Crooks will co to many lengths to steal your detail — fromUSB stickstocameras on subways — but now they ’re even cropping upon Postal Service legal tender kiosk , too .
Crooks Have Been Hacking automatic teller With Infected USB stick
Krebs on Security reportsthat the United States Postal Inspection Service is investigating a series of skimming incidents on automatise stamp vending machine across the U.S. , with consumers having their bill of fare particular nobble . While they ’re not expand on exactly how the skimming has been taking spot , they have issued someadvice to customers :
“ USPIS recommends customer who use the APC machine should personally visually inspect the car prior to employ . appear for any character of plastic piece that looks like it has been slid over the actual credit card reader . Look for any other type of stigmatise on the auto that look as though it has been apply by a third - company . ”
Krebs suggeststhat the shaving started last November 2013 , and come out to have use up spot in Arizona , California , Colorado , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Nebraska , New York , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Utah , Virginia , and Washington , D.C. In each case , it seems crooks have steal plug-in item and thole , then made withdrawals of between $ 500 to $ 800 per wag .
The advice stay on the same as ever : if a machine wait funny , do n’t use it . And if all else fail , buy stamps with cash . [ Krebs on Security ]
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