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Despite the prevalence of a web hacker's attack on EJ Phair customers paying with credit or debit cards, the identity thief has not been found. And some of the card numbers may still be being used.
The "technological sophistication" and "complexity of the crime," along with the geographical scope of where thieves tried to spend money with the stolen card numbers, makes it extremely difficult for the Concord Police Department to find the culprits, according to Sgt. Krieger of the Financial Crimes Unit. And since the payment system at EJ Phair was hacked by a worm, which could have come from anywhere in the world, the hacker remains elusive.
The rash of thefts resulted in 35 reports to Concord PD, along with a likely tally of unreported cases.
If your card number was stolen during a visit to EJ Phair in Concord, it probably happened between Sept. 1 and Nov. 26, say Concord police. The card numbers phished by the worm could have been sold to thieves anywhere, which would explain the diversity of payments made across the country and around the world. Card numbers taken during the system breach could also have been stored for use at a later time, resulting in new reports of theft even months after the hacker was shut down.
read more............http://concord-ca.patch.com/articles/credit-card-theft-case-at-ej-phair-remains-a-mystery
Despite the prevalence of a web hacker's attack on EJ Phair customers paying with credit or debit cards, the identity thief has not been found. And some of the card numbers may still be being used.
The "technological sophistication" and "complexity of the crime," along with the geographical scope of where thieves tried to spend money with the stolen card numbers, makes it extremely difficult for the Concord Police Department to find the culprits, according to Sgt. Krieger of the Financial Crimes Unit. And since the payment system at EJ Phair was hacked by a worm, which could have come from anywhere in the world, the hacker remains elusive.
The rash of thefts resulted in 35 reports to Concord PD, along with a likely tally of unreported cases.
If your card number was stolen during a visit to EJ Phair in Concord, it probably happened between Sept. 1 and Nov. 26, say Concord police. The card numbers phished by the worm could have been sold to thieves anywhere, which would explain the diversity of payments made across the country and around the world. Card numbers taken during the system breach could also have been stored for use at a later time, resulting in new reports of theft even months after the hacker was shut down.
read more............http://concord-ca.patch.com/articles/credit-card-theft-case-at-ej-phair-remains-a-mystery