Credit Card Fraud - Compromised Accounts

Compromised Accounts

Card account information is stored in a number of formats. Account numbers – formally the Primary Account Number (PAN) – are often embossed or imprinted on the card, and a magnetic stripe on the back contains the data in machine readable format. Fields can vary, but the most common include:

  • Name of card holder
  • Account number
  • Expiration date
  • Verification/CVV code

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