No.

Traditional cloning copies magnetic stripe data. EMV chips use cryptographic protections that make simple cloning much harder.

Shimming focuses on intercepting data during chip communication, not duplicating the chip’s internal keys.

👉 How It Happens: Shimming & Chip Reader Compromise

Michael F. Cardoza, Esq.
Michael F. Cardoza, Esq.
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U.S. Marine & Consumer Financial Protection Attorney helping victims of ID theft and Credit Reporting errors.