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Hackers Favoring Shimmers Over Skimmers for ATM Attacks
2019-06-25 18:01

Cybercriminals are increasingly using shimmers instead of skimmers in attacks targeting automated teller machines, Flashpoint reports.  read more

Magecart Skimmer Poses as Payment Service Provider
2019-05-22 15:34

The skimmer used in a recently discovered Magecart attack on a Magento-based e-commerce website was posing as a payment service provider via a rogue iframe, Malwarebytes reports. read more

Forbes Becomes Latest Victim of Magecart Payment Card Skimmer
2019-05-16 18:01

The web skimming script was recently found stealing payment data on the websites of Forbes Magazine as well as seven others.

New Skimmer Attack Steals Data From Over 100 Ecommerce Sites
2019-05-09 20:03

Malicious JavaScript Steals Credit Card DataA new skimmer attack that has injected malicious JavaScript into the payment sections of 105 ecommerce websites is stealing credit card and other...

Insert Skimmer + Camera Cover PIN Stealer
2019-03-11 03:41

Very often the most clever component of your typical ATM skimming attack is the hidden pinhole camera used to record customers entering their PINs. These little video bandits can be hidden 100...

New Breed of Fuel Pump Skimmer Uses SMS and Bluetooth
2019-02-21 13:43

Fraud investigators say they've uncovered a sophisticated new breed of credit card skimmers being installed at gas pumps that is capable of relaying stolen card data via mobile text message,...

Can you really sniff out gas station card skimmers with your phone?
2019-02-20 21:48

A viral post suggests (wrongly) that card skimmers always use Bluetooth. Anyway, just looking at nearby Bluetooth names doesn't help much...

Payment skimmers sneaking on to websites via third party code
2018-10-12 11:40

Whatever Magecart is, it’s been blamed for several high-profile payment card breaches this summer.

Detecting Credit Card Skimmers
2018-10-05 11:44

Interesting research paper: "Fear the Reaper: Characterization and Fast Detection of Card Skimmers": Abstract: Payment card fraud results in billions of dollars in losses annually. Adversaries...

Wha's that smell? Oh, it's Newegg cracked wide open by skimmers
2018-09-20 04:01

Fresh from British Airways hack, Magecart strikes again Netizens buying stuff from Newegg had their bank card details skimmed for a month by hackers who stashed the Magecart toolkit on the...