Key security measure, and it is trivial - just start it as a new habit, and remind all your family & friends who didn't read the article. >> most importantly,

Key security measure, and it is trivial - just start it as a new habit, and remind all your family & friends who didn't read the article. >> most importantly, covering the PIN pad with your hand defeats one key component of most skimmer scams: The spy camera that thieves typically hide somewhere on or near the compromised ATM to capture customers entering their PINs. >>Shockingly, few people bother to take this simple, effective step. Or at least, that’s what KrebsOnSecurity found in this skimmer tale from 2012, wherein we obtained hours worth of video seized from two ATM skimming operations and saw customer after customer walk up, insert their cards and punch in their digits — all in the clear.