Anti-Skimmer Detector for Skimmer Scammers
Summary: A well-known ATM skimmer thief is selling a $200 battery-powered device called the "Smart Shield Detector" that gives a digital readout of whether an ATM uses electronic anti-skimming measures such as frequency jamming, which scrambles clock timing and card data. The seller says a reading of 15 or higher signals a shield and a score of 3-5 means no shield, with preorders at $150 per device ahead of a November 1st release.
What you should know: The device turns a bank's own anti-skimming defenses into a targeting signal, telling a thief which of your machines to skip and which to compromise - and NCR's Charlie Harrow notes that secrecy of design cannot be relied on for long-term protection because attackers are skilled, resourced and determined enough to eventually figure out what was done.
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