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Documents reviewed by CyberScoop show that law enforcement is tracking these violent criminal groups’ use of malicious cyber tools to cause harm to children.
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In 2015, police departments worldwide started finding ATMs compromised with advanced new “shimming” devices made to clone data from chip card transactions. Authorities in the United States and abroad had seized many of these shimmers, but for years couldn’t decrypt the data on the devices. This is a story of ingenuity and happenstance, and how one former Secret Service agent helped crack a code that revealed the contours of a global organized crime ring. Continue reading How Cyber Sleuths Cracked an ATM Shimmer Gang
Police in Mexico have arrested the alleged head of a financial fraud operation that used corrupt ATMs to steal more than $1 billion from tourists in recent years. Florian Tudor, a Romanian man perhaps better known as “The Shark,” was apprehended on Thursday when officials from Mexico’s attorney general’s office took him into custody. The incident erupted in wrestling, shouting and authorities carrying Tudor out of the building by his arms and legs, according to video published by news outlets in Mexico City. Mexico’s federal law enforcement suggested that Tudor’s associates tried to assault a police officer before also being arrested. Así fue la detención de Florian Tudor, líder de la mafia rumana en las Oficinas de la FGR en la CDMX Video: Especial pic.twitter.com/jZM2zcM4Mx — El Universal (@El_Universal_Mx) May 27, 2021 The fisticuffs mark the latest twist in a years-long crime spree that law enforcement officials and international journalists […]
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In recent years, gas stations have become one of the favorite targets for thieves who are stealing customers’ credit and debit card information by installing a Bluetooth-enabled payment card skimmers at gas stations across the nation.
The media has al… Continue reading Bluetana App Quickly Detects Hidden Bluetooth Card Skimmers at Gas Pumps
A multi-state ATM card-skimming spree netted his gang over $800k from 531 people’s bank accounts. Continue reading ATM skimming crook behind bars after draining bank accounts for 2 years
The end of November is a busy time in the United States. On Thanksgiving, friends and family gather together to give thanks for good food, good company and good fortune. Once they’ve put away the leftovers, many Americans don their coats, head to… Continue reading 5 Digital Threats to Watch Out for on Black Friday
Using infrared for data transfer isn’t new, but finding an IR transmitter on an ATM in Oklahoma took law enforcement by surprise Continue reading ATM crooks up the ante by using infrared to steal your PIN
Thieves have used a number of ways to get at cash in ATMs over the years – this latest involves old-fashioned vandalism of the machines Continue reading ATM heists: 27 arrested as police move against ‘black box’ attacks
A total of 13 charged in PNC and Bank of America card-cloning scheme. Continue reading Two members of ATM skimming ring plead guilty to bank fraud
Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: Yahoo woes mount; Evernote backs down; ATM fraudster jailed