ATM SkimmerPhoto:ShutterstockSpecial devices - skimmers - are attached to the slot through which the card is inserted, and thus all the important data from the credit card gets to the intruders. Skimmer - is quite a bulky piece of equipment, it is easy to recognize by the unusual appearance of the receiving device. But technology does not stand still in this area. Recently, thieves specializing in cards began to use a new device - shim. This small device is impossible to notice. Shim - a kind of bug, which, with the help of a special carrier card, is placed inside the ATM on the part that reads data from the card chip. Thus, the device for stealing credit cards is a kind of gasket between the chip and the reading equipment. When a user inserts their card into a bugged ATM and enters a PIN code, the PIM quietly reads the data from the credit card, and an unnoticeable camera or keyboard overlay will prompt thieves for the password. No one is immune from credit card data theft, even if you own one. It is worth noting that ATM manufacturers should be responsible for the security of ATMs. For example, by improving the data transfer system between the ATM and the credit card.
