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Originally Posted by anamardoll
From what I've read online, I was under the impression that B&N had been pretty responsible with the CC# storage. Since they also use the name on the card, they wouldn't even need to use the full card number, they could use the last 4 digits, for instance.
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They use the last 8 digits, actually - and they're stored hashed.
So yes, you could theoretically brute-force the encryption and discover name/last 8 digits of the CC #. That would take forever and still not give you enough info to do damage, however.
