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Debit information stolen in Rocklin Calif
From: Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:56:50 -0600
From the Sacramento Bee: http://www.sacbee.com/2009/12/25/2420301/more-people-report-debit-info.html Rocklin police said Thursday that a growing number of people are reporting that their debit card information was stolen by a sophisticated device hidden in two Rocklin gas pumps. "It's getting more and more scary," Rocklin Police Lt. Lon Milka. "We are getting more and more victims. They are coming out of the woodwork." At least two dozen victims have come forward since the devices were discovered Dec. 21 in the pumps at the AM/PM gas station at Sunset Boulevard and Park Drive. One victim had $1,416 taken out of his bank account over three days, and another had almost $1,000 stolen. In the past, thieves used devices on the outside of gas pumps to get PIN numbers and information from cards. They installed tiny cameras and card skimmers to steal the information and then dip into a victim's account. In this case, somebody had placed devices inside gas pumps. Police believe the device intercepts information and sends the PIN number and other debit card information to someone with a laptop. ... _______________________________________________ Dataloss-discuss Mailing List (dataloss-discuss () datalossdb org) Archived at http://seclists.org/dataloss/ Get business, compliance, IT and security staff on the same page with CREDANT Technologies: The Shortcut Guide to Understanding Data Protection from Four Critical Perspectives. The eBook begins with considerations important to executives and business leaders. http://www.credant.com/campaigns/ebook-chpt-one-web.php
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