A German engineer was sentenced to three years in jail on Friday after he was found transporting card skimming technology into Britain. The devices could ve stolen ..150 million a year if they were affixed to automatic teller machines. Once installed, they could be used to remotely monitor ATM devices via Bluetooth. The device could have been used to send information to an attacker s mobile phone or laptop, from 100 feet away, according to a report from Reuters UK. It is a common practice for criminals to install their devices onto ATMs and reap the rewards.
Source: https://threatpost.com/german-engineer-arrested-card-skimming-plot-101711/75759/