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Supermarket Checkout Keypads Compromised
Posted on Feb 20, 2007 by Tom Fragala
In a bold scam similar to what happens to ATM cash machines (see this video), data thieves setup skimming devices on the keypads in the checkout lanes at some Shop & Stop supermarket stores in New England. That really takes some guts to pull off. And it means you have to be vigilant anywhere you swipe your cards. Be careful.
Boston Herald reports,
Data thieves tampered with the checkout lane keypads through which customers swipe their debit and credit cards at several Stop & Shop stores in Rhode Island and one in Massachusetts. Fraudulent charges stemming from stores in Coventry and Cranston, R.I., were reported to the chain. Evidence of tampering was found in four other supermarkets, including one in Seekonk.
Filed under: Data Breach, Identity Theft, Scams
Tags: skimming, supermarket
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