NFC (Near Field Communication) technology has opened a gateway for hackers to electronically hijack smartphones that are in close proximity.<\/p>\n
Smartphone hacker, Charlie Miller demonstrated how he is able to access Nokia and Android handsets by placing the phone a few centimeters away from a quarter-sized chip, or touching it to another NFC-enabled phone.<\/p>\n
Code on the attacker-controlled chip or handset is beamed to the target phone over the air.<\/p>\n
Malicious files or webpages are then opened which exploit known vulnerabilities in a document reader, browser, or the operating system itself.<\/p>\n
NFC has become a staple in top-tier smartphones, which allows devices to establish radio communication when they are gently bumped together or passed within close proximity of one another.<\/p>\n
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