As usual Mr. Krebs has some great images of a credit card skimmer found in the wild. This model uses Samsung phone parts and lays right over the Ingenico card scanners you’ve probably seen in stores.

ROACH HAS YOUR ANSWER. SO THERE ARE BASICALLY TWO KINDS OF CREDIT CARD SKIMMERS. ONE KIND GOES INSIDE THE CREDIT CARD READER, AND THE OTHER ONE ON THE OUTSIDE. HERE’S A SKIMMER THAT WAS FOUND A FEW ...

Like most electronic gadgets these days, ATM skimmers are getting smaller and thinner, with extended battery life. Here’s a look at several miniaturized fraud devices that were pulled from compromised ...

ATM skimmers are so small they slide inside the card reader, and now there's a new device allowing those same thieves to test an ATM before fitting it with a skimmer. The problem for ATM thieves is ...

They are a marvel of modern engineering - thin, virtually invisible, yet containing a computer and video camera. Yet these tiny gadgets are causing major problems for banks - by 'skimming' credit card ...

A new $200 handheld "Smart Shield Detector" tests an ATM to see if it is using anti-skimming technology. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better ...