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A recent article from Brian Krebs highlights a new trend in ATM
skimmers: by using parts from cut-rate audio players and spy cams,
criminals are able to construct something called an audio skimmer that
records the data from the magnetic strip for later playback. Also
included in the device is a miniature spy cam, which captures the
user's PIN. The basic methodology behind the device is nothing new
(for instance, it could be found in an issue of Phrack dating back to
1992) although the use of DAPs means that the whole thing is a lot
more elegant than it was in the days of the portable cassette
recorder. According to a recent report by the European ATM Security
Team (EAST), devices of this type have been found in five countries,
two of them "major ATM deployers" (with 40,000 active ATMs or more).
Please guys, don't get any ideas. PR from EAST after the break.
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