You may want to think twice before trading in your paper passport for an electronic one. New tests on electronic passports have revealed major vulnerabilities that could allow criminals to clone embedded secret codes and enter countries illegally. Last week, German computer security experts illustrated how personal information stored on the documents could be copied and transferred to another device. The demonstration appeared to contradict assurances by officials in government and private industry that the electronic information stored in passports could not be duplicated. It also revealed some disturbing facts about the speed at which criminals are successfully bypassing security … Continue reading →