ATM Skimmers: Why you will never want to use an ATM again

Apr 11, 2011 12:12

ATM Skimmers: Hacking the Cash Machine
Author: Brian Krebs
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/04/atm-skimmers-hacking-the-cash-machine/

Most of the ATM skimmers I’ve profiled in this blog are comprised of parts designed to mimic and to fit on top of existing cash machine components, such as card acceptance slots or PIN pads. But sometimes, skimmer ( Read more... )

credit card, security, fraud, atm, skimmers

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sapphorlando April 13 2011, 23:29:29 UTC
Criminals generally have a reputation for being stupid, and there are countless supporting anecdotes to back up that assumption (q.v.: Jay Leno, etc.), but my own theory is more nuanced. I assume that there will be some idiots in every line of work, and therefore many more in unregulated areas such as crime, especially at the lower levels. (All the famous 'dumb criminal' accounts are about petty crimes, never about plausible would-be supervillains.) Above that, though, criminals who appear to be dumb are, on closer examination, often pretty clever -- just remarkably short-sighted, or sometimes just highly impractical ( ... )

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