Interesting research paper: “Fear the Reaper: Characterization and Fast Detection of Card Skimmers“: Abstract: Payment card fraud results in billions of dollars in losses annually. Adversaries increasingly acquire card data using skimmers, which are attached to legitimate payment devices including point of sale terminals, gas pumps, and ATMs. Detecting such devices can be difficult, and … Read More “Detecting Credit Card Skimmers” »
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academicpapers, creditcards, lawenforcement, Security technology, skimmers
creditcards, pointofsale, Security technology, skimmers
Watch how someone installs a credit card skimmer in just a couple of seconds. I don’t know if the skimmer just records the data and is collected later, or if it transmits the data back to some base station. Powered by WPeMatico
atms, Security technology, skimmers
“Periscope skimmers” are the most sophisticated kind of ATM skimmers. They are entirely inside the ATM, meaning they’re impossible to notice. They’ve been found in the US. Powered by WPeMatico