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Then is the article inaccurate when it says, "Once installed, the microchips on the shimmer record information from chip cards, including the PIN."?
by rehevkor5 10y ago
Then is the article inaccurate when it says, "Once installed, the microchips on the shimmer record information from chip cards, including the PIN."?
- xaduha 10y agoI don't know the details, but there are probably many possible ways to get the PIN, since it's getting entered right then and there. Smartcard is a small computer, but the connection to it from terminal is probably not that secure and can be read somehow, side-channels or directly. The card decides if the PIN is correct, but it might be possible to record all the PINs that were tried.