what's needed is a programmable LED version, where at...
 
Tags: flipper, programmable led version, flipper online, orange county, los angeles, special message, toll roads, license, evade
 
 
 
 
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Massager Keeps Your Fingers Feeling Good

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2008-01-08 15:00:41 by Editor in Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
The 'Yubi Lax germa' is a finger massager from Japan. It runs 945 (~$8.60), but I couldn't find anyone shipping to the US, so someone please purchase one and send it to me. My fingers really need it. All this typing really takes its toll on my precious digits. This state of the art device even features germanium (not to be confused with...
 
Tags: massager, japanese finger massager, finger massager, fingers, piggy, yubi lax germa, fingers popgadget, precious digits, you-know-whats
 
 
 
 
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Cell Phone with Credit Card Terminal - BiasharaPhone

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2008-01-11 16:08:10 by Patrick Birmingham in Cell Phone Digest
Swift Global Kenya and The Business Phone Plc, is introducing into the Kenyan Market the BiasharaPhone, a mobile payment terminal which integrates a secure terminal with a mobile phone The BiasharaPhone is ideal for anyone who needs to charge for products or services whilst on the move. Merchants need no longer worry about the safety of...
 
Tags: biasharaphone, terminal, biasharaphone supports, biasharaphone offers clients, transactions, conduct financial transactions, mobile payment terminal, mobile phone, on-the-spot business transactions