EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA v10) — Question 6

Tecty Motors Pvt. Ltd. has recently deployed RFID technology in the vehicles which allows the car owner to unlock the car with the exchange of a valid RFID signal between a reader and a tag. Jamie, on the other hand, is a hacker who decided to exploit this technology with the aim of stealing the target vehicle. To perform this attack on the target vehicle, he first used an automated tool to intercept the signals between the reader and the tag to capture a valid RFID signal and then later used the same signal to unlock and steal the victim's car.
Which of the following RFID attacks Jamie has performed in the above scenario?

Answer options

• A. RFID cloning
• B. Replay attack
• C. DoS attack
• D. Power analysis attack

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Jamie performed an RFID cloning attack because he intercepted and captured a valid RFID signal to replicate it for unauthorized access to the vehicle. The replay attack, while similar, typically involves sending a previously captured signal without modification, which was not the case here. A DoS attack would disrupt service, and a power analysis attack focuses on analyzing power consumption rather than signal interception.