Collaborate Disseminate
The entry points for Magecart and other e-commerce skimmers are changing, but the attackers are getting more clever, too.
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Rommel H. Ojeda reports: On December 3rd, Stephanie, a Chinese immigrant and resident of Nassau County, was skeptical about using the ATM at her 7/11 in Garden City. She had seen warnings in the news about credit card skimming that had taken place in N… Continue reading Agency Finds ‘No Error’ as Scammer Steals $15K from Excluded Workers Fund for Luxury Watches
There was a time when news stories about skimmers at banks, gas stations, and stores were all the rage. And then coverage dropped out of the headlines. But out of sight does not mean out of crime. Sahar Chmais reports: Tens of Hays County residents ha… Continue reading ATM skimmers are still a thing– stay vigilant
Marcel Gascón Barberá reports: Mexican prosecutors have announced the arrest of a man identified in Romania as a key underworld figure, Florian Tudor, suspected of runnning an international skimming operation copying credit card data. The arrest follow… Continue reading Mexico Arrests Suspected Romanian Boss of ATM Skimming Network
This week co-host Kevin Johnson joins Tom Eston to discuss new card skimmers found in the wild, the Accellion zero-days, and a new type of Mac malware called “Silver Sparrow”. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Checkout Skimmers Powered by Chip Cards ht… Continue reading Card Skimmers Powered by Chip Cards, Silver Sparrow Mac Malware, Accellion Zero-Days
MalwareBytes is reporting a weird software credit card skimmer. It harvests credit card data stolen by another, different skimmer:
Even though spotting multiple card skimmer scripts on the same online shop is not unheard of, this one stood out due to its highly specialized nature.
“The threat actors devised a version of their script that is aware of sites already injected with a Magento 1 skimmer,” Malwarebytes’ Head of Threat Intelligence Jérôme Segura explains in a report shared in advance with Bleeping Computer.
“That second skimmer will simply harvest credit card details from the already existing fake form injected by the previous attackers.”…
Continue reading Web Credit Card Skimmer Steals Data from Another Credit Card Skimmer
Chip-based credit and debit cards are designed to make it infeasible for skimming devices or malware to clone your card when you pay for something by dipping the chip instead of swiping the stripe. But a recent series of malware attacks on U.S.-based merchants suggest thieves are exploiting weaknesses in how certain financial institutions have implemented the technology to sidestep key chip card security features and effectively create usable, counterfeit cards. Continue reading Is Your Chip Card Secure? Much Depends on Where You Bank
Phan Anh reports: A Bulgarian man was sentenced to seven months and 15 days in jail on Wednesday for stealing and storing bank account information in HCMC. Stamov Ruslan Todorvo, 37, entered Vietnam last October and stayed in Ho Chi Minh City’s D… Continue reading Bulgarian jailed for stealing bank account data
Joe Lombardi reports: Stop & Shop says it has discovered a potential data security issue at five store locations in the Northeast, including one in Fairfield County. Illegal skimming devices known as “shimmers” were identified as part of routine se… Continue reading Stop & Shop Warns Customers Of Potential Data Security Issue At Five Stores
Paying at the pump has landed in the sights of the notorious PoS-skimming group. Continue reading FIN8 Targets Card Data at Fuel Pumps