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Release the hounds! Securing datacenters may soon need sniffer dogs

ID: 14247e0d-7217-5c41-bc5f-502054014824

STIX ID: report--14247e0d-7217-5c41-bc5f-502054014824

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2024-07-18

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Simon Sharwood

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A security evangelist describes how implanted NFC/RFID devices can be used to clone access cards and bypass datacenter access controls, suggesting trained sniffer dogs as a detection method due to chemical markers in electronics. The piece highlights additional attack scenarios (e.g., phishing via NFC implants), notes the relatively small number of individuals with such implants, and recommends multi-factor authentication and layered access controls to mitigate these emerging physical-cyber TTPs.

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