MagSpoof Electronic Cats - Credit Card/Magstripe Spoofer

How does MagSpoof work?

MagSpoof Electronic Cats is a device that can spoof/emulate any magnetic stripe or credit card. It can work "wirelessly", even on standard magstripe/credit card readers, by generating a strong electromagnetic field that emulates a traditional magnetic stripe card.

Allows you to store all of your credit cards and magstripes in one device
Works on traditional magstripe readers wirelessly (no NFC/RFID required)
Can disable Chip-and-PIN (code not included)
Correctly predicts Amex credit card numbers + expirations from previous card number (code not included)
Supports all three magnetic stripe tracks, and even supports Track 1+2 simultaneously
Easy to build using Arduino or other common parts

MagSpoof can be used as a traditional credit card and simply store all of your credit cards (and with modification, can technically disable chip requirements) in various impressive and exciting form factors, or can be used for security research in any area that would traditionally require a magstripe, such as readers for credit cards, drivers licenses, hotel room keys, automated parking lot tickets, etc.

Note: The Chip-and-PIN and Amex information is not implemented and using MagSpoof requires you to have/own the magstripes that you wish to emulate. Simply having a credit card number and expiration is not enough to perform transactions. MagSpoof does allow you to perform research in other areas of magstripes, microcontrollers, and electromagnetism, as well as learn about and create your own devices similar to other existing, commercial technologies such as Samsung MST and Coin.

⚠️ Disclaimer ⚠️

MagSpoof is a wireless penetration testing tool intended solely for use in authorized security audits, where such usage is permitted by applicable laws and regulations. Before utilizing this tool, it is crucial to ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements and obtain appropriate permissions from the relevant authorities.

It is essential to note that the board does not provide any means or authorization to utilize credit cards or engage in any financial transactions that are not legally authorized. Electronic Cats holds no responsibility for any unauthorized use of the tool or any resulting damages.

Based in work of Samy Kamkar

Point of Contact: @SamyKamkar

You can see more of my projects at http://samy.pl or contact me at code@samy.pl.

Wiki and Getting Started

Getting Started in our Wiki

License

Electronic Cats invests time and resources in providing this open-source design. Please support Electronic Cats and open-source hardware by purchasing products from Electronic Cats!

Firmware released under an GNU AGPL v3.0 license. See the LICENSE file for more information.

Hardware released under an CERN Open Hardware Licence v1.2. See the LICENSE_HARDWARE file for more information.

Electronic Cats is a registered trademark, please do not use if you sell these PCBs.