SAN ANTONIO – The number of credit card skimmers discovered around San Antonio in 2024 nearly doubled compared to the previous year, records obtained by KSAT show.
Skimmers are small electronic devices that are illegally installed on ATMs, gas pumps and any other point-of-sale terminals to capture consumers’ debit and credit card information and record PINs.
The FBI estimates skimming costs financial institutions and consumers more than $1 billion a year…