Vulnerability Found in E-Passports

Computer science researchers at a university in Britain have discovered a vulnerability in E-passports issued by the United States, U.K. and around 50 other countries, according to HomelandSecurityNewswire.

According to the researchers, the E-passports are vulnerable to “traceability attacks,” which allows hackers to remotely track a passport holder.

The vulnerability allows the hacker to follow the holder of the E-passport without having to first crack the cryptographic keys, which protect the…