What can be better than actually shopping without having to bring along some hard cash? There is no need to worry about not having the exact amount to purchase an item and there is also no need to worry about where to keep loose coins. This has been made possible with the debit card.

The debit card functions similarly with the credit card in the sense that it allows one to go on cashless shopping. The difference is that while the credit card allows purchase and then payment, the debit card instantly deduct cash from the card holder’s debit account. It is this same difference that exposes debit card holders to fraud.

That is why it is very important to know the places where it is secure to swipe debit cards. In the same way, the following lists the 4 riskiest places to use the said card.

1.ATMs
ATMs are the perfect place for criminals to steal the information of card holders. This is according to Chris McGoey, a Los Angeles-based security consultant.

By capturing a bank customer’s card information through a machine that is able to read the card’s magnetic strip, thieves are able to steal information. This is called skimming. The machines are placed over the real card slots in ATM machines. Users unsuspectingly swipe their cards and reveal their information.

“Any transaction you do outdoors at an open ATM is going to be higher risk exposure. If the public has access to it, then someone has the ability to add skimming devices to it, position cameras on it and position themselves in a way where they could surveil it,” says McGoey.

It is advised that people use machines inside retail stores.

2.Gas stations
Gas stations are also another place where people should not be using their debit cards. Stealing can also be done here with just a skimming machine, an antenna, and a laptop. While one swipes the card on the skimming machine (attached to the real slit for the card on the ATM), the information are then detected by the antenna and sent to the laptop. Before the debit transaction is completed, the thief would have already stolen the information.

3.The Web
Yes, online shopping is such a hit today as it allows one cashless shopping while staying at home. It allows people to buy products sold abroad. But this is also the same tool that gives thieves the opportunity to steal one’s debit information.

“Online is the No. 1 place where consumers should not use their debit cards. It’s susceptible at so many points. The consumer could have malware on their computer, so it could be at their endpoint that the data get compromised. It could be a man-in-the-middle attack where somebody is eavesdropping on their communications via the wireless network. And then at the other end, that data goes into a database at the merchant. As we’ve seen with some of the higher-profile breach events over the last year or so, that data is going to be vulnerable if (they’re) not properly cared for,” says Julie McNelley.

4.Restaurants
After enjoying a bountiful meal, one hands the credit card to the waiter and entrusts this to him to swipe it. This gives the person the chance to skim the debit card.

Also, stores that have delivery features keep the customers’ credit information on file to make the next transactions more convenient. And yes, chances for fraud are so obvious in this case.

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