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Are these the things? http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/03/green-skimmers-skimming-green/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/03/green-skimmers-skimming-g... They've
by ZoFreX 12y ago
Are these the things? http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/03/green-skimmers-skimming-green/ http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/03/green-skimmers-skimming-g...
They've been popping up over the UK as well, but the first few times I saw them they looked more like skimmers than security devices. As per the article, they don't really prevent skimming anyway.
- MrBuddyCasino 12y agoThat is an interesting quote: “It [the skimmer] will immediately disrupt those wishing to operate via Russian ATMs: A majority of the BINs [Bank Identification Numbers] of Russian banks are hardwired into the chip; they are not processed.” I wonder whats behind that move; are russian banks more dangerous to have as an enemy? Did they pay ransom money to the developer?
- pjc50 12y agoDevices developed by Russian intelligence and then leaked into the market?
- qnr 12y agoThere was a law recently passed in Russia that criminalizes development, production and distribution of skimming devices. So the Russian guy selling those is probably trying to make it less likely that authorities will go after him.
- michaelt 12y agoPerhaps the maker/seller lives in Russia. Presumably Russian authorities would be more responsive to a complaint from a Russian bank than from a foreign bank.
- arrrg 12y agoYeah, exactly, those. That’s quite amusing and seems more like security theater on my bank’s part than anything else.