ATM skimmers are devices that attach to the card portal of an automated teller that record bank card data when customers insert their bank cards into the machines. Although dangerous for crooks–the skimmers have to be installed and retrieved–new technology is improving the devices to make it easier for crooks to steal data: advanced skimmers […]
Phishing, Vishing, & Smishing = Fraud
According online security site Krebs on Security, phishing scams are on the rise. Readers wrote in to the site, reporting that they’d been targeted by automated phone calls warning them of fraudulent activity on their credit cards or bank accounts asking them to call in to a number and verify their credit card numbers. If […]
