KS: Joco pub and customers were targets of credit card hacker

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http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1535244.html

Llywelyn’s Pub and its customers are the victims of a sophisticated
cyber credit card attack, Overland Park police said Wednesday.

Overland Park police encourage anyone who has used a credit card at
Llywelyn’s Pub within the last six months to monitor their statements
for fraudulent expenses.

Police Spokesman Jim Weaver said that more than 100 victims, including
the owner, have been identified. They believe others could have been
victimized as well.

The Secret Service is working with the financial crimes team at the
police department to investigate the case. Any prosecution would
likely happen on a federal level.

Police began receiving several credit card fraud complaints on Oct.
21. Investigators quickly deduced that all of the victims had done
business with the bar and grill near 151st Street and Metcalf Avenue.

Investigators believe the crimes were the result of a hacker, who
managed to gain access to the information between the time of sale and
the point at which the information reached the credit card processing
company.

Investigators do not believe the credit card processing company was to
blame. They have also ruled out any wrongdoing by Llywelyn’s
employees.

“It was not an employee. The credit card data was compromised from the
point of sale between there and their credit card processing company,”
Weaver said.

The credit card information has been used illegally in various states,
but mostly southern states, Weaver said.
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