ESET Threat Blog

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…

Today as I filled up, I noticed that they changed my BP / Arco pump kiosk’s payment instructions, probably as a result of the Hotea Arco skimming case a few years back. With the recent commentary on skimming David Harley provided, I thought a picture of anti-skimming advice might speak a thousand words – or … 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…