watching over someone's shoulder at a cashdesk as they type their PIN number in to the chip and pin machine, then stealing the card and emptying the account

This is the act of a person sneakily looking over the should of someone using a PIN.

"Shoulder surfing" is the practice of peering at somebody's PIN or password to gain illegal access to their personal information.

Shoulder surfing refers to a direct observation, such as looking over a person's shoulder, to obtain information. In some cases shoulder surfing is done for no reason other than to get an answer, [..]

Peering over the shoulder of someone to see the contents on that person’s computer, tablet, or phone screen.

Slang for watching somebody type their password on their keyboard. In much the same way that hackers teach themselves to read upside-down (in order to read documents when seated in front of a desk), [..]

  Looking over a user's shoulder as they enter a password. This is one of the easiest ways of obtaining a password to breach system security. The practice is not restricted to office computers, it is used wherever passwords, PINs, or other ID codes are used. Could the person behind you at the bank ATM be a shoulder surfer? *** The Information [..]

Looking over a person’s shoulder to get confidential information. It is an effective way to get information in crowded places because it’s relatively easy to stand next to someone and watch as they fi [..]

Shoulder Surfing is when someone looks over a user's shoulder to gain personal information. This is one of the easiest ways of obtaining a password and can be done wherever passwords, PIN's or other ID codes are used.

Looking over someone's shoulder to see the numbers they dial on a phone, or the information they enter into a computer. SMTP

Shoulder surfing is a technique used by fraudsters to steal your PIN or other information by peering over your shoulder. Always be careful when accessing personal or sensitive information in public pl [..]

Shoulder surfing is looking over a user's shoulder as they enter a password. This is one of the easiest ways of obtaining a password to breach system security. The practice is not restricted to o [..]

Shoulder surfing refers to the act of obtaining personal or private information through direct observation. Shoulder surfing involves looking over a person's shoulder to gather pertinent informat [..]

Fraudsters will look over the shoulder of unsuspecting individuals, and capture personal details to facilitate identity fraud. They are known to target individuals filling out application forms in sho [..]

Persons standing behind you at ATM machines or phone booths to see what PIN numbers, passwords or credit card numbers you type in or say over the phone. Shoulder surfing is particularly effective in c [..]

Just like it sounds, the practice of peering over your shoulder to see your PIN or password to gain illegal access to your personal information.