I recently heard from a police detective who was seeking help identifying some strange devices found on two Romanian men caught maxing out stolen credit cards at local retailers. Further inspection ...

A number of financial institutions in and around New York City are dealing with a rash of super-thin “deep insert” skimming devices designed to fit inside the mouth of an ATM’s card acceptance slot.

ATM skimmers are electronic devices designed to read financial card information, and they are usually paired with a camera to capture a user’s PIN. These devices always have to hide their presence, ...

(WSFA/CONSUMER REPORTS) - Criminals have made off with as much as 3 billion dollars worldwide using devices that skim important information from credit and debit cards. The use of skimmers at ATMs has ...

Criminals have made off with as much as $3 billion dollars worldwide using devices that skim important information from credit and debit cards. That’s according to makers of ATMs and other payment ...

Hewitt, Tx (FOX44) – Three people have been arrested in connection with skimmer devices installed in gas pumps used to obtain credit card information. Special agents with the Texas Financial Crimes ...

A new wave of card skimming has popped up in Massachusetts, where thieves are installing card skimming devices on point-of-sale systems (POS) and ATMs at gas stations and grocery stores. But, in ...

BEDFORD, Texas — In the game of cops versus fraudsters, Bedford Police hope a new skimmer detection device will give them the upper hand. The department recently acquired a "Skim Scan" device to ...

Skimmers are devices illegally added to credit card readers that copy information from the card so thieves can steal money from customers' accounts. The FBI estimates skimmers steal $1 billion yearly ...

A joint investigation into an alleged fuel pump skimming network has led to the arrest of three people suspected of targeting consumers in the Waco area and across Texas, and investigators say the ...