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Chris Mosby reports on an indictment in a 5-state scheme: In a massive, 26-count indictment 12 people were charged for their role in a massive credit card skimmers fraud. The group placed skimmers on gas pumps in at least five states, including many locations throughout Northeast Ohio. “This group stole credit card information from thousands […] Continue reading Gas pump skimmers are still a thing
Cheap, quick and effective, credit card skimmers plague ATMs and point-of-sale posts around the world, stealing credit card numbers while being almost impossible to spot with the naked eye. That’s why Nate Seidle, CEO of the open source electronics firm SparkFun, developed a free, open-source skimmer detection app on Android that looks for the Bluetooth signals Seidle found on the skimmers he tested. Seidle built the app after his local police department asked him to take apart three skimmers that were found nearby gas pumps to see if it was possible to alert the victims. That was accomplished, but the developers went a step further and put together Skimmer Scanner to look for skimmers broadcasting 10-15 feet over Bluetooth as HC-O5 with the password 1234. Skimmers take seconds to install once an attacker acquires one of the physical master keys for a gas pump or ATM, opens up the machine, unplugs the credit card reader from the main controller, […]
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Andy Greenberg reports: NOT SO LONG ago, enterprising thieves who wanted to steal the entire contents of an ATM had to blow it up. Today, a more discreet sort of cash-machine burglar can walk away with an ATM’s stash and leave behind only a tell-tale three-inch hole in its front panel. Researchers from the Russian […] Continue reading Hackers Are Emptying ATMs With a Single Drilled Hole and $15 Worth of Gear
I know skimmers are still a thing, even if I don’t cover most of those reports on this blog. But here’s a good reminder of why you should check your bank statements regularly. ABC reports: Big Bear tourists and residents have fallen victims over the past couple of days to several counts of credit card […] Continue reading 80 reports of fraud in Big Bear, police suspect skimming device
Mars W. Mosqueda Jr. reports: The three Romanians arrested for alleged involvement in the skimming of automated teller machines (ATM) will not be allowed to post bail. The Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office indicted Costel Ion, Ionut Alexandru Mitrache and Razvan Aurelian Stancu for violations of the Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998 (RA 8484) and […] Continue reading No bail for 3 Romanians in ATM hack
John Krinjak reports: Customers of Downeast Credit Union in Belfast are being urged to check their accounts, after more than two dozen people reported hundreds of dollars were stolen from their accounts. Complaints were called in to police Saturday that their accounts were compromised & funds were missing… According to police, someone installed a skimming […] Continue reading ME: Belfast Police Warn of Security Breach at Credit Union
John Krinjak reports: Customers of Downeast Credit Union in Belfast are being urged to check their accounts, after more than two dozen people reported hundreds of dollars were stolen from their accounts. Complaints were called in to police Saturday that their accounts were compromised & funds were missing… According to police, someone installed a skimming […] Continue reading ME: Belfast Police Warn of Security Breach at Credit Union
Ben Fractenberg reports: Scammers placed skimming devices on ATMs in four hospitals in the city from Aug. 1 through Nov. 1, and then made duplicate cards to steal $46,000 from at least 75 people, according to the NYPD and sources. Police are looking to speak with Atanasiu Bogdan-Valentin, 36, and an unidentified man in connection with the robberies. The robbers […] Continue reading Thieves Use Skimmers on ATMs in Four NYC Hospitals
CU Today reports that approximately 1,000 members of One Nevada CU have been victimized by an ATM skimmer. Barnes would not disclose which office’s ATM the skimming device was attached to, but news reports stated the device was found at its office located near Blue Diamond Road and Decatur Boulevard. Barnes said the device has been removed. […] Continue reading NV: About 1,000 Members Victimized In Skimming Breach