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US Secret Service cracks down on data thieves
Posted on Apr 4, 2006 by Tom Fragala
From a press release on the USSS’ web site:
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE’S OPERATION ROLLING STONE NETS MULTIPLE ARRESTS
Ongoing Undercover Operation Targets Cyber FraudstersMarch 27, 2006 Washington, D.C. – The United States Secret Service today made public an ongoing undercover operation called Operation Rolling Stone, which has targeted online fraud and identity theft through criminal web forums since 2005. The Secret Service arrested seven suspects today, bringing the total number of arrests to 21 in the last three months.
“Cyber crime has evolved significantly over the last two years, from dumpster diving and credit card skimming to full-fledged online bazaars full of stolen personal and financial information,” said Assistant Director Brian Nagel of the U.S. Secret Service’s Office of Investigations. “We continue to adapt our investigative techniques to progressively combat emerging threats to our nation’s financial infrastructure.”
While the operation is ongoing and future arrests are planned, this initial phase of Operation Rolling Stone involves suspects nationwide as well as in the United Kingdom. Today’s arrests are being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in Nashville and Buffalo and by the District Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. Most of the charges involve the utilization of the Internet for the purposes of illegally obtaining personal information to commit credit card fraud. Some of the arrests stemming from Operation Rolling Stone have been linked to a recent rash of debit card and customer PIN compromises nationwide.
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