ref: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#30 Creativity and security
and a more recent skimming news item from this month: Cloned-card scams socking it to bank accounts http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA030506.09B.atm_theft.27d5322.html the above card mentions pins with debit cards ... which is typically required for atm machines for withdrawing cash ... but the new class of debit cards with logos can also be used w/o pins at pos terminals (aka at pos, it is option selection to decide whether the debit card is used with or w/o pin). various recent postings mentioning skimming attacks: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006e.html#2 When *not* to sign an e-mail message? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006e.html#3 When *not* to sign an e-mail message? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006e.html#4 When *not* to sign an e-mail message? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006e.html#10 Caller ID "spoofing" http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006e.html#21 Debit Cards HACKED now http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006e.html#24 Debit Cards HACKED now http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006e.html#26 Debit Cards HACKED now http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006e.html#30 Debit Cards HACKED now http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006e.html#44 Does the Data Protection Act of 2005 Make Sense http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#2 GP4.3 - Growth and Fraud - Case #3 - Phishing http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#5 long-term GPG signing key http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#10 thoughts on one time pads http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#11 thoughts on one time pads http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#12 thoughts on one time pads http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#13 Face and fingerprints swiped in Dutch biometric passport crack (another card skim vulnerability) http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#14 thoughts on one time pads http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#15 thoughts on one time pads http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#21 FraudWatch - Chip&Pin, a new tenner (USD10) http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#23 FraudWatch - Chip&Pin, a new tenner (USD10) http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#26 FraudWatch - Chip&Pin, a new tenner (USD10) http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm22.htm#29 Meccano Trojans coming to a desktop near you --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]