Science Daily released this article on August 14, about a new app that can detect fraudulent machines on gas station pumps. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190814081214.htm Police in San Marcos show how to distinguish from skimmers at ATMs and gas pumps. https://smcorridornews.com/how-to-avoid-theft-of-card-information-at-the-atm-gas-pump/ An app has been developed by computer scientists that detects machines that will steal costumer's credit card numbers when pumping gas. These "skimmers" use Bluetooth to acquire and transmit the stolen data. The app was developed by UC San Diego and University of Illinois using data from the US Secret Service to detect Bluetooth signals that are extracting data from users. The app can detect a skimmer in 3 seconds, while the manual checks take 30 minutes or more. Credit card companies like Visa and Mastercard are requiring pumps to use Bluetana to prevent fraud. The app is only available to la
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