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Investigation Found 103 Card Skimmers In Florida Gas Stations
(u2acro)If you’re still using your debit card and PIN at self-pay gas pumps, here’s a reminder of why that isn’t such a good idea. Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services sent...
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Would You Have Spotted This Skimmer Found On An ATM In Mexico?
Banks and credit unions here in the United States are reporting ATM card fraud that originated with skimmers in the touristy town of Puerto Villarta, Mexico. Imagine the opportunity from a criminal’s...
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Card Skimmers Found Inside Payment Terminals In California And Colorado...
Regular Consumerist readers are probably now used to checking gas pumps, kiosks, and ATMs for visible and obvious skimming devices. However, banks have discovered and Safeway has confirmed that credit...
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Safeway Says No Payment Data Stolen From California Stores, Only Colorado
There’s potential good news out of Safeway: while the company confirmed that they found skimmers in credit card payment terminals in two states, a spokesperson says that the baddies didn’t harvest any...
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What Does A Grocery Store PIN Pad Skimmer Look Like?
Have you ever wondered how customers could slide their cards through and enter their PINs on a compromised payment terminal without even noticing? While some skimming schemes involve Bluetooth...
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Here’s What You’ll Find Inside A Real ATM Skimmer Found In Indonesia
What would you do if you were on vacation abroad, and you found a skimmer attached to an ATM? Security consultant Matt South discovered a camera attachment on an ATM in Bali, Indonesia, and decided to...
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Let’s Watch Some Promotional Videos From Makers Of ATM Skimmers
Legitimate businesses create video ads to promote their products, so why shouldn’t companies that can provide you with the supplies to commit crimes? Here are some videos where sellers of the tools of...
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Some Jerks Are Using Bluetooth Card Skimming Devices At Dallas Gas Stations
If you live in the Dallas area, you might want to rethink using plastic to pay at the gas station. Not because debit and credit cards aren’t a fine way to pay for fuel, but because some jerks are using...
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2 Men Accused Of Using ATM Skimmer To Take $500K From US Bank Customers
If you’re hitting the road this holiday weekend, you might find yourself visiting some unfamiliar gas stations, ATMs, or kiosks that accept credit cards. The recent arrest in California of two men who...
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Watch Out For Card Skimmers On Gas Pumps In Arizona (And Everywhere Else, Too)
Going to an actual attendant and paying cash for gas is something fewer and fewer of us do every year. But for all the problems of cash, it might be less risky than sticking your credit card in any old...
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Here’s A Snap-On Bluetooth Skimmer Spotted Out In The Wild
Have you ever wondered how a retailer can leave a Bluetooth skimmer on a payment card terminal in its stores for weeks at a time? It’s harder to detect the devices than you might think, because crooks...
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Here’s A Gas Pump Skimmer That Texts Victims’ Card Data To Crooks
For the crooks operating skimmers on gas pumps, ATMs, or retail credit card terminals, an important part of their business model is getting the data from the devices. One way around this problem is to...
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Criminals With Terrifying Baby Mask Deploy ATM Skimmers In Minnesota
As Halloween draws closer, here’s a reminder of what you should really be scared of: ATM skimmers, or devices that attach to cash machines to slurp up customers’ card numbers and PINs. You should also...
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