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Questions tagged [magnetic-stripe-card]

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Why doesn't changing the PIN affect recorded data on magnetic card?

I was reading Breaking VISA PIN by L. Padilla. He stated that changing the PIN will change the stored data on the card. But, I tried on several cards and changing the the PIN does not affect the data stored on tracks 1 and 2. How can I interpret…
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Why does my debit card have a stripe AND a chip?

Recently I received a new debit card which has both a magnetic stripe and a chip (as did my previous card). I know the magnetic stripe can be easily copied whereas the chip system hasn't been compromised (yet?). I suppose the stripe is still there…
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Could data be recovered from cut magnetic stripe card?

I know all systems accepting magnetic stripe cards (card readers, access systems, etc) would reject a cut one. But could and expert still get the data that was on it? For the record, I mean "cut in half", as often stated in bank instructions.
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Clone debit or credit card

I would like to make some workshop about Debit or Credit card fraud (Skimming). So I need as much as possible information about it. Is it possible to clone debit or credit card with MagStripe reader and encoder which usually sold by POS store like…
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Reading magnetic stripe on a credit/debit card with an EMV chip

Is there any way of knowing is a credit/debit card has an EMV Chip, by reading the magnetic stripe. This way I could deny the payment via magnetic stripe and ask to the customer to insert the card via EMV. How would it be possible or why it can't be…
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RFID-Safe Wallet destroys mag stripe?

I'm getting a hang of paying with credit cards, and contactless payment especially, lately (which was quite uncommon where I live until like a few months ago). I'm now looking to buy one of these small credit card wallets because of the comfort and…
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How to protect magnetic stripe in credit cards from being read?

I know that for credit cards with RFID there are solutions to prevent unauthorized parties from reading the data for fraudulent purposes If I know that my card 99% of the time is only going to do payments via chip, how can I shield the mag stripe…
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Wiping magnetic stripe on card with magnet?

I asked a question a while back on using magnets (for example powerful Neodymium ones) to wipe a HDD, and got shown a good article proving it is not possible to wipe data. Pretend I am about to destroy a credit/debit card. If I run a magnet across…
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How easy is it to make a malicious bank/identity card?

I recently got a magnetic card reader that plugs into my computer because I was bored. I decided to scan my ID and bank card through it and I was surprised to see my ID number/bank card number show up plainly on the screen. Therefore, can you load a…
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Improving magnetic stripe card security with a "magnetic noise" hash?

I was reading the wiki on magnetic stripe cards when I stumbled across this sentence: "Magnetic stripe cloning can be detected by the implementation of magnetic card reader heads and firmware that can read a signature of magnetic noise permanently…
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Can someone clone emv chip card by knowing the magnetic stripe info?

Lets consider that someone skimmed the magnetic stripe of a credit/debit card which also has an emv chip. Can this info be translated and stored into an emv chip? And if this is possible, it is supposed that the information on the emv chips is…
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Would chip-and-PIN have prevented the Target breach?

Would chip-and-PIN have prevented the Target breach? As we all know, Target was breached and the hackers stole lots of credit card numbers. Target is now advocating for chip-and-PIN, as a way to provide better security for credit cards. This makes…
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Can a magnetic credit card writer encode a blank card based off just a credit card number?

I was wondering what info is stored in the CC mag strip. For example: if someone got a hold of by CC number, just the numbers-no CCV, no exp date, etc... it is pretty hard to use my credit card for online purchases as most places require things like…
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For chip credit cards, what's preventing me from breaking the chip to trigger the magstripe failsafe?

In a few cases, the chip in my chip card (or maybe the chip reader) has malfunctioned. After inserting the card and failing 3 times, it said to swipe the card instead. What's preventing me from cloning the magstripe to a card with a broken chip and…
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ATM skimming and magnetic strip cloning

How does a thief know whether an ATM is EMV enabled or not?
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