The same thing happened about a year ago at a couple of SF bay area grocery stores. In those cases the card reader at the Starbucks inside the grocery store was replaced. A friend of mine was one of the victims and told me that apparently the cards were used in Southern Calif. about 2 days after she visited the Starbucks.
http://www.savemart.com/pdfs/customeralert.pdf http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20070420/ai_n19038686 On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 7:41 AM, Thomas Raef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > From www.attrition.org: > > > > http://cbs5.com/local/supermarket.identity.theft.2.711956.html > > > > An ATM and credit card reader in a checkout aisle at the Los Gatos Lunardi's > supermarket was recently switched, resulting in more than two dozen reported > cases of identity theft, a Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department > spokesman said Tuesday. > > > > Police received the first reports from victims who said their credit or > debit cards had been used fraudulently on Sunday night and additional victim > reports continued on Monday and today, according to police spokesman Tam > McCarty. > > > > "They started pouring in," McCarty said. > > > > Police believe the victims all had their card numbers stolen at the Los > Gatos Lunardi's, 720 Blossom Hill Road, after officials from Lunardi's > contacted them about a problem with one of their card readers. > > > > "It was a switched card reader at one of the aisles," McCarty said. > > Recent shoppers of the Los Gatos Lunardi's should check the status of their > bank or credit card accounts for charges they did not make, according to > police. > > > > "Specifically look for charges in the Southern California area, Pasadena, > Huntington; that's where most of them seem to be," McCarty said. > > > > > > Thomas J. Raef > > e-Based Security, LLC > > http://www.ebasedsecurity.com > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 1-888-251-5803 > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.6/1407 - Release Date: 4/30/2008 > 11:35 AM > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
