Consumer 10.0: High-Tech Thievery Lurks at ATMs
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports in one form or another, skimming has existed nearly as long as credit cards have come with magnetic strips. ATM-card skimming is more complicated, because the cards require a secret PIN code to gain access to your funds. But the tools to simultaneously steal a card’s data and its owner’s secret code are increasingly available – sometimes even sold via contacts made in Internet chat rooms.
