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So, I'm always paranoid about finding these, and whenever I enter a keypad I cover my hands so as to hide my entries from any cameras, and then wiggle any keypl
by shostack 10y ago
So, I'm always paranoid about finding these, and whenever I enter a keypad I cover my hands so as to hide my entries from any cameras, and then wiggle any keyplate or credit card slot to find things like you found.
Would you say that grabbing the receptacle and trying to move it briefly would have made it obvious it was a cover? Or did you really need to put some force behind it and pry it off?
I'm curious how effective my efforts may be from the standpoint of "general ATM security" and whether they would actually protect me from anything.
- jonah 10y agoIt was a medium-density (vinyl?) rubber material. Just grabbing it, it was clear it wasn't supposed to be there. Also lower-quality construction than the real part under it. I first checked for a keypad overlay before noticing the camera. Its bezel was pretty loose when pulled on. Probably just double-sided tape. Here are a few more angles: https://imgur.com/a/IQR4j https://imgur.com/a/IQR4j
- shostack 10y agoThanks for sharing. Sounds like my current strategy would have protected my PIN and likely detected the fake.