Card skimmer detection
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NCR CORP
- Publication Date
- 2021-09-21
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Abstract
Description
technical field
[0001] This application relates to card skimmer detection. Background technique
[0002] The industry lacks any technology for detecting card "swipes". Skimmer device steals information from card chip and pays from Euro and (EMV) card theft of a personal identification number (PIN). Brush skimmers are starting to become the device of choice for thieves in the industry because there are various mechanisms for detecting skimmers, but none available for detecting skimmers. Skimmers read the card's magnetic stripe, while skimmers steal data from predefined touch points on the card, such as specific locations on the card's embedded chip.
[0003] Banks have been concerned with skimmer detection and during the process have changed consumer cards to cards with embedded chips, which are believed to be more secure than cards without embedded chips. Meanwhile, thieves have developed skimmers that steal card information from touchpoints embedded in chips, and ban...