2006 — Dollar Tree: Customers of the discount store have reported money…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
Customers of the discount
store have reported money stolen from their bank accounts due to unauthorized
ATM withdrawals. Data may have been intercepted by a thief's use of
a wireless laptop computer with the thief then creating counterfeit
ATM cards and using them to withdraw money. UPDATE
(10/5/06):
Parkev Krmoian was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly
using phony ATM cards made from gift cards
Root cause
Hacking