It had to happen –with a twist.

From a CNET story, it seems that RFID chips, those little things everybody keeps worrying about because they think they’re going to invade their privacy (and the Justice Department folk will batter down Library walls), may become a source of hacking and lack of security.

According to Lukas Grunwald, a senior consultant with DN-Systems Enterprise Solutions GmbH, new technology could allow thieves to fool merchants by changing the identity of goods. That hadn’t been an issue in the past because RFID programming equipment was expensive and the software was a bit arcane to use. But good ol’ Lukas said things will be easier now with a new software tool that he helped create!

Is this causing paroxysms of laughter in anyone else?