Chip based systems don’t prevent card skimming, in fact you also get the pin with those since you can still read the track 2 data and also get the pin with a sk

Chip based systems don’t prevent card skimming, in fact you also get the pin with those since you can still read the track 2 data and also get the pin with a skimmer that is placed on top or even inside of the pin and chip reader. This is essentially the same exploit as ATMs with often lower risk since gas station pumps aren’t inspected for skimmers. The only way to prevent track2 skimming is to remove the magnetic strip however there are also many skimmers today that don’t read the track 2 data but rather scan both sides of the card giving you the CC number, exp date, CVV/CVV2, issuer code (if present) and the card holder details then you can usually perform a card not present transaction fairly easily at best you’ll only have to match the card holder with a post code or a billing address however most issuers will let you pass security with any address that was tied to the card for the past 5 years so your google search results on the name doesn’t even have to be super up to date. Basically anything but a bulletproof wireless E2EE system will allow skimming. And I’ve seen PoCs for near IR photographic skimmers that try to photograph the card from within the wallet or sleeve with moderate success.