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Shields Up!: Using ATMs in some Las Vegas hotels may be a real gamble

by Sue Walsh on Aug 4, 2009 at 05:00 PM

Guests at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas may have had their financial information stolen by ATMs infected with malware.  The possible breach was first discovered by a conference presenter at the Defcon hacker conference.  He used one of the hotel’s ATMs to make an attempted withdrawal of $200.  The… Continue Reading »

U.K. brothers sentenced to a combined 9 years in prison for fake credit card scam

by Sue Walsh on Jul 15, 2009 at 05:21 PM

Three brothers were convicted in a London court for their parts in a fraud operation that revolved around stealing credit and debit card numbers and making fake cards to use them with.  Ahmed Charmaga received 4 and a half years in prison, while his brothers Mahmoud and Mohammed received 5… Continue Reading »

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