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Gang crime spree targeted credit card machines, patient records in medical offices, attorney general says

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Dissent

Molly Sullivan reports:

Thirty-two suspected gang members were charged on suspicion of committing a “high-tech crime,” which involved hacking into credit card terminals in dental and medical offices, and stealing patient identities, the California Department of Justice announced Monday.

Attorney General Xavier Becerra said at a news conference in Sacramento the gangs, known as the BullyBoys and CoCo Boys, teamed up to steal at least 40 credit card terminals, which he called the “modern cash register.” The terminals — which are used to process credit and debit card payments — were burglarized and hacked to process $1 million in fraudulent returns.

“This is big money,” Becerra said.

Read more on SacBee.

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