Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Bankcard Skimmers Getting Smarter, Thinner, Harder to Detect

Made to order by eastern European gangsters...

Brian Krebs reports on Sophisticated ATM Skimmer Transmits Stolen Data Via Text Message This new twist eliminates the need for the crooks to return to the skimmer to collect stolen credit and debit card numbers and PINs. This is shaping up to be quite the arms race.

If you're interested in this sort of security concern Krebs on Security: In-Depth Security News and Investigation blog is worth a bookmark or an RSS feed subscription.

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