[Hardware] Cracking encryption on car keys and wireless-payment tags

[Jim C. Nasby]

A group has bulid a 16 FPGA device that can brute-force the 40 bit key
these devices use in 15 minutes: http://lnk.nu/machinedesign.com/1sr.asp
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