Teenager Sentenced for Card Skimming
Tracy Kitten of www.bankinfosecurity.com writes 1/11/12 about a teenager working at McDonald's used a card skimmer to commit identity theft. Link to article HERE . ========================== A 17-year-old was slapped with a 60-day jail sentence after he was busted for skimming credit and debit details while working the drive-thru window at a McDonald's restaurant in Olympia, Wash. This insider scam highlights a card fraud trend the industry needs to watch, experts say Card-skimming expert and fraud consultant Jerry Silva says the case highlights just how easy it is for insiders to perpetrate card fraud, especially in a retail environment. "It truly is remarkable," Silva says. "Even if we protect the ATMs and POS devices, insider fraud like this will take place due to the ease with which criminals can get their hands on the appropriate devices. This is an industry that clearly needs an elegant and innovative solution (not EMV) that can at least make it a...