POTTSVILLE, Ark.- The Pottsville Police Department recently purchased a new technology that will allow them to detect if local business’ card readers have been tampered with in a matter of seconds.

SANFORD, Fla. – It’s called “Skim Scan” – an electronic reader that detects a “skimmer” at the gas pump. The thin flat end is inserted into the credit card reader and the computer on the other end of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Secret Service agents found 17 illegal skimming devices in San Antonio during a two-day operation in October. (U.S. Secret ...

As CEO of a company providing point-of-sale solutions to independent retailers nationwide, I'm increasingly alarmed by reports of skimming devices appearing on payment terminals across the country.

A convenience store clerk turns their back to grab a pack of cigarettes - that's all the time a scammer needs to slip a fake PIN pad or card terminal onto the shop's credit card reader. "No, wrong ...