Android Apps now to have Credit Card Skimmers

This open-source ���� Android app is designed to detect nearby credit card skimmers

With a simple piece of hardware and 30 seconds to install it, a hacker can easily steal credit card numbers from a gas pump without anyone knowing. This free, open-source Android app is built to detect credit card skimmers that are used most popularly in the area around your phone, specifically at a gas station.

Using your phone's Bluetooth radio, Skimmer Scanner searches for a specific Bluetooth signal that is emitted by these skimmers, attempts to establish a connection, and then verifies if there is, in fact, a skimmer in the vicinity.

Skimmer Scanner is available now on Google Play, and you can also go check out the full blog post over on SparkFun's website for more information.