MIT researchers have developed a new way that prevents RFID chips from hacking. The new chip takes advantage of a material called Ferroelectric crystals that consist of molecules arranged into a lattice form where positive and negative charges naturally separate. The research team claims that if this high-security RFID chip hits mainstream adoption, it could help prevent contactless card details from being stolen, potentially preventing credit card frauds. However, nothing is unhackable today, so calling something “hack-proof” or “virtually impossible to hack” doesn’t make sense.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2016/02/hacking-rfid-chips.html