Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Savvy Little ATM Skimming Thieves

ATM skimming is not a new phenomena among bank fraud but this newly discovered method is. When I worked in retail banking the idea of providing limited access to bank customers to the ATM front lobby area during afterhours seemed like a great idea to provide security. I would feel much safer in the confides of an ATM room with me. Myself, and I withdrawing or depositing into an ATM. Well, this sense of security has just been broken.

Now thieves are rigging the card access swipe device outside these doors with a skimmer device. The attackers then place a hidden camera just above the key pad and record the PIN of the customer. These thieves return hours or days later and like a movie editor play back the video’s to match up the card number and pin numbers of the suspect customer. This discovery was unlatched after a California police officers discovered the scheme in July 2009. Click the link below to learn more about these savvy skimming thieves. Word of advice always cover your pin entry hand or fingers.

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/01/atm-skimmers-that-never-touch-the-atm/

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