"Card skimmers" are devices used by criminals to secretly steal credit or debit card information. They are usually installed on ATM machines or payment terminals, and they capture the card details when people use them. Full definition
News of credit card skimmers at gas stations and other public locations hit every day — knowing about this protection is paramount, now more than ever. (valuepenguin.com)
Here are some tricks for spotting card skimmers. (howtogeek.com)
More scammers are directly hacking into cash machines to make them spit out money in central and western Europe, while the use of card skimmers that capture card details as someone uses an ATM is in decline. (newscientist.com)