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How is ATM card skimming? How to protect ATM skimming? Recently, ATM card skimming has increased alarmingly. So, knowing how cybercrimes happen, users can understand how to be safe from them.
What is ATM skimming?
ATM Skimming (ATM Card Hacking) is a method that uses cyber criminals to take control of your bank account using your ATM card information. And the criminals who are involved in it are called skimmers.
How to skimming?
The schemers usually skimming using three things in three steps of skimming.
- Skimming devices.
- Stolen Pincode or password.
- Using fake ATM card.
Skimming devices:
The schemers will set up their skimming devices wherever you press the ATM card at the booth's slot. This device is capable of sending information to the skimmers without being too small and no connection. The skimmer stays around the booth, and he has another receiver that can accept the data of the skimming device. When the victim punches the slot card, the small device attached to the slot will then steal all the information of the magnetic portion of the card and send it to the skimmer.
Stolen Pincode:
The skimmer has got all the information stored on your card. But you also need your Pincode to take full control of your bank account. For this reason, the schema key is placed on the keypad and placed a hidden cam in the booth. Or the keypad may have a fake keypad placed on the keypad, which will send the information you have pressed to the scheme.
Using fake ATM card:
Now the scheme will create a fake skimming card with the data from the skimming device. That's right, the job is over. Now the skimmer is able to take full control of your account using this fake credit card and PIN.
Some tips for ATM card users
1) Keep an eye on the booths. Keep in mind that Whether there are any cameras on the keyboard or not.
2) Be careful while punching the slot of the card. Please inform the bank authorities if you feel pressured to apply slots in the slot rather than normal.
3) Be careful of is the keypad unusual?
4) Cover the keypad of ATM with Keeping your hands while typing pin code or password.
5) Keep in mind that if something suspicious is connected to the card slot area.
6) If you see such suspicious, quickly inform the bank authorities and law enforcement agencies.
Thank you so much for posting these tips. I did not know that this was even possible. Will definitely be careful whenever I use the ATM.
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