Here’s how hackers are targeting your new chip credit card


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 30 May 2017

It appears no credit card technology is immune to hackers. 

A new scheme is targeting the chip credit cards that rolled out a few years ago as a way to reduce fraud. It's known as "shimming" and is similar to the "skimming" scams that have been around for a long time. 

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