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...fraudsters, though, with shop till fraud plunging by 47% in 2006. However, criminals are successfully copying the magnetic strip on UK cards, with the aim of cloning them to be used in countries where there is no chip and PIN system in place... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/03/14/222403/online-card-fraud-soars.htm

...to the constant stream of credit card data that passes through the company's massive systems. Hackers are seeking magnetic strip track data, pin numbers and other identifiable information that could be sold on the black market and used to make... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/04/23/223405/credit-card-it-security-chief-calls-for-pci-dss-changes.htm

...technology from Europay/Mastercard and Visa, a cardholder's details will be embedded in a chip, rather than a magnetic strip, and they will enter a Pin (personal identification number) instead of presenting a signature for authentication... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2002/08/22/189177/retailers-prepare-for-public-trial-of-fraud-busting-chip-and-pin.htm

...issued in the UK still have a magnetic strip containing account information...from the chip, but also read the magnetic strip. This potentially allows fraudsters...Most UK cash machines do not use magnetic strip information, but since copied... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/06/13/216347/How-safe-is-chip-and-Pin-technology.htm

...prevent card cloning. A spokesperson admitted that this was because Abbey's cashpoints still read from a card's magnetic strip when its chip and pin system was not working. Banks wary over two-factor authentication >> Banks boost security... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/26/230005/abbey-customers-say-no-to-two-factor-authentication.htm

...countries. Colin Davis Magnetic strip has to be phased out to beat fraud...the inherent weaknesses of the magnetic strip, which is still retained on the...Let’s not forget that the magnetic strip’s vulnerability to fraud, was... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/06/27/216594/your-shout-chip-and-pin-card-fraud-xbox.htm

...system was not compromised, experts believe the hybrid keypads, which also read the information held on a card’s magnetic strip, were tampered with to commit the crime. This could have allowed card data to be copied and the Pin captured. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/06/13/216391/shell-keeps-chip-and-pin-on-red-light.htm

...theft by failing to validate security codes from the magnetic strip on the back of cash cards, IT industry analyst Gartner...card to the customer's account number.” The magnetic strip data is unknown to bank customers and so cannot be... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/08/04/211241/banks-make-phishing-easy-says-gartner.htm

...more information about the cardholder than older, magnetic-strip cards. Among other things, they can store PINs...out a chip and PIN smartcard programme to replace magnetic-strip cards and do away with signed receipts for "card... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/11/02/206442/many-medicines-but-no-cure-for-online-id-theft.htm

...information which could be displayed on a small screen running across the top of a card, in a position similar to the magnetic strip on the back of most cards today. Visa expected to have produced working prototypes of the devices in about a year... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/04/29/202082/visa-toys-with-credit-card-displays.htm

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...services. Avalue’s Panel PC can be easily expanded with many peripherals, including RFID, a smart card reader, a Magnetic Strip Reader (MSR), and WiFi. Talking of installation solutions, the design team of Avalue has created a number... http://www.prlog.org/10293686-avalues-industrial-touch-panel-pcs-bring-customers-economical-and-ecofriendly-benefits.html