Michaels Stores’ PIN-pad skimming breach is symptomatic of point-of-sale vulnerabilities faced by many retail outfits today. PIN pads are generally the weakest link in POS systems today, says security expert Alan Shimel. Even with the right technology, organizations need to be educating employees and keeping a high level of awareness to prevent social engineering. Some security experts believe that the only way to really prevent skimming is to change the way the retail industry accepts credit cards in the U.S.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/michaels-breach-evidence-of-growing-pos-skimming-trend