Category Archives: ATM Skimmers

Mexican Politician Removed Over Alleged Ties to Romanian ATM Skimmer Gang

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The leader of Mexico’s Green Party has been removed from office following allegations that he received money from a Romanian ATM skimmer gang that stole hundreds of millions of dollars from tourists visiting Mexico’s top tourist destinations over the past five years. The scandal is the latest fallout stemming from a three-part investigation into the organized crime group by KrebsOnSecurity in 2015. Continue reading Mexican Politician Removed Over Alleged Ties to Romanian ATM Skimmer Gang→

Romanian Skimmer Gang in Mexico Outed by KrebsOnSecurity Stole $1.2 Billion

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An exhaustive inquiry published today by a consortium of investigative journalists says a three-part series KrebsOnSecurity published in 2015 on a Romanian ATM skimming gang operating in Mexico’s top tourist destinations disrupted their highly profitable business, which raked in an estimated $20 million a month and enjoyed the protection of top Mexican authorities. Continue reading Romanian Skimmer Gang in Mexico Outed by KrebsOnSecurity Stole $1.2 Billion→

18 Members of ATM Skimmer Gang Arrested — Mostly Romanian

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DOJ Press Release: 18 Members of International Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy

The Southern District of New York brought charges on 18 people for their involvement in an ATM Skimming ring that planted hundreds of skimming devices in at … Continue reading 18 Members of ATM Skimmer Gang Arrested — Mostly Romanian→

Alleged Chief of Romanian ATM Skimming Gang Arrested in Mexico

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An alleged top boss of a Romanian crime syndicate that U.S. authorities say is responsible for deploying card-skimming devices at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) throughout North America was arrested in Mexico last week on firearms charges. The arrest comes months after the accused allegedly ordered the execution of a former bodyguard who was trying to help U.S. authorities bring down the group’s lucrative skimming operations. Continue reading Alleged Chief of Romanian ATM Skimming Gang Arrested in Mexico→

USPS Informed Delivery Vulnerabilities, Holiday Credit Card Fraud, Huge SMS Database Leak – WB43

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This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for November 19th 2018 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: USPS Informed delivery vulnerabilities, protecting yourself from credit card fraud and a huge SMS database leak. Silent Pocket is … Continue reading USPS Informed Delivery Vulnerabilities, Holiday Credit Card Fraud, Huge SMS Database Leak – WB43→

Secret Service Warns of Surge in ATM ‘Wiretapping’ Attacks

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The U.S. Secret Service is warning financial institutions about a recent uptick in a form of ATM skimming that involves cutting cupcake-sized holes in a cash machine and then using a combination of magnets and medical devices to siphon customer account data directly from the card reader inside the ATM. Continue reading Secret Service Warns of Surge in ATM ‘Wiretapping’ Attacks→

Europol busts global ATM skimmer network

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Europol arrested four members of a global criminal network allegedly responsible for placing ATM skimmers around European cities and then cashing out on the other side of the world, the international law enforcement agency announced on Thursday. The arrests mark the end of a two-year investigation that spanned the entire European continent as well as South America and Asia. All four arrested men are Bulgarian nationals, Europol said. ATM skimmers are a common tool used by criminals to steal bank account information from unwitting ATM users. The devices are essentially man-in-the middle attacks that catch account information when people dip their cards. Skimmers are often invisible to the eye and extremely easy to make and use. “Years ago it took someone with knowledge and skills to build a credit card skimmer,” Nate Seidle, CEO of the open source electronics firm SparkFun, explained earlier this year. “Now criminals are buying these off the […]

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ATM Insert Skimmers: A Closer Look

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KrebsOnSecurity has featured multiple stories about the threat from ATM fraud devices known as “insert skimmers,” wafer-thin data theft tools made to be completely hidden inside of a cash’s machine’s card acceptance slot. For a closer look at how stealthy insert skimmers can be, it helps to see videos of these things being installed and removed. Here’s a look at promotional sales videos produced by two different ATM insert skimmer peddlers. Continue reading ATM Insert Skimmers: A Closer Look→

‘Flash Hijacks’ Add New Twist to Muggings

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A frequent crime in Brazil is a scheme in which thieves kidnap people as they’re leaving a bank, and free them only after they’ve visited a number of ATMs to withdraw cash. Now the crooks have introduced a new time-saving wrinkle into this scam: In these so-called “flash hijackings” the thieves pull out a wireless card reader, swipe a few debit or credit transactions with the victim’s card, and then release the individual. Continue reading ‘Flash Hijacks’ Add New Twist to Muggings→