Fraud Spree Hits Texas Town

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http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2823

Fraud Spree Hits Texas Town
200+ Incidents of Card Fraud Reported
August 6, 2010 - Linda McGlasson, Managing Editor

Another rural town in Texas has been caught up in the ongoing payment card 
crime spree that's striking restaurants and retailers nationwide.

Police in Sanger, Texas, say hackers stole credit and debit card 
information from at least 200 Sanger area residents. Reports of fraudulent 
charges are occurring all over the United States, says Sanger police 
Detective Jonathan Perkins. Sanger is 50 miles northwest of Dallas.

The source of the stolen card data is a compromised server that stored 
information transmitted to payment processors for credit cards at an 
unidentified Sanger business. The stolen credit card account numbers were 
likely sold to criminals who created counterfeit or "cloned" cards, 
Perkins says.

Fraud reports began appearing July 20. They involve eight to 10 area 
banks, and about 200 instances have been reported so far.

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