http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220655/111_arrested_in_massive_ID_theft_bust By Robert McMillan IDG News Service October 7, 2011 Prosecutors call it the biggest identity theft bust in U.S. history. On Friday, 111 bank tellers, retail workers, waiters and alleged criminals were charged with running a credit-card-stealing organization that stole more than $13 million in less than a year-and-a-half. "This is by far the largest -- and certainly among the most sophisticated -- identity theft/credit card fraud cases that law enforcement has come across," the Queens County District Attorney's office said in a statement announcing the arrests. The credit card numbers came from far and wide: from skimming operations in the U.S., where restaurant employees or retail cashiers were paid to steal credit card data from customers; from carder forums on the Internet; and also from shady overseas suppliers in countries such as Russia, China and Libya. In all, five groups of criminals were targeted in the two-year law enforcement operation, dubbed "Operation Swiper." Together, they ran the full gamut of criminal activities required to steal credit card numbers and convert that data into cash, prosecutors said. [...] _____________________________________________________________ FINAL CALL to register #HITB2011KUL - Asia's premier deep-knowledge network security event now in it's 9th year! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2011kul/Received on Mon Oct 10 2011 - 02:06:17 PDT
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