Re: RFID Flap Silences Security Researchers

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Larry" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:460d362c$0$30089$3406c2d1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Robert Green wrote:
>
> ...snip
>
> > The next sentence, however, reads: "The cardholder data compromised
included
> > account numbers, CVV2*, cardholder names, addresses and possibly card
> > expiration dates." >>
>
> I was under the impression that CVV2 was never supposed to be stored.
> Does anyone know if that's a law, a regulation of the credit card
> companies, or what?

I'd say "or what!" (-:  My guess is that it's smoke blown by the card
companies to make people feel more secure but it's not terribly effective.
I have merchants ask me for the 800 telephone number on the back of the card
as well as the CVV2.  Why would they ask for those if they weren't going to
store them?

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Bobby G.