@icedquinn<\/a> @briankrebs<\/a> card readers turn over slowly I assume<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-09:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/fluffykittycat\/statuses\/116745751075785497","object":{"id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/fluffykittycat\/statuses\/116745751075785497","objectType":"note","content":" @icedquinn<\/a> @briankrebs<\/a> card readers turn over slowly I 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mutt: https:\/\/git.sr.ht\/~icedquinn\/pleromaboxlocal Nim stan. post-human. ploopy trackball enjoyer (thanks @mia@movsw.0x0.st)The ginger elf with the cold, dead heart.","url":"https:\/\/blob.cat\/users\/icedquinn","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"icedquinn","displayName":"iced depresso","note":"Read your fedi timeline in mutt: https:\/\/git.sr.ht\/~icedquinn\/pleromaboxlocal Nim stan. post-human. ploopy trackball enjoyer (thanks @mia@movsw.0x0.st)The ginger elf with the cold, dead heart."}},"content":"@fluffykittycat<\/a> @briankrebs<\/a> i'm not saying don't use smart cards i'm just saying contemplate for a moment the logistics of trying to make 8 billion little plastic cards with fiddly little silicon nubs on a piece of 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timeline in mutt: https:\/\/git.sr.ht\/~icedquinn\/pleromaboxlocal Nim stan. post-human. ploopy trackball enjoyer (thanks @mia@movsw.0x0.st)The ginger elf with the cold, dead heart.","url":"https:\/\/blob.cat\/users\/icedquinn","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"icedquinn","displayName":"iced depresso","note":"Read your fedi timeline in mutt: https:\/\/git.sr.ht\/~icedquinn\/pleromaboxlocal Nim stan. post-human. ploopy trackball enjoyer (thanks @mia@movsw.0x0.st)The ginger elf with the cold, dead heart."}},"content":"@fluffykittycat<\/a> @briankrebs<\/a> mag strip readers are cheaper i think, smart keys are a bit more tied up in bullshit IPs. @briankrebs<\/a> stealing SNAP benefits is low, fuck anyone who does that.<\/p> Many card readers don't accept the new EBT card's dip or touch function and make you swipe them 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Covers cybercrime, security, privacy. Author of 'Spam Nation,' a NYT bestseller. Former Washington Post reporter, '95-'09. Signal: briankrebs.07 krebsonsecurity @ gmail .comLinkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bkrebs","url":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/@briankrebs","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"briankrebs","displayName":"BrianKrebs","note":"Independent investigative journalist. Covers cybercrime, security, privacy. Author of 'Spam Nation,' a NYT bestseller. Former Washington Post reporter, '95-'09. Signal: briankrebs.07 krebsonsecurity @ gmail .comLinkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bkrebs"}},"content":" There was an important court decision last week in a lawsuit filed by 20 states to halt the Trump administration's arbitrary new requirements for distributing food assistance funds to 39 million families that depend on these benefits. On June 5, a federal judge blocked the administration from enforcing new conditions on billions of dollars in federal nutrition funding, siding with a coalition of Democratic-led states that argued the requirements threatened programs serving low-income families.<\/p> \"According to court filings, the disputed conditions included provisions related to immigration, \"gender ideology\" and \"fair athletic opportunities\" for women and girls. The states argued the requirements were vague, unrelated to nutrition and agriculture programs, and imposed without proper legal procedures.\"<\/p> https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/06\/06\/judge-halts-trump-snap-restrictions-in-states-lawsuit-over-funding-rules\/90438543007\/<\/a><\/p> I've written multiple stories about these Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, from the perspective of them being stolen by card skimming devices secretly installed at checkout counters and random places. In the past, the states have struggled to get the federal government to reimburse them for these fraud costs, which are disproportionately caused by organized crime groups, particularly Armenian and Romanian gangs that have a significant presence in the US. Now the states are struggling to get these benefits funded at all. But the skimming threat hasn't gone away, because while some state benefits cards do now have chips on them, many still allow the cards to be swiped.<\/p> Previous reporting on this:<\/p> https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2022\/10\/how-card-skimming-disproportionally-affects-those-most-in-need\/<\/a><\/p> https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2023\/02\/new-protections-for-food-benefits-stolen-by-skimmers\/<\/a><\/p> https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2022\/11\/lawsuit-seeks-food-benefits-stolen-by-skimmers\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-09:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/briankrebs\/statuses\/116743958521129581","object":{"id":"https:\/\/infosec.exchange\/users\/briankrebs\/statuses\/116743958521129581","objectType":"note","content":" There was an important court decision last week in a lawsuit filed by 20 states to halt the Trump administration's arbitrary new requirements for distributing food assistance funds to 39 million families that depend on these benefits. On June 5, a federal judge blocked the administration from enforcing new conditions on billions of dollars in federal nutrition funding, siding with a coalition of Democratic-led states that argued the requirements threatened programs serving low-income families.<\/p> \"According to court filings, the disputed conditions included provisions related to immigration, \"gender ideology\" and \"fair athletic opportunities\" for women and girls. The states argued the requirements were vague, unrelated to nutrition and agriculture programs, and imposed without proper legal procedures.\"<\/p> https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/06\/06\/judge-halts-trump-snap-restrictions-in-states-lawsuit-over-funding-rules\/90438543007\/<\/a><\/p> I've written multiple stories about these Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, from the perspective of them being stolen by card skimming devices secretly installed at checkout counters and random places. In the past, the states have struggled to get the federal government to reimburse them for these fraud costs, which are disproportionately caused by organized crime groups, particularly Armenian and Romanian gangs that have a significant presence in the US. Now the states are struggling to get these benefits funded at all. But the skimming threat hasn't gone away, because while some state benefits cards do now have chips on them, many still allow the cards to be swiped.<\/p> Previous reporting on this:<\/p> https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2022\/10\/how-card-skimming-disproportionally-affects-those-most-in-need\/<\/a><\/p>
stores didn't even accept chipped credit cards for the longest time until visa et all basically said they were going to hold stores liable for fraud claims if they didn't comply with security practices.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-09:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/blob.cat\/objects\/8a5c1443-9714-4eee-9844-8aa0b3f781c0","object":{"id":"https:\/\/blob.cat\/objects\/8a5c1443-9714-4eee-9844-8aa0b3f781c0","objectType":"note","content":"@fluffykittycat<\/a> @briankrebs<\/a> mag strip readers are cheaper i think, smart keys are a bit more tied up in bullshit IPs.
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