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Old 08-26-2011, 09:56 AM   #1
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So no one has ever hacked a bank cash machine putting in their own swipe card reader? I would think that is more difficult than a gas pump.

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Old 08-26-2011, 11:07 AM   #2
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So no one has ever hacked a bank cash machine putting in their own swipe card reader? I would think that is more difficult than a gas pump.
Exactly. The same person who can't get his printer to work is telling us it's impossible to piggyback a card scanner onto an installed one. No offense Salty but the technology has come much further and these scumbags are much more sophisticated than you give them credit for.

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That's a Bank of America ATM machine, not some third-party machine in the local strip club. This device was used to steal the card information from people that used that ATM. It is also big enough to hold a small surface mount microprocessor, battery and bluetooth transmitter.

I believe this is called "Card Skimming". A quick google search shows how common and easy the practice is. Also shows how inconspicuous these dirtbags can make the skimmers look.
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