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September 13, 2016

Secret Service Warns of ‘Periscope’ Skimmers

This post was originally published on this siteThe U.S. Secret Service is warning banks and ATM owners about a new technological advance in cash machine skimming known as “periscope skimming,” which involves a specialized skimming probe that connects directly to the ATM’s internal circuit board to steal card data. At left, the skimming control device. Pictured right is the skimming control device with wires protruding from the periscope. These were recovered from a cash machine in Connecticut. According to a non-public alert released to bank industry sources by a financial crimes task force in Connecticut, this is thought to be […]
September 13, 2016

Secret Service Warns of ‘Periscope’ Skimmers

This post was originally published on this siteThe U.S. Secret Service is warning banks and ATM owners about a new technological advance in cash machine skimming known as “periscope skimming,” which involves a specialized skimming probe that connects directly to the ATM’s internal circuit board to steal card data. At left, the skimming control device. Pictured right is the skimming control device with wires protruding from the periscope. These were recovered from a cash machine in Connecticut. According to a non-public alert released to bank industry sources by a financial crimes task force in Connecticut, this is thought to be […]