Boing Boing shows us why RFID enabled credit cards are very unsecure, as you can “hack an RFID-enabled credit card for just $8 worth of equipment.” Video after the break.

All it takes is $8 and a trip to eBay to get a reader, which you can then take and flail around to read in people’s info. With their name, credit card number and expiration date, you can go online and get to shopping

[via Gizmodo]

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