Cyber crooks focus on the future as ATM Biometric Skimmers go on Sale | Homeland Security Degrees

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Kaspersky Lab presented an investigation on the future of ATM Biometric Skimmers and how cybercriminals could exploit them.

A recent investigation by Kaspersky Labs reports that a number of underground sellers are offering skimmers, which have the capability of stealing users biometric data such as fingerprints. A number of others are researching iris scanning and palm vein recognition systems.

With a number of banks looking to introduce fingerprint-reading technology into their ATMs, Cyber Criminals are looking to stay ahead of the curve by cashing in on exploiting these systems before they make it to general release.

With the inherent weaknesses in PIN and passwor…

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Cyber crooks focus on the future as ATM Biometric Skimmers go on Sale