We have heard a lot about ATM skimmers, but it's nearly impossible to spot one. Some skimmers are designed to look exactly like the card slot on the original machine and attached to the front, and others are completely hidden inside the ATM. But, during his vacation in Vienna, Austria, cyber security expert Benjamin Tedesco spotted an ATM skimmer that was totally unrecognizable.
The security expert said: 'While on vacation with my family in Vienna, Austria, I went to grab some cash from an ATM. 'Being security paranoid, I repeated my typical habit of checking the card reader with my hand as I have 100s of times... today's the day when my security awareness paid off'. 'In addition to the magnetic strip reader, it has a battery (the large silver object on the right) some sort of switch (the small silver object in the middle with the small black tab sticking out of it) and of course the control board with the 4 pin connector (the large green board to the left).' 'I have since notified the Vienna Police Department regarding this discovery'.
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