alt Hacker NewsAt least in my experience the "name on the machine" back then was just read from the magstripe - I had access to a track 3 writer and had some fun copying my credit card info onto my driver license and swiping that.
At least in my experience the "name on the machine" back then was just read from the magstripe - I had access to a track 3 writer and had some fun copying my credit card info onto my driver license and swiping that.
> the "name on the machine" back then was just read from the magstripe.
It is (or was last time I played with card readers). But a person would sometimes use a stolen card with their name on the physical card so it matched their ID.
I guess people weren't updating it digitally? Maybe it was easier to just clone a card onto a card you already have?