Interesting. First there were skimmers. Then there was anti-skimming technology. Now, the bad guys are just reprogramming the anti-skimmers.
Ballsy.
From Computer World:
But it now appears in some areas that those devices are being successfully removed and then modified for skimming, according to the latest report from the European ATM Security Team (EAST), which collects data on ATM fraud throughout Europe.
Skimming devices are designed to record the account details from the magnetic stripe on the back of a payment card. The data can then be encoded onto a dummy card. A person’s PIN (personal identification number) is often captured with a micro-camera, which was done with the illicitly modified anti-skimming devices, according to the report.
A key reason to never rest on your laurels in security.
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