[ned]'s HandySwipe is a portable magnetic card reader. It runs on 4 AA batteries and collects data from track 2 cards. It uses a PIC 16F688 and displays the card's data on a small LCD. It can store up to 50 cards and dump them in CSV format. It will also output the raw bitstream for use with Acidus's StripeSnoop. Ned's project write up is pretty interesting since he covers using a logic analyzer while swiping a card and driving the LCD with only three pins using a shift register.
Portable magnetic card reader
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(Page 1)2. Plz give any quick way to get more and more money.
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by matibar rahman
3. Can someone tell me how to get credit card with the info? Like to meet you..... kellymartin1971@yahoo.ca
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Kelly
4. Can someone tell me how to get credit card with the info? Like to meet you
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Kelly
5. heya ppl.i think i have the same prblm as many around here(but still i spell better english :-).i wana build (i'v done it before-but not this way) one of the smallest read.this means something like 3-4 mm ... with touchpad of verry small wire cam... dunno exaclly.so , if is someone with bigger brain than i am , i pay for info or i exchange :)
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Vasile Bidon
6. Is there any way you can use a floppy disk drive to read/write to magnetic cards?
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Frank
7. @14 u cant do that much damage online with someones ccN.from my experience u cannot send money or transfer money without an acctual Bank accout(moneygram)..even if u have the persons ssn and the 3 digi secure number at the back of the cardd
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by MT-4c3
8. very nice just tel my how to contact yu not for the reader i want ask yu somthing else
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by bob
9. Need the smallest possible MAGSTRIPE reader with possibly USB computer interface. Paying cash of up to 10k. Email me : Eelkhr@googlemail.com
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Interested
10. I Know someone that is getting gift cards from my companies. He gets gift cards from footlocker, shell gas station, and wal-mart. i dont know if he is getting it for free or what. All i know if that he sells for half the price of whats on the card, for example if i give him 100 dollars, he will give me 200 dollars on a shell gift card. my question is does anyone know how he is doing or what to do the samething? if you know, hit me up at mr.excluzive@gmail.com or just post it. it is just crazy to me.
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Joemama
11. Where can I get a card reader and encoder that could write the newly read information to a new or existing card? Such as a Drivers License, Credit Card, Reward Card, etc. Do they actually sell that stuff?
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Mr Doug
12. mr.Doug if you want to talk with someone who has interesting things to tell you send me a mail at carepulamea@yahoo.com and come in at messenger. (and for those who send me a sniffer - you tink that Iīm stupid hehehe;just kids!)
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by sebastian
13. someone knows how i can get the skematics for this reader? and what about the software that runs the PIC. i espect that one of you will help me. thanks. bogdan_sebastian@yahoo.com
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by sebastian
14. and please someone tell me how do i find the programs wich i hawe to program the PIC. because i donīt see them in the page. Gracias.
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Sebastian
15. Please someone send me the mail of the creator of this handheld cardreader. I give very intresting images at change with things like this. Wery interesting images,with the most new devices! (faces in wich you can put this devices) who wants to speek with me come on at yahoo messenger : carepulamea@yahoo.com
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Sebastian
16. @14 the pin is stored on the card it stores the "natural" pin (pin that came through tyhe post) and an offset difference between orig pin and pin u changed to at the atm both are encrypted though, also your name etc is on the strip
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Sonnettie
17. Mischief, You're absolutely right in stating that the hacking nature isn't about stealing but simply "knowing". There's nothing wrong with learning how anything works -- indeed, I believe it's reckless to be ignorant of something so common that can have such a large affect on your financial security. Someone who believes suppressing this information one web page at a time will somehow "keep us safe" from fraudsters isn't considering the whole problem. However, you are incorrect in assuming you can just build your own credit card accepting terminal and use it. In order to connect it to Visa's network, for example, you have to get your device certified by Visa, and you have to comply with their PCI restrictions. It's a bunch of rules saying stuff like "you can't store the card data in your systems, you have to encrypt the account data, you must have security in place to prevent the following types of activities that a dishonest employee might use, etc." It's a tedious and expensive process, one best left to a card accepting company that sells whole units (like Verifone.) But of course you can build one on your own, as long as you aren't accepting other peoples' credit cards through it. You can even buy a card encoder and start producing your own cards. Many smaller stores do such a thing with "rewards cards," "loyal shopper cards," or even gift cards. Regarding the printed three digit number, it's called the Card Verification Value (C.V.V.2.) It's a number created by your Visa bank when they issue your card, and it is NOT stored anywhere on the mag stripe. Your stripe actually contains a different C.V.V. not printed on the face -- that's why the printed one is actually called C.V.V. "2". The idea behind the C.V.V. is that someone who knows your name, account number and expiration date cannot use that information to produce a clone of your credit card. It's a weak measure of security, but it was cheap to implement and it thwarted a certain type of fraud many years ago. [P.S. A pox on this pretentious lower case e.e. cummings nonsense! ]
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by jaded
18. Anyone dumb enough to give their credit card to a flea market vendor or 'other' locations totally deserves the anal penetration theyre about to recieve.
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by greg
19. [Visualize Blockquote] Yes, usually the CVS number is needed for purchases when you're not there, though from my experience it depends on who you're buying from. I have some places request it, and others don't. I don't know if the CVS number is stored on the mag stripe. I've not really researched it that far. From the thief's point of view, if they've been able to get their hands on your card to read the mag stripe then its not difficult to remember a 3 digit number. [/Visualize Blockquote] That's an extra 3 digit number that's only on the signature panel. I've only seen it used when buying things online. You don't need it to buy gas at the pay-at-the-pump kiosk. You don't need it when paying at the grocery store, and you don't need to give it out at Mac-n-Trash, (nor do you need to sign when you purchases food that's less than $25). Of course in all three of those cases, you would need to have the equipment to write a stripe on a magnetic card
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Standard Mischief
20. [Visualize Blockquote] Maybe Im missing something, but is there any other realistic practical use for this thing other than to steal? Is this site so desperate for material that it now resorts to criminal hardware manufacture tutorial? [/Visualize Blockquote] This is a perfectly legitimate hack and like all thingys, can be used for either good or evil. Just because the underworld has been using skimmers for years doesn't mean this is can't be used for perfectly legitimate purposes. How about interfacing this with a PDA, and then having a secure link between the PDA and your home PC. You could then maybe accept credit cards while you were working at a flea market or other location? How about adapting the firmware and using this to start your car with the magnetic stripe on the drivers license that by law you need to carry anyway?
Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Standard Mischief
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Posted at 3:04PM on Sep 3rd 2006 by Tyler