skimmers

Have you ever had your debit card or credit card information stolen from an ATM? If you have, you may have fallen victim to a skimmer. Tiny devices used by fraudsters called "skimmers" can be attached to ATMs and used to steal data off of your debit or credit card magnetic strip.There's also an even smaller device called a "shimmer" that can be installed by fraudsters into an ATM that steals data from your credit or debit card chip if you have a newer chip-based card. If you're worried about falling victim to skimmers…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A black canister with yellow filter inside—resembling a cross between a trash can and big pool skimmer—was dunked in the Schuylkill River at Bartram's Garden park in Philadelphia and emptied daily from May to June to see what it would catch. …