Jason, a server, swipes a customer's card when he has his back turned, in a scheme to steal credit card information. This is known as credit card ________.

Jason, a server, swipes a customer's card when he has his back turned, in a scheme to steal credit card information. This is known as credit card ________.

• A. Scanning
• B. Probing
• C. Skimming
• D. Pinching

Answer: (C)

Skimming is the act of secretly copying card data from the magnetic stripe during a legitimate transaction. In this scenario, the server swipes the card with the customer’s back turned to steal the information, which is exactly how skimming operates—reading and duplicating the card’s data without the cardholder’s knowledge. The other terms don’t fit as precisely: scanning is a general data-reading idea, probing implies testing systems for weaknesses, and pinching is a broad theft term not specific to capturing card data at a point of sale.

Skimming is the act of secretly copying card data from the magnetic stripe during a legitimate transaction. In this scenario, the server swipes the card with the customer’s back turned to steal the information, which is exactly how skimming operates—reading and duplicating the card’s data without the cardholder’s knowledge. The other terms don’t fit as precisely: scanning is a general data-reading idea, probing implies testing systems for weaknesses, and pinching is a broad theft term not specific to capturing card data at a point of sale.