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antdude
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antdude

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Cash Claws, Fake Fascias & Tampered Tickets

»krebsonsecurity.com/2013 ··· tickets/ from »boingboing.net/2013/03/2 ··· atm.html

"Credit and debit card skimmers aren’t just for ATMs anymore. According to European anti-fraud experts, innovative skimming devices are turning up on everything from train ticket kiosks to parking meters and a host of other unattended payment terminals.

Recently, at least five countries reported skimming attacks against railway or transport ticket machines, according to the European ATM Security Team (EAST), a not-for-profit organization that collects data on skimming attacks. Two countries reported skimming attacks at parking machines, and three countries had skimming incidents involving point-of-sale terminals. EAST notes that Bluetooth devices increasingly are being used to transit stolen card and PIN data wirelessly..."

jaykaykay
4 Ever Young
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join:2000-04-13
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jaykaykay

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Don't you just love all these computerized places for those who would steal! As long as there are computers involved with everything mechanical these days, we will never be safe/secure again, IMHO.