Can using an ATM make me vulnerable to identity theft?

Can using an ATM make me vulnerable to identity theft?

Robert Siciliano (Identity Theft Expert and CEO) gives expert video advice on: How do identity thieves steal my credit or debit card information?; Can using an ATM make me vulnerable to identity theft?; How can I prevent identity thieves from stealing and using my credit or debit cards? and more...

ATM's generally are very safe. The beauty of an ATM is that it requires your card and a PIN code. What you have to look out for at ATM's is people looking over your shoulder surfing. Looking over your shoulder, looking for your pass codes. That's something you should be aware of. Other than that, there are hardware devices and if you search the term ATM skimming, you can actually find hardware devices where identity thieves will actually attach to the face of the ATM and they can actually extract the data off of your debit card or your credit card when you put it into the ATM. And these hardware devices, they look just like the face of the ATM. So you need to familiarize yourself with what the ATM that you frequent looks like, making sure that if there's anything out of place, something that doesn't look right, doesn't seem right, that you respond to that. Go inside the bank and tell them about it or simply just don't use that ATM machine.