Top Methods That Attackers Steal Money From Your Credit, Debit Cards And Bank Accounts
Crooks keep on finding innovative methods to attackers steal money from our Credit, Debit cards and bank accounts.The hack occurs everywhere, starting from mutual funds, banking sectors, eCommerce stores, debit and credit card swipes.
With the report published recently more than 3.2 million debit cards were hacked and published online.
Phishing
It is a social engineering attack which directs the users to the fake pages and get senstivie informations such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.
Attackers using this method widely to get your Financial data’s such as netbanking credentials, Credit, Debit carddetails.
Keystroke Logging
Attackers use to push malicious softwares via fake updates, Free softwares and also tricks the users into downloading a software.
Once you have the software installed attackers can capture keystrokes that you are entering in the computer.
Malware’s
Threat actors can install malicious softwares in ATM, or your workstation which allow attckers to gain complete control over the system and to steal your aluable financila data.
Card trapping
Innovative method used by crooks to steal your debit card details.Attackers setup a barb which holds your card when inserted into the machine and releases the card later. Attackers use this method to steal debit card details.
Skimming
With this method attackers will setup a reader in the ATM which reads all the debit card information once inserted into ATM machine. It reads the data with the help of a magnetic strip on the card.
Hidden Cameras
Hidden cameras can be used in many ways, attackers can install it in focusing your workstation to find the passwords that your entering in, ATM machines to watch the keys pressed.
Vishing
Type of phishing method and the crooks employees SMS or Phone Calls to find targets and they make you reveal your password, PIN or account number via Phone conversations.