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9 Jul, 2021

Spike in “Chain Gang” Destructive Attacks on ATMs

Cybersecurity All About Skimmers, ATM smash-and-grab, chain gang attacks, Elaine Dodd, European ATM, explosive ATM attacks, Lachlan Gunn, Oklahoma Bankers Association, The Coming Storm, Tracey Santor, Travelers

Last summer, financial institutions throughout Texas started reporting a sudden increase in attacks involving well-orchestrated teams that would show up at night, use stolen trucks and heavy chains to rip Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) out of their foundations, and make off with the cash boxes inside. Now it appears the crime — known variously as “ATM smash-and-grab” and “chain gang” attacks — is rapidly increasing in other states. …

23 Jun, 2021

How Cyber Sleuths Cracked an ATM Shimmer Gang

Cybersecurity All About Skimmers, atm shimmer, ATM skimming, Citi, download card, Florian Tudor, Intacash, Jeffrey Dant, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, U.S. Secret Service

In 2015, police departments worldwide started finding ATMs compromised with advanced new “shimming” devices made to clone data from chip card transactions. Authorities in the United States and abroad had seized many of these shimmers, but for years couldn’t decrypt the data on the devices. This is a story of ingenuity and happenstance, and how one former Secret Service agent helped crack a code that revealed the contours of a global organized crime ring. …

28 May, 2021

Boss of ATM Skimming Syndicate Arrested in Mexico

Cybersecurity All About Skimmers, El Universal, Florian Tudor, Intacash, Ne'er-Do-Well News, OCCRP, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, The Riviera Maya Gang, Top Life Servicios

23 Feb, 2021

Checkout Skimmers Powered by Chip Cards

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Easily the most sophisticated skimming devices made for hacking terminals at retail self-checkout lanes are a new breed of PIN pad overlay combined with a flexible, paper-thin device that fits inside the terminal’s chip reader slot. What enables these skimmers to be so slim? They draw their power from the low-voltage current that gets triggered when a chip-based card is inserted. As a result, they do not require external batteries, and can remain in operation indefinitely. …

19 Feb, 2021

Mexican Politician Removed Over Alleged Ties to Romanian ATM Skimmer Gang

Cybersecurity All About Skimmers, ATM Skimmers, Constantin Sorinel Marcu, Florian Tudor, Intacash, José Alberto Gómez Álvarez, Jose de la Peña Ruiz de Chávez, José Luis Jonathan Yong, José Luis Yong Cruz, Mexico, Naín Díaz Medina, Ne'er-Do-Well News, OCCRP, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Riviera Maya gang, The Shark

The leader of Mexico’s Green Party has been removed from office following allegations that he received money from a Romanian ATM skimmer gang that stole hundreds of millions of dollars from tourists visiting Mexico’s top tourist destinations over the past five years. The scandal is the latest fallout stemming from a three-part investigation into the organized crime group by KrebsOnSecurity in 2015. …

15 Feb, 2021

Bluetooth Overlay Skimmer That Blocks Chip

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30 Jul, 2020

Is Your Chip Card Secure? Much Depends on Where You Bank

Cybersecurity All About Skimmers, chip cards, cvv, Cyber R&D Labs, EMV, Gemini Advisory, iCVV, Key Food breach, Latest Warnings, POS malware, shimmers, skimmers, Stas Alforov, The Coming Storm, Visa

Chip-based credit and debit cards are designed to make it infeasible for skimming devices or malware to clone your card when you pay for something by dipping the chip instead of swiping the stripe. But a recent series of malware attacks on U.S.-based merchants suggest thieves are exploiting weaknesses in how certain financial institutions have implemented the technology to sidestep key chip card security features and effectively create usable, counterfeit cards. …

3 Jun, 2020

Romanian Skimmer Gang in Mexico Outed by KrebsOnSecurity Stole $1.2 Billion

Cybersecurity All About Skimmers, ATM Skimmers, Constantin Sorinel Marcu, Florian Tudor, Intacash, Mexico, Ne'er-Do-Well News, OCCRP, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Riviera Maya gang, The Shark

26 May, 2020

Report: ATM Skimmer Gang Had Protection from Mexican Attorney General’s Office

Cybersecurity All About Skimmers, Camilo Constantino Rivera, Florian Claudiu Martin, Florian Tudor, Intacash, OCCRP, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Rechinu, Reforma

A group of Romanians operating an ATM company in Mexico and suspected of bribing technicians to install sophisticated Bluetooth-based skimmers in cash machines throughout several top Mexican tourist destinations have enjoyed legal protection from a top anti-corruption official in the Mexican attorney general’s office, according to a new complaint filed with the government’s internal affairs division. …

25 Nov, 2019

Hidden Cam Above Bluetooth Pump Skimmer

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Tiny hidden spy cameras are a common sight at ATMs that have been tampered with by crooks who specialize in retrofitting the machines with card skimmers. But until this past week I’d never heard of hidden cameras being used at gas pumps in tandem with Bluetooth-based card skimming devices. Apparently, I’m not alone. “I believe this is the first time I’ve seen a camera on a gas pump with a Bluetooth card skimmer,” said Detective Matt Jogodka of the Las Vegas Police Department, referring to the compromised fuel pump pictured below. Apparently, I’m not alone. “I believe this is the first time I’ve seen a camera on a gas pump with a Bluetooth card skimmer,” said Detective Matt Jogodka of the Las Vegas Police Department, referring to the compromised fuel pump pictured below. …

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