ESET Threat Blog

If you keep up on the subject, FBI has been recently cracking down on ATM card data theft rings, where scammers attach fake hardware to the front of ATM’s and trick users into entering PIN information, then record the data to logging devices which can be retrieved later. In some cases the attackers use Bluetooth … Read More…

We've already discussed a lo-tech but surprisingly effective attack on ATM users here and elsewhere.
However, Brian Krebs has recently posted on more conventional skimming attacks: Green Skimmers Skimming Green. An interesting and useful comment thread too. However, in view of the mentions there of chip and pin technology, it's worth pointing out that while chip … Read More…

This is actually a resource from 2009 that someone brought to my attention today. Skimming in this instance is nothing to do with separating milk, or speedreading, or even throwing stones across the lake. It's the not-so-gentle art of stealing credit (or debit) card data, normally in the course of a legitimate transaction.
A common example … Read More…