Ask HN: Why are my CVV numbers the same?

2 points by rfjedwards ↗ HN
I have two Mastercards, with two different card numbers and expiry dates, issued at different times, from different institutions, with different variations of my name on each.

The CVV numbers on them are exactly the same.

Is it a one-in-999 coincidence?

Or is this exposing an exploitable weakness in however the CVVs are generated?

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I suspect it's a coincidence. I've never had two cards with the same CVV.