Hacked Speedpass, Hotel mag cards

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Robbie Honerkamp <robbie () shorty com>
Date: September 21, 2005 7:20:51 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Hacked Speedpass, Hotel mag cards


David Farber wrote:

> http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/1016
> "... Wallace, IT director at AAA Reading-Berks in Wyomissing,  
> Penn.  has been bringing a card reader with him on business trips  
> to see  what's on the magnetic strips of his hotel room access  
> cards. To his  dismay, a surprising number have contained his name  
> and credit card  information - and in unencrypted form."

Snopes has already taken a skewer to this one:

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/hotelkey.asp

Robbie


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