Payment card overlay skimmer detection

Devices and methods for detecting credit card skimmers are provided herein. A device can include a printed circuit board having a pattern of electrical traces on its surface, and a computer readable medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to direct an electrical voltage to a trace and...

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Hauptverfasser:	Traynor, Patrick G, Scaife, Walter N, Peeters, Christian
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING CHECKING-DEVICES COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS COMPUTING COUNTING HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS PHYSICS PRESENTATION OF DATA RECOGNITION OF DATA RECORD CARRIERS
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Zusammenfassung:	Devices and methods for detecting credit card skimmers are provided herein. A device can include a printed circuit board having a pattern of electrical traces on its surface, and a computer readable medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to direct an electrical voltage to a trace and detect an electrical current between two points of the trace. A gap can be disposed between the two points across which a voltage is applied in order to detect a magnetic reader. A count of the detected magnetic readers within a credit card reading device may be indicative of the presence of a credit card skimmer.