Feds Track Source Of Massive Cards Breach.(United States. Secret Service trying to stop the debit card fraud)

From: Credit Union Journal | Date: March 27, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

LEOMINISTER, Mass. -- Authorities last week discovered what they believe are the sources of the broadening breach of debit card data but were still trying to iron down the individuals responsible for what has become the biggest debit card fraud in history.

Agents with the U.S. Secret Service were meeting last week with representatives of nine area credit unions and banks that reported fraudulent transactions in recent weeks on customers' accounts to determine how the thieves penetrated the affected databases.

The nine area institutions, including Workers CU, I-C FCU, ...

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