Data Theft ATM (Automated Teller Machine) mode with SKIMMERS

Lately concerned bank customers with their accounts sald loss sudden. The case was busy dibincangkan in the media is actually a long time a lot happened. Theft of customer data is often done by ATM thieves.

Quoted KabarIT from krebsonsecurity, by using the techniques thieves SKIMMERS committed this crime. The criminals use a tool to get the ATM data from the prospective victims. The tool is mounted on the mouth hole to insert an ATM card. At first glance this device seems like the mouth of the hole where the insert an ATM card. However, this tool can copy data intended victim's bank card at the card through a magnetic device. Not only that, this tool is also equipped with a tiny camera used to view the password entered by the victim.


After the data obtained, the tool is then captured the thief. He then made a duplicate ATM card from the data obtained. Armed with these cards and passwords recorded by the camera, the thief can pull and drain the victim's account.

Some have sophisticated tools that can transmit data obtained via sms to the thief. So the thief did not get caught while taking the risk of their data.

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