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…
Category: Skimmers
Hackers Are Emptying ATMs With a Single Drilled Hole and $15 Worth of Gear
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…
80 reports of fraud in Big Bear, police suspect skimming device
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…
No bail for 3 Romanians in ATM hack
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…
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…
Thieves Use Skimmers on ATMs in Four NYC Hospitals
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…