First blackjack and now this. According to MSNBC, a bunch of MIT students found a way to hack MBTA’s automated fare system and get free rides. What will they come up with next?[%-)]
Alternative fuels?
the story i hear it is it wasnt that they hacked the system for free rides as it was a resurch project that found gaping wholes in the security with the comptuer systems and the RFID tags that they use on there system…
csx engineer
Here’s a link to the story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26126287/?GT1=43001
Good for them, stirring up a little trouble with their brains [:P]
Rather than harrasssing them in court, the MBTA ought to replace the individual in charge of their IT department with one of these students!
They were stopped from presenting their findings at a conference for hackers so they could incorporate the techniques in future efforts to hack legitimate companies. Good for whever did that.