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A Citibank ATM machine is available to customers at a 7-Eleven in Palo Alto, Calif. A security breach in Citibank ATMs at 7-Eleven stores has led to millions of dollars in fraudulent cash withdrawals from hijacked accounts and a criminal indictment that points to an international crime ring. Especially troubling is that the ring apparently found a new way to grab PINs, the most sensitive part of a consumer's banking record. The hackers infiltrated the ATM network through a server at a third-party processor, which means they probably didn't have to touch the ATMs at all to pull off the heist. (Paul Sakuma, Associated Press)
Paul Sakuma, Associated Press
A Citibank ATM machine is available to customers at a 7-Eleven in Palo Alto, Calif. A security breach in Citibank ATMs at 7-Eleven stores has led to millions of dollars in fraudulent cash withdrawals from hijacked accounts and a criminal indictment that points to an international crime ring. Especially troubling is that the ring apparently found a new way to grab PINs, the most sensitive part of a consumer's banking record. The hackers infiltrated the ATM network through a server at a third-party processor, which means they probably didn't have to touch the ATMs at all to pull off the heist.
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