Chip in credit cards can fall out, be removed and stolen

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – You know those new chip credit or debit cards you’re using because they’re supposed to be “safer than the old ones?”
This time, it’s not just scam artists behind the security problem. It’s the little chip embedded in the corner of the plastic that’s reportedly opening the door to this latest cyber security situation.
“There is evidence that they’ve not only fallen out of cards, but they’ve been stolen or remov