Boing Boing BBS
Whisper-thin gas-pump credit-card skimmers
boing
doctorow
July 29, 2013, 3:56pm
5
Use a credit-card; that way you’re protected from false charges (unlike skimmed debit cards)
show post in topic
Related topics
Topic
Replies
Views
Activity
First known US example of a gas-pump skimmer that uses SMS to exfiltrate data
boing
10
1461
August 1, 2017
Duo suspected of installing card skimmers at LA area banks
boing
7
1808
December 26, 2013
Crooks install skimmer on point-of-sale machine in 2 seconds
boing
43
6066
July 14, 2018
Watch: Gas pump keeps charging after nozzle is removed
boing
25
2321
August 26, 2017
A reliable credit-card skimmer detector: a card that detects multiple read heads
boing
22
1505
September 9, 2018