A team of researchers have created a proof-of-concept piece of malware that can give attackers control of USB smart card readers attached to an infected Windows computer over the Internet.

Identive Group is providing 266,000 smart card readers to a U.S. government agency for secure authentication and email encryption. The company’s SCR3310/v2 readers fit easily into the USB port of a PC ...

A team of researchers have created a proof-of-concept piece of malware that can give attackers control of USB smart card readers attached to an infected Windows computer over the Internet.

Nine SCM Microsystems smart card readers have been approved for use at federal agencies. The HSPD-12 compliant readers have made the U.S. Government Services Administration’s approved product list.

In the case of USB smart card readers, the attacker can use the middleware software provided by the smart card manufacturer to perform operations with the victim’s card as if it was attached to ...

The malware uses a special driver to share local USB devices over TCP/IP with the attacker's computer, researchers say A team of researchers have created a proof-of-concept piece of malware ...