FedEx: ExpressPay Hack 'No Different Than Stealing'

Days after a hardware security expert demonstrated jaw-dropping security holes in FedEx Kinko's ExpressPay cards, company officials said the company doesn't think the security holes pose a risk to customers.

After initially denying that any security hole existed in the Kinko's ExpressPay technology, FedEx officials said on March 2 that it is "continuing our evaluation of the claims made" by a researcher from Secure Sciences.

Spokesperson Jim McCluskey said in an e-mail statement that the company doesn't look kindly on the hacks, which it considers "no different than stealing."

ExpressPay cards are payment cards that can be purchased and recharged at self-service kiosks in Kinko's stores. The cards are used by the FedEx-owned copy shops to store credits that can be used in lieu of cash to purchase photocopies and rent access to PCs and Macintosh computers in Kinko's stores.

ExpressPay was developed by EnTrac Technologies of Toronto and uses smart cards from Siemens and Infineon Technologies.