IP: High-tech thieves plant money 'bugs'

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 22:23:20 -0400
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> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
> Subject: High-tech thieves plant money 'bugs'
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> High-tech thieves plant money 'bugs'
>
> June 20 -  Clever real-world credit card thieves apparently
> have a new high-tech tool in their arsenal. A credit card terminal
> maker says it has discovered the existence of small, number-stealing
> electronic "bugs." The devices can be secretly placed inside store
> terminals, where they "skim" card numbers with each transaction. The
> bugs are even smart enough to trick a terminal into "phoning home,"
> delivering batches of stolen numbers to fake credit card
> manufacturing locations. While acknowledging the threat may be real,
> Visa International and other terminal makers caution that use of the
> James Bond-esque device is hardly widespread.
>
> http://www.msnbc.com/news/589575.asp



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