ATM Skimmers That Never Touch the ATM
Summary: Thieves are compromising ATM lobby door card-swipe readers with skimmers and hiding small cameras above or beside the ATM to record PINs, leaving the cash machine itself untouched. In a July 24, 2009 incident at a Sherman Oaks, Calif. bank, police found a battery-operated camera hidden behind a fake mirror above one ATM, while an "Out of Order" sign steered customers to the compromised machine; a source said that lobby door lock was stolen and modified nine times in 2009.
What you should know: The door lock at that Sherman Oaks lobby was compromised nine times in a single year, and the camera that captured PINs retailed for about $150 and recorded roughly two hours of video on a rechargeable battery - meaning the physical controls customers trust at the entry point can be rebuilt and reinstalled faster than most inspection cycles catch.
Read the original at Krebs on Security ↗
- Topics
- Data Breaches
- Related
- TSMC employee data breach linked to cloud provider Cyber Risks · Nov 15, 2026Data Breach at La Poste Subsidiary Maileva Affects 22 Million People in France Cyber Risks · Nov 15, 2026City of Osaka warns of data breach impacting 1 million as Japan reels from dozens of cyber incidents Cyber Risks · Nov 13, 2026