skimmer
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- noun
- /ˈskɪmər/
- NSFW
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clonador de tarjetas
- And let someone at that bank or store know that they may want to double-check their ATM for skimmers.
- card skimmer
- skimmer device
So when you swipe your card, you're swiping it on his skimmer.
- So when you swipe your card, you're swiping it on his skimmer.
Examples
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Police discovered a skimmer attached to the ATM that was stealing customers' credit card information.
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We asked Dan what he did with the skimmer after he found it, and he wrote back,
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Reader finds card skimmer on bank ATM.
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Dan says over the weekend he discovered a card skimmer attached to the ATM at his local WaMu branch.
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It was actually a card skimmer attached to the ATM over the actual card reader.
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On the back, there is a battery, flash memory card, and a mini USB port; it was set up so that ATM cards would first go through the skimmer and then into the ATM itself, so you'd never know the difference.
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Many security-savvy readers have learned to be vigilant against ATM card skimmers and hidden devices that can record you entering your PIN at the cash machine.
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Authorities are investigating the rise in credit card skimmers found at gas stations this year.
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The detective found a hidden skimmer in the checkout machine that could capture customer data without detection.
Synonyms
A person who steals credit card numbers to use or sell
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Skimmer for a device that steals card data comes from the verb skim, meaning 'to take from the surface' or 'take without being noticed'. A criminal's skimmer 'skims' the card's information off the magnetic strip, so the name explains how the theft works.