An attacker uses methods to deactivate a passive RFID tag for the purpose
						of rendering the tag, badge, card, or object containing the tag
						unresponsive. RFID tags are used primarily for access control, inventory, or
						anti-theft devices. The purpose of attacking the RFID chip is to disable or
						damage the chip without causing damage to the object housing it. When
						correctly performed the RFID chip can be disabled or destroyed without
						visible damage or marking to whatever item or device containing the chip.
						Attacking the chip directly allows for the security device or method to be
						bypassed without directly damaging the device itself, such as an alarm
						system or computer system Various methods exist for damaging or deactivating
						RFID tags. For example, most common RFID chips can be permanently destroyed
						by creating a small electromagnetic pulse near the chip itself. One method
						employed requires the modifying a disposable camera by disconnecting the
						flash bulb and soldering a copper coil to the capacitor. Firing the camera
						in this configuration near any RFID chip-based device creates an EMP pulse
						sufficient to destroy the chip without leaving evidence of tampering. So far
						this attack has been demonstrated to work against RFID chips in the 13.56
						MHz range.