American Banker

Michaels PIN-Pad Breach Raises Questions About Common Data-Security Practices

Michaels Stores Inc. claims in mid-May it was partway through the process of upgrading the payment terminals in its stores to new, tamper-resistant models when a series of fraudulent debit card ...
American Banker

Michaels PIN-Pad Breach Reaches 20 States, Exposing Other Possible Security Gaps

The PIN pad-tampering attack Michaels Stores Inc. revealed earlier this month is far more widespread than it originally believed, affecting at least 90 payment terminals in stores in 20 states, the ...
Lifehacker

Cover the PIN Pad While Using a Drive-Up ATM

Skimming scams are everywhere, but according to Krebs on Security, there’s another component to them that’s easy to prevent—scammers recording your PIN number. “Very often the most clever component of ...
Dark Reading

Researchers Show How To Steal Payment Card Data From PIN Pads

BLACK HAT USA—Las Vegas—The manner in which many PIN pads used by consumers to pay for purchases and communicate with point-of-sale systems make it very easy for attackers to steal payment card data, ...
Dark Reading

Barnes & Noble Probes PIN Keypad Hack

Barnes & Noble Wednesday confirmed that point-of-sale systems in 63 of its stores had been physically hacked as part of what it described as "a sophisticated criminal effort to steal credit and debit ...