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You’ve probably heard of bank card cloning as a means of stealing money. In these kinds of attacks, hackers use a device called a skimmer. Once installed on a vending machine or on a payment terminal, the skimmer memorizes the information from the magnetic strip and the PIN of the card when it is entered.

Altering the information spread through mass media, whether intentionally (disinformation) or unintentionally (misinformation), is not a new practice. However, misinformation and disinformation have been fueled by digital technologies in the past decades, thanks to the rapid growth of digital media, online news outlets, and social networks. The spread of fake news online has become a major issue. Tech is catching up and new tools for identifying fake news are being developed. Besides, there are