buy cloned credit cards online A popular method that thieves use is installing hidden scanners onto legitimate card-reading devices such as gas station pumps, automated teller machines (ATMs), or the point-of-sale (POS) machines common in most retail stores.1

What makes these attacks particularly insidious is that they do not require the cooperation of the personnel working at those stores. Instead, those orchestrating the attack can simply collect data on an ongoing basis from the hidden scanners, without the customers, employees, or business owners being aware of the source of the breach.