Albany Times Union reports the latest development in a card skimming case that affected customers at the Golden Town Buffet last summer; A Manhattan man was arrested in an investigation into credit-card skimming at a Glenmont restaurant, town police said Thursday. In August, authorities used a search warrant at Golden Town Buffet on Route 9W as…
Category: Skimmers
South San Francisco Embassy Suites Hotel notifying guests of card breach (update2)
If you stayed at the San Francisco Airport- South San Francisco Embassy Suites Hotel in 2013, check your mail for a breach notification letter. It seems the hotel recently discovered that two computers at their front desk were compromised by skimmers during 2013 and guests’ names, card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV2 codes were captured….
PA: Waiter skimmed customers’ cards
Amanda Christman reports that a man who waited tables at the Jumbo China Buffet in Hazle Township skimmed customers’ credit and debit card numbers. Read more on CitizensVoice. Probably wasn’t a great idea on his part to skim some police officers’ cards….
Target’s notice to customers
If you shopped at Target between November 27 and Dec. 15, see
Tampa woman found guilty in credit-card fraud ring
A Tampa woman was found guilty for her role in an identity theft ring during which conspirators ripped off credit card numbers from unsuspecting customers at International Plaza. Viviana Reyes, 40, was convicted of credit card fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and identity theft, according to the U.S. Department…
NY: Restaurant employee sentenced for skimming customers’ card numbers
Following up on an insider breach at the Golden Town Buffet reported previously on this blog: the defendant who pleaded guilty last month, Heng Li, has been sentenced to 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison for skimming credit card numbers. Read more on CBS Albany.