Skimming Devices

Real World Threats: Credit Card Machine and ATM “Skimmers”

Posted on 3 August 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

The next time you get ready to pay with a credit card at a gas pump, convenience store or use an ATM, take a careful look at the machine before you use it. It could have an illegal “Skimmer” Attached to it. A Skimmer is basically a device which compromises the machines card reader and…

Skimming Awareness v2.0

Posted on 24 September 2014 by The Tactical Hermit

Two years ago, my technical staff wrote a very informative article about CREDIT CARD SKIMMING. Between that time and now, the scam of skimming has exploded, contributing to the crimes of both identity theft and credit card fraud growing to epidemic proportions. The biggest reason for this explosion has been skimmers simply being more brazen, and…

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