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Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notificationPIN number = weak spotIf the PIN number were changed to a word or phrase from which the user was asked, say, the 1st, 3rd and 5th characters on one occasion and the 2nd, 3rd and 6th characters on another occasion, etc., then...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Network technology, skimmer, ATM, SMS

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

Fake ATM, skimmers found in Las Vegas hotels

Fake ATM, skimmers found in Las Vegas hotelsThey probally enjoyed the ironyof "hacking" the hackers.If the cops find who did it, the only punishment they should get...... is having their names released to the public.Then we can sit back and watch their lives be destroyed by the eLIt3 hax0r5.Um, one...

Tags: Network technology, Hacking, skimmer, Las Vegas Hotels, ATM

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Skimmer beta (Windows)

Skimmer is an Adobe AIR desktop application designed to streamline, beautify, and enhance the experience of participating in your most frequently used social networking activities. It improves upon your day-to-day interaction with multiple social networks, removing distractions and providing a rich experience that is particularly suited to multimedia content. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Beta, Fallon, Skimmer, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion

Software downloads 2009-03-24

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification[x] funny [x] interesting [x] scaryWhat's next, the feeder mod that uses that data automatically in another ATM and makes bank transfers?Number card plus keypad static code security should end soon.

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Network technology, Telephony, NETWORKING, ATM, SMS

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Airport security part 6: Skimming at airport kiosks

Airport security part 6: Skimming at airport kiosksNot just at YYZI know those kiosks at Toronto Airport, having just used one. I don't think someone added a skimmer externally. They have trained staff helping passengers, and who would spot anything amiss. Also, airports have CCTVs, so the...

Tags: airport kiosk, skimmer, airport security

Discussion threads 2008-07-28

Skimmer 1.0.3 (Mac)

Skimmer is an original, simple arcade game written with Objective-C/Cocoa. It makes use of OpenGL for graphics. The goal is to race around a randomly generated terrain and reach all of the blue waypoints before the time runs out.

Tags: OpenGL, Apple Macintosh, Obvious Software, Skimmer, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2001-06-14

Additional Resources

Diebold ATMs infected with credit card skimming malware

Theory comes into practice. Yesterday, Sophos Principal Virus Research Vanja Svacjer posted an analysis of Troj/Skimer-A, a malware affecting Windows-based Diebold cash machines and capable of intercepting credit card details and their associated PINs. The malware is exclusively coded to target Russian, Ukranian and American currency transactions,...

Tags: Credit Card, Diebold Inc., Malware, ATM, Network Technology, Networking, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-03-18

Newser Versus The New York Times, Revisited: Who's Copying Whom?

Interesting. We made a comparison a little while back on whether Newser was competition to the New York Times in news. After all, it produces none. But reports a lot. Now, let's see. This was the front page of Newser,...

Tags: Synopsis, New York Times Co., Blogging, Internet, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification

The bust of the notorious ATM scammer going under the handle of Cha0 in early September, once again puts ATM skimming in the spotlight. Among the main insecurities scammers face while embedding an ATM skimmer, is the retrieval process of the device that is now containing the credit card details...

Tags: Device, Credit Card, built-In, SMS, Scammer, ATM, Network Technology, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Airport security part 6: Skimming at airport kiosks

We've talked a lot about airport security here see other links at the bottom of this article, but one thing we haven't covered yet is airport kiosks.  Not that they haven't caught my attention, there's just so much wrong at the airport, it takes time to cover it all.  Richard...

Tags: Credit Card, Airport Security, Airport Kiosk, Stiennon, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-28

Complete Works of James Fenimore Cooper. Huge collection. FREE Author's biography and Stories (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Authors biography and free stories in the trial version.Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, Cooper

Software downloads 2007-09-17

Complete Works of James Fenimore Cooper. Huge collection. FREE Author's biography and Stories (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Authors biography and free stories in the trial version.Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, Cooper, MobileReference

Software downloads 2007-09-17

MCI: The end of a telecom icon

MCI: The end of a telecom iconSadAs a former employee of MCI, I find this very sad. I know the pride that was felt by people who had helped to build the company, the swagger that could be seen in the "giant-killers", and the professionalism that was displayed in...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, WiMAX, Telephony, telecommunications, MCI Inc., WCOM

Discussion threads 2005-02-16

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City San Andreas Bomber mod (Windows)

This mod for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City replaces the Seaplane Skimmer with the San Andreas Bomber.

Tags: Grand Theft Auto, Switch Designs, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-10-27

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Skimmer Mod (Windows)

This mod for Vice City makes the Skimmer much faster. Also, there are no more limits on how high you can fly.

Tags: Grand Theft Auto, JOE, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-04-20

Microsoft teams with RSA on password protection

Microsoft teams with RSA on password protectionStrong Security Indeed.....Quote ""Strong authentication is a fundamental security need,"I would think that good coding is a fundamental security need. Hey, here is an idea, lets take our most insecure product internet explorer and intergrate it into the core of the OS! Next let's...

Tags: Operating systems, Digital security, password protection, team, RSA Security Inc., Microsoft Windows, password, security, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-02-23