Re: How heavy is a chip?

[Joel Esler <joel.esler () me com>]

Seems simple to me, just weigh the ATM!  Then we can start weighing gas pumps!

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On Jul 21, 2010, at 8:52 PM, "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca> wrote:

> Interesting juxtaposition of news items.  A week or so ago, Visa recommended 
> weighing card readers, in order to detect those that had been tampered with.
>
> http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Visa-recommends-weighing-
> card-readers-to-detect-tampering-1035293.html 
>
> A couple of days later, saw a report on the latest ATM skimming scam: shimming. 
> This is when the bad guys insert their own chip, that sits on top of the contact 
> pad for "chip and pin" cards:
>
> http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/63544 
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