U.S. Secret Service – Network Securitas

June 3, 2016

Banks: Credit Card Breach at CiCi’s Pizza

This post was originally published on this siteCiCi’s Pizza, an American fast food business based in Coppell, Texas with more than 500 stores in 35 states, appears to be the latest restaurant chain to struggle with a credit card breach. The data available so far suggests that hackers obtained access to card data at affected restaurants by posing as technical support specialists for the company’s point-of-sale provider, and that multiple other retailers have been targeted by this same cybercrime gang. Over the past two months, KrebsOnSecurity has received inquiries from fraud fighters at more than a half-dozen financial institutions in the […]

September 13, 2016

Secret Service Warns of ‘Periscope’ Skimmers

This post was originally published on this siteThe U.S. Secret Service is warning banks and ATM owners about a new technological advance in cash machine skimming known as “periscope skimming,” which involves a specialized skimming probe that connects directly to the ATM’s internal circuit board to steal card data. At left, the skimming control device. Pictured right is the skimming control device with wires protruding from the periscope. These were recovered from a cash machine in Connecticut. According to a non-public alert released to bank industry sources by a financial crimes task force in Connecticut, this is thought to be […]

September 13, 2016

Secret Service Warns of ‘Periscope’ Skimmers

This post was originally published on this siteThe U.S. Secret Service is warning banks and ATM owners about a new technological advance in cash machine skimming known as “periscope skimming,” which involves a specialized skimming probe that connects directly to the ATM’s internal circuit board to steal card data. At left, the skimming control device. Pictured right is the skimming control device with wires protruding from the periscope. These were recovered from a cash machine in Connecticut. According to a non-public alert released to bank industry sources by a financial crimes task force in Connecticut, this is thought to be […]

September 27, 2016

Inside Arizona’s Pump Skimmer Scourge

This post was originally published on this siteCrooks who deploy skimming devices made to steal payment card details from fuel station pumps don’t just target filling stations at random: They tend to focus on those that neglect to deploy various tools designed to minimize such scams, including security cameras, non-standard pump locks and tamper-proof security tape. But don’t take my word for it: Here’s a look at fuel station compromises in 2016 as documented by the state of Arizona, which has seen a dramatic spike in fuel skimming attacks over the past year. KrebsOnSecurity examined nearly nine months worth of pump […]