US 7Eleven 2014 Physical Action (Q11781)
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A data breach risk event
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A data breach risk event |
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January 2014
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Credit card thieves are using a type of digital pickpocketing technology to steal credit card information from unsuspecting victims. Technology has emerged in recent years that enables thieves to intercept credits card information with a simple swipe during a purchase. That information can be cloned to another card and used even as the original card remains securely inside its owners purse or wallet. Earlier this month, local authorities reported that more than 50 people, the majority from El Paso County, were victims of credit card skimming fraud. A multi-agency investigation was launched in April after members of ENT Federal Credit Union reported unauthorized purchases after visiting a 7-Eleven store in Monument. The details of the technology used in the fraud were outlined in arrest wa (English)
