Leading developer of wireless cybersecurity and card skimmer
detection solutions announces new product in fight against hidden
POS card skimmers.
METUCHEN, N.J., July 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Skim Swipe™ was developed by
Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS) in an effort to offer law
enforcement, retail owners, managers and consumers a quick and easy
way to immediately detect card skimmers hidden inside POS retail
checkout terminals.
According to FICO, card skimming in the U.S. grew by 700% in the
first half of 2022 and there has been a 96% jump in compromised
debit cards in 2023. This costs consumers more than $1 billion every year according to the FBI.
Organized criminal gangs have created keypads and overlays that
look indistinguishable from legitimate credit and debit card
swipers. These fake overlays can be slipped overtop most readers in
just seconds and then retrieved just as fast allowing criminals to
create cloned cards and sell valuable consumer data across the Dark
Web.
"We have begun to tighten the screws on cyber criminals who rely
on card skimming to rip off consumers and business owners," says
Scott N. Schober, Cybersecurity
expert and CEO or Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc.. He continues,
"We now offer instant skimmer detection for any swiping or
insertion card readers and even bluetooth skimmer detection from a
distance."
Skim Swipe™ works by swiping it through any POS (Point Of Sale)
card reader found in convenience store checkouts, retail and travel
centers. A visible and audible alert immediately triggers if a
skimmer is detected making operation simple and fast for anyone
including retail workers, owners, managers as well as
fraud prevention and law enforcement agents.
The mobile card reader market is estimated to be worth over
$15 billion in the U.S. but has been
slow to adopt newer, more secure EMV and contactless payment
methods. Many card readers default to the old-fashioned magnetic
stripe method when the newer Chip-and-PIN or contactless payment
methods fails or is not present. Unfortunately, magnetic stripes
are the most vulnerable which is why criminals continue to
primarily target this data storage method.
BVS' previous skimmer detection solution, Skim Scan™ has sold
thousands of units to banks, credit unions, service stations and
travel centers across the country. BVS has also sold hundreds of
BlueSleuth™ and BlueSleuth-Pro™ units which are the only dedicated
Bluetooth card skimmer detectors featuring super-sensitive
direction finding antenna systems that pinpoint skimmers hidden
deep inside gas pumps and ATMs from up to 75 feet away.
Skim Swipe™ requires no modifications to any existing card
reader. The handheld unit ships ready to go with a spare coin cell
battery lasting up to 6 months with heavy use. Skim Swipe™ sells
direct from www.bvsystems.com and is also available now on
Amazon for $430 with quantity
discounts for customers looking to secure multiple retail locations
from card skimmers.
Learn more at https://www.bvsystems.com.
About Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc.
Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc. (BVS) is a 52 year old family
business specializing in wireless security, safety, test and
cybersecurity solutions. For the past 25 years, BVS has been
supplying law enforcement, government agencies, military bases and
corporate entities with professional, world-class wireless security
products. More recently, BVS has begun addressing the privacy and
security needs of regular consumers through more affordable
solutions all designed and manufactured from their headquarters in
Metuchen, NJ. BVS is lead by
Scott N. Schober, a leading wireless
and cybersecurity expert, best-selling author and CEO that appears
regularly as a subject expert on major news outlets, podcasts and
trade magazines.
For more information on Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc.
please visit bvsystems.com
Media Contact:
Scott
Schober
732-548-3737
379843@email4pr.com
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