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> Hell, some of the internal skimmers just solder jumper wires to pcb pins/testpoints don't they? No. Most modern card terminals are tamper-resistant and will
by duskwuff 3y ago
> Hell, some of the internal skimmers just solder jumper wires to pcb pins/testpoints don't they?
No. Most modern card terminals are tamper-resistant and will erase key material if opened.
(Besides, it's not like you're going to be able to casually crack open a payment terminal, pull out a soldering iron, and modify it while you're standing in the store checkout line.)
- delfinom 3y agoPayment terminals inside a retail store do have that tamper magic. Gas pumps are a little quirkier because they use integration modules, I would imagine they got better with newer ones but earlier ones, even with chips, would basically just be an exposed pcb on the inside