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Meet Bluetana, the Scourge of Pump Skimmers — Krebs on Security

August 15 2019

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““Bluetana,” a new mobile app that looks for Bluetooth-based payment card skimmers hidden inside gas pumps, is helping police and state employees more rapidly and accurately locate compromised fuel stations across the nation, a study released this week suggests. Data collected in the course of the investigation also reveals some fascinating details that may help […]

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Data: E-Retail Hacks More Lucrative Than Ever — Krebs on Security

May 1 2019

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“For many years and until quite recently, credit card data stolen from online merchants has been worth far less in the cybercrime underground than cards pilfered from hacked brick-and-mortar stores. But new data suggests that over the past year, the economics of supply-and-demand have helped to double the average price fetched by card-not-present data, meaning […]

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Mastercard Sees Other Banks Ditching Credit Card Numbers Like Apple Did

March 26 2019

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“First it was the signatures. Now the biggest U.S. banks could be looking to get rid of card numbers, too.    This week, Apple Inc. introduced the Mastercard Inc.-branded Apple Card, which won’t have a number on the physical card as a way to improve security in case a customer loses it. That could encourage […]

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New Breed of Fuel Pump Skimmer Uses SMS and Bluetooth — Krebs on Security

February 21 2019

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“Fraud investigators say they’ve uncovered a sophisticated new breed of credit card skimmers being installed at gas pumps that is capable of relaying stolen card data via mobile text message, thereby enabling fraudsters to collect it from anywhere in the world. One interesting component of this criminal innovation is a small cellphone and Bluetooth-enabled device […]

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Breach at Hy-Vee Supermarket Chain Tied to Sale of 5M+ Stolen Credit, Debit Cards — Krebs on Security

August 23 2019

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• Card fraud
• Data breach

“On Tuesday of this week, one of the more popular underground stores peddling credit and debit card data stolen from hacked merchants announced a blockbuster new sale: More than 5.3 million new accounts belonging to cardholders from 35 U.S. states. Multiple sources now tell KrebsOnSecurity that the card data came from compromised gas pumps, coffee […]

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American Cancer Society’s Online Store Infected With Credit Card Stealing Malware

October 28 2019

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“The American Cancer Society’s online store has become the latest victim of credit card-stealing malware. Security researcher Willem de Groot found the malware on the organization’s store website, buried in obfuscated code designed to look like legitimate analytics code. The code was designed to scrape credit card payments from the page, like similar attacks targeting […]

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Crooks Abuse Google Analytics to Conceal Theft of Payment Card Data

June 23 2020

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• Card fraud

“Hackers are abusing Google Analytics so that they can more covertly siphon stolen credit card data out of infected ecommerce sites, researchers reported on Monday. Payment card skimming used to refer solely to the practice of infecting point-of-sale machines in brick-and-mortar stores. The malware would extract credit card numbers and other data. Attackers would then […]

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Borrower, Beware: Credit-Card Fraud Attempts Rise During the Coronavirus Crisis

May 27 2020

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• Card fraud
• Phishing

“Fraudsters are increasingly using pilfered credit-card numbers and phishing attacks to prey on overwhelmed consumers and banks during the coronavirus pandemic. There has been a big jump in attempted credit- and debit-card fraud since coronavirus shut down the U.S. economy earlier this year, according to Fidelity National Information Services Inc., known as FIS, which assists […]

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Stolen Credit Card Data Is Worth Much Less During the Pandemic

July 2 2020

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“Marketplaces, even cybercriminal ones, are subject to the laws of supply and demand. Like more reputable merchants, purveyors of stolen goods have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. As COVID-19 ravaged the world this year—forcing businesses to close and people to stay at home—demand for stolen credit card data has dropped on dark web shops.”

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Credorax Partners With Feedzai for Innovative Anti-Money Laundering Solution

July 1 2020

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• Card fraud
• Money laundering

“Today, licensed bank and smart payments provider, Credorax, and risk management platform Feedzai announced a new partnership to provide Credorax merchants with advanced anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-fraud capabilities, leading to increased payment security, reduced operational costs and an improved customer experience. The partnership between Credorax and Feedzai first began in 2018, when Credorax elected […]