HID denies RFID demo threat, hackers worry
Black Hat Diary: IOActive's decision to cancel its RFID hacking demo is the main topic of conversation here as white hat hackers ponder the ramifications of a vendor using patent infringement claims to thwart legitimate security research. The company at the center of the storm, HID Global, issued a statement acknowledging that it may be possible to clone a proximity card but insisted it "did not threaten" IOActive researcher Chris Paget to nix the presentation.