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Title: Magnetic stripe card spoofing
Post by: jason on December 29, 2008, 06:54:51 PM
Article on spoofing magnetic stripe cards from hack a day

http://hackaday.com/2008/08/04/magnetic-stripe-card-spoofer/


Title: Re: Magnetic stripe card spoofing
Post by: dalepearson on December 30, 2008, 04:36:45 AM
Jason,

I saw these to, quite good actually isnt it.
I like the idea and concept, I just wonder how close you need to be with the other solution to record the card.


Title: Re: Magnetic stripe card spoofing
Post by: jason on December 30, 2008, 08:24:13 AM
I believe that you actually need to get your hands on the card to record the data from it. I suppose that it might be theoretically possible to read it from a distance, I'll have to look into it.


Title: Re: Magnetic stripe card spoofing
Post by: K3lV1n on January 05, 2009, 07:17:08 AM
if you can make that, that would become a digital blackhole. intercepting data within a given area and then save it on a portable harddrive.


Title: Re: Magnetic stripe card spoofing
Post by: jimbob on January 06, 2009, 06:08:00 AM
I believe that you actually need to get your hands on the card to record the data from it. I suppose that it might be theoretically possible to read it from a distance, I'll have to look into it.

*cough* RFID credit cards *cough*

Anyone else KNOW how bad an idea that is?


Title: Re: Magnetic stripe card spoofing
Post by: jason on January 08, 2009, 09:45:08 AM
Yup, this is yet another example of folks who don't understand the technology making decisions about it.


Title: Re: Magnetic stripe card spoofing
Post by: dalepearson on January 12, 2009, 08:49:29 AM

*cough* RFID credit cards *cough*

Anyone else KNOW how bad an idea that is?

My new card has this so called feature. I understand why they think its a good idea, but you wont see me using it. I am safe though, I wrap myself in tinfoil when I go out.