A
bank-machine hacker who reportedly was arrested earlier this month in
Turkey gave would-be fraudsters tips on how to install rogue
card-reading devices, including advising them to target drive-through
ATMs (automated teller machines) and avoid towns with fewer than 15,000
residents.
The hacker, who went by the handle “Chao,” reportedly was arrested earlier this month in Turkey.
He was one of the most well-known ATM hackers in the world, according
to Uri Rivner, head of new technologies for RSA Consumer Solutions.
Chao sold fake faceplates that fraudsters could attach to the card slots in ATMs.
These “skimmer” devices can read the magnetic stripe of every
customer’s ATM or credit card, and are often used in conjunction with a
hidden camera that watches people enter their PINs (personal
identification numbers), Rivner said.
Alternatively, criminals can attach an extra keypad on top of the one in the machine and capture the PIN that way, he added.
Source: NetworkWorld
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