Feds close in on high-tech ATM thieves

Feds close in on high-tech ATM thieves
Tags: Security
May 17, 2010

A federal task force continued to track down a high-tech network of Romanian thieves who used electronic spyware to steal from ATM customers in the Northeast.

According to Securityinfowatch.com, federal prosecutors indicted four more Romanian nationals last week. Two others were charged a year ago and more suspects are currently being pursued.

The accused allegedly put skimmers on the ATMs and on the card-activated door locks that banks use to control access to the machines. They are also accused of installing pinhole cameras on ATMs, which capture PINs as customers enter them. The thefts have resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses.