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Man Finds Card Skimmer On Bank ATM
- pieter 18y agoThis is an article about a similar skim on one of the machines for the Dutch railways: http://web.inter.nl.net/users/p.c.wiegmans/skimapparaat/index.html http://web.inter.nl.net/users/p.c.wiegmans/skimapparaat/inde...
- furyg3 18y agoReally fantastic work. The best touch was the camera lens actually was set inside the 'Houd uw PIN privé' sticker. P.S. NL Hacker meetup? I'm noticing a few people from/in Holland recently.
- carbon8 18y agoAre these that unusual? It seems like I hear about cops finding these relatively frequently in the local news wherever I am. I haven't used an ATM in years without checking it out first and covering my hand so a camera can't get the PIN.
- andyn 18y agoAt least in the UK it's common enough that there are usually notices on the machine to warn you of suspicious devices attached to it and phone number to call...
- hunterjrj 18y agoThis has been known to happen where I live (Greater Toronto Area)
- jherdman 18y agoI moved to Toronto last year. One thing that I still can't wrap my head around is that a huge number of ATMs are open to the street. I always feel VERY uncomfortable getting money from them.
- lpgauth 18y agoHow do they get the PINs? Also, you would think these organizations would have enough money to produce something less sketchy. Was it attached with masking tape?
- param 18y agoYou only need a PIN to withdraw money from ATMs. Most debit cards can now also be used to shop, without specifying the PIN
- furyg3 18y agoYeah but then most online places are going to require the extended information number, or a street address and other info which isn't on the card's magnetic stripe. I suppose these guys could be setting up their own merchant accounts and finding providers who don't require this info. Or even creating fake cards and then using those. Both of those options seem a bit riskier to me...
- Confusion 18y agoBy installing a very small camera aimed at the numberpad.
- kqr2 18y agoSnopes also has a good explanation of card skimmers: http://www.snopes.com/fraud/atm/atmcamera.asp http://www.snopes.com/fraud/atm/atmcamera.asp