Customers tend to prefer debit card due to the convenience offered by them as people like to spend their own money rather than borrowing it but thieves have got smarter and they are coming up with novel methods for stealing their information and even hard earned money too. In case of debit cards customers are at a greater risk since it offers less protection when compared with credit cards. In case of money lost from a debit card it might be difficult to trace it.
Thieves could target you at unsuspecting places such as convenience stores where they could place unbranded machines which are a copy of the original machine therefore customers must try and protect their PIN and even shield their hands while punching in the number since even hidden cameras could be used for giving you a setback.
Skimming technique is being recently put to use for stealing debit card details where the account data from magnetic strip of the card is copied and later used for creating duplicate cards. Due to all this a number of banks have started zero liability protection for promoting debit cards in order to increase the confidence of customers in it.
Via azcentral
