Magnetic Stripe Snooping at Home

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Magnetic Stripe Snooping at Home

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday March 1, 2005 @02:59AM from the because-you-can dept.

pbrinich writes "Have you ever wondered what information is actually stored on all those cards you have in your wallet? Well, it turns out you can find out yourself! An excellent project, Stripe Snoop started by Billy Hoffman, a Georgia Tech computer science student, contains schematics, source code and a wide variety of information about the standards used to store all sorts of information on your magnetic cards."

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to sum up a lot of comments... by niteice · 2005-03-01 03:00 · Score: 5, Funny

*puts on tinfoil hat*

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1. Re:to sum up a lot of comments... by Living+WTF · 2005-03-01 03:03 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You have a magnetic stripe on your head?
  
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2. Re:to sum up a lot of comments... by value_added · 2005-03-01 04:02 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Not enough.
  You need this as well.
Gives new meaning... by Reignking · 2005-03-01 03:02 · Score: 5, Funny

Gives new meaning to the Capital One tagline "What's in your wallet?"

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I just tried mine... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-01 03:10 · Score: 3, Funny

It said "Paul is dead"

What's that mean?
Transcript by mushupork · 2005-03-01 03:17 · Score: 3, Funny

As Dave starts sliding his cards thru the reader, looking at all of his private info flashing up on his monitor...a red camera eye fills the screen:
Dave Bowman: What's the problem?
HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL?
HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
Dave Bowman: I don't know what you're talking about, HAL.

Errie, eh?

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Re:Hurray ! by TrippTDF · 2005-03-01 03:24 · Score: 4, Funny

I did something like this once. Back in 2001 I worked at a company that had Internet Kiosks across Manhattan. I went to a cafe to upgrade a machine. There was a certain attractive young lady on the terminal when I got there. I called my manager (who was a friend) and told him it would be a few minutes before I could get on, and mentioned the cute girl.

He did a query of the database to get her name from the credit card she swiped. As she was getting up I said "have a good day, Jen". Scared the CRAP out of her until I explained how I did it. We are now married and have three lovely children

Ok, that last part isn't true.
Re:could be worrying by nkh · 2005-03-01 03:26 · Score: 4, Funny

It has to connect to whatever-the-hell-it-connects-to

It's called a computer. I know, I'm using one right now and in a few years, they'll be everywhere and you'll buy one to play games!
Waay back when I was a youngun by Matey-O · 2005-03-01 03:27 · Score: 4, Funny

They put a mag strip access lock to the computer lab in college. We were complaining at having to now carry around our student I.D.s to get access to the labs when I found out ALL of my credit cards allowed access to the lab. (Not smart, but hey, this was 1989)

Turns out the Lab assistant that installed the lock thought it'd be cool if any card he pulled out of his wallet would open the door. But the local bank's first 9 digits on the mag strip was the same for ALL cards they issued.

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Re:Hurray ! by Nijika · 2005-03-01 03:33 · Score: 4, Funny

Scared the CRAP out of her until I explained how I did it.
Where can I find a copy of your new book; How to collect restraining orders.

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Re:Hurray ! by R2.0 · 2005-03-01 03:46 · Score: 5, Funny

"Ok, that last part isn't true"

What, your children are ugly? Such honesty is refreshing.

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