How Cyber Sleuths Cracked an ATM Shimmer Gang

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

Fighting, screaming as alleged ATM scammer known as ‘The Shark’ is arrested in Mexico

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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Bluetana App Quickly Detects Hidden Bluetooth Card Skimmers at Gas Pumps

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

5 Digital Threats to Watch Out for on Black Friday

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

London Police Arrest Romanian ATM Hacker Who Stole Millions

A Romanian man has been arrested and charged with conspiracy relating to his involvement in a prolific ATM malware campaign.

Emanual Leahu, 30, was arrested in the western city of Bacău, Romania by the London Regional Fraud Team (LRFT) London police run by the City of London Police on Tuesday 20 September, extradited to the United Kingdom last week.

Leahu is believed to be a member of a

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