Skimming made easier with hacked portable card payment machines

For years electronic skimming devices have been stealing credit and debit card information with varied success, but the researchers at global cyber security company Group-IB have noticed an increasing amount of modified point-of-sale (POS) devices circulating in underground markets.

It is possible that other models may be in use, but Group-IB focused on one in particular: the VeriFone VX670.