Storing information through magnetic patterns was first demonstrated to record audio. Since then, this concept has been applied for different products like floppy disks, audio/video tapes, hard disks, ...

New card format aims to reduce fraud and improve transaction security, prompting operational updates for stores and technical ...

[Mike] added a magnetic card reader on the side of a minifridge that allows any card with a magnetic stripe – a library card, credit card, or school ID – to serve as a unique identifier for ...

ETSU Public Safety has reported that an unauthorized magnetic stripe card reader, also called a “skimmer,” was found attached to a vending machine in Rogers-Stout Hall.

The RF IDeas pcSwipe intelligent magnetic stripe card reader is a solution for end-users wanting to leverage their existing base of magnetic stripe card-carrying personnel. The ...

Chip cards are more secure Magnetic stripe credit cards carry a high risk of fraud through skimmers that criminals add to card readers at ATMs, retail stores and gas stations.

After building a USB magnetic stripe reader, [David Cranor] has found a way to fool a magnetic stripe reader using a hand-wound electromagnet and an iPod. The data on a card is read and stored on ...

Mastercard is making plans to remove the magnetic stripe from its credit cards and rely solely on the embedded chip to contain payment information.

To ensure that merchants can still accept credit cards with a magnetic stripe using the new Square Reader, it also has a track to support swiping, separated from the chip slot using a thin piece ...