Clever Thieves Are Using These Tiny Cameras To Steal Credit-Card Info From NYC Subway Riders
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is warning New
Yorkers to keep an eye out for hidden cameras installed in MetroCard
vending machines that can steal their credit-card info.
The cameras record video as customers put their cards into the machine and enter their PIN or ZIP code.
A hidden camera and a skimming device were found and removed by a
customer earlier this week in a vending machine at the 59
Street-Columbus Circle station. It's impressive that anyone spotted the
camera, which was built into a plug adapter and attached to the top of
the machine:
MTA
Here's the plug adapter from above:
MTA
The skimming device is easier to spot:
MTA
The MTA has detected these devices before, on machines that sell
Metro North and Long Island Rail Road tickets as well as MetroCards. It
recommends that customers sign up for an EasyPay MetroCard, which is
linked to a credit card and refills automatically as it's used, so that
they don't have to use vending machines.
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