2022 saw a 368% spike in compromised card information due to skimmers, with over 161,000 impacted cards — almost 5 times more credit and debit card skimming scams than the previous year❗️
➡️ Card skimmers are deceptive devices designed to mimic legitimate point-of-sale terminals. They are usually attached to a merchant's credit/debit card terminal to illicitly steal your payment data when a card is swiped or inserted into the card terminal.
Many card skimmers target financially vulnerable populations, such as low-income areas or campuses. Whether in the form of false keypads or card-slot attachments, card skimming is a threat to the cybersecurity of students across the country.
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