Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Criminals hijack terminals to swipe Chip-and-PIN data / The Register, 13 August 2008
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/13/counterfeit_pin_terminal_arrests/
"Sophisticated cybercrooks have developed a technique for tampering with the PIN Entry Devices on Chip-and-PIN readers to steal users' card details and PINs. Police from the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) recovered stolen PIN pads and hundreds of fake cards in a raid on a counterfeit card factory in Birmingham earlier this week. Two as yet unnamed people arrested during the raid were charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to defraud."