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I'm actually kind of disappointed this wasn't more complicated, like actually hacking the system or altering cards (http://web.mit.edu/zacka/www/mbta.html http:
by woodrow 15y ago
I'm actually kind of disappointed this wasn't more complicated, like actually hacking the system or altering cards (http://web.mit.edu/zacka/www/mbta.html http://web.mit.edu/zacka/www/mbta.html, http://tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/subway/Defcon_Presentation.pdf http://tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/subway/Defcon_Presentation.pdf) instead of just opportunism.
- eli 15y agoUnfortunately the real world usually isn't that interesting. Crooks in DC figured out that paper farecards had the same bits encoded over and over for the length of the magnetic strip. So they'd get a high value card and literally splice it into multiple high-value cards. http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/07/washington_dc_m.html http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/07/washington_dc_...
- Anechoic 15y agoGetting a free ride doesn't have to be all that complicated. In the course of consulting work with a number of different transit agencies I accidentally found a way to get free rides on those systems with a $20 investment.