Crooks Nab Citibank ATM Codes, Steal Millions 282
An anonymous reader writes "Citibank is reissuing ATM cards following a December server breach in which hackers stole customer PIN codes, Wired reports. In recent months the FBI has arrested 10 people in the New York area who were allegedly involved in using the codes to steal over $2 million from Citibank checking and savings accounts, including two Ukrainian immigrants who were each caught with $800,000 in cash stashed in boxes and shopping bags in their homes. Some of the suspects are cooperating, telling the feds that they've been working for a Russian hacker. They use magstripe writers to encode the stolen account numbers onto blank cards, then hit ATMs in New York, and transfer 70% of the loot back to Russia."
Further development on the case (Score:5, Funny)
FP (Score:5, Funny)
Fixed. (Score:5, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
Re:initialisms (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Time to look into other means of security (Score:5, Funny)
I was hoping... (Score:5, Funny)
...that with the U.S. Dollar in the shitter, the Russians would start picking on someone else.
What is a "bank" again? (Score:1, Funny)
Oh yeah...a bank is where poor people keep their money...
Niko! (Score:1, Funny)
Here I was, thinking Grand Theft Auto IV was a game and all. But I was actually *really* stealing the money! Now I feel bad for shooting the hooker and then burning her in a 10-car inferno. Really bad.
Re:Fixed. (Again) (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I was hoping... (Score:3, Funny)
My late uncle, a wealthy American senator, had a large bank account in the United States. I currently can not remove the funds due to a legal dispute but an outside source such as yourself may be able to help me. I will let you have the majority of his 23 million dollar bankroll if you simply transfer the funds into your Russian account until I can leave the country. All I need from you is $5000 transfered into my account for verification of your account and processing and legal fees...
Re:Time to look into other means of security (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe it's just me, but a simple 4 digit number doesn't provide all that much security in my mind. How easy is it to simply glance over someone's shoulders and read their pin?
I no longer use a debit card for that very reason - my bank account was cleaned out by a woman I took pity on. She'd been strung out on crack and had nothing left but the clothes on her back. She wanted to dry out and get into rehab. So I stupidly let her stay at my apartment for a week.
During that week she obviously watched over my sholder at the ATM, then stole a book of checks. And the keys to my car I'd only made one payment on.
The bank made good on the forged checks, but not the ATM. Their rationale was that if the person had the PIN the only way to get it was have it given to them!
I journaled about it her:
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Re:Thats why... (Score:3, Funny)
You keep the ones with the dead presidents. I'll keep the others. I'll only insist on having the same number, to be fair. Deal?
Re:Fixed. (Score:3, Funny)
WHOOOOOSH!
Re:Fixed. (Score:5, Funny)
Wait, wait! I need to attach a wind turbine to this thread.
OK, go.
Re:Time to look into other means of security (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Further development on the case (Score:1, Funny)
if you think that's funny then you're an idiot. i hope they rot in hell. my prayers for the families involved
Re:Time to look into other means of security (Score:4, Funny)