Sophisticated ATM Skimmer Transmits Stolen Data Via Text Message
Summary: A skimmer maker selling on a protected online fraud forum offers a made-to-order ATM skimming kit for $7,000 to $8,000 that pairs a razor-thin card reader with a fake PIN pad overlay containing a GSM module. The module collects the skimmed card data by radio, bundles it with the captured PIN, and sends it as an encrypted text message - typically two to four messages per dump and PIN combination - so the thief never has to return to the ATM.
What you should know: The seller requests photos of the customer's targeted ATMs before a sale and designs around widely deployed models such as the NCR 5886, so the risk is concentrated on the machines you already run. A device that texts stolen card and PIN data from anywhere with cell signal removes the retrieval trip that cameras and branch staff were relied on to catch.
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