Four Russians and one Ukrainian indicted in massive fraud scheme that compromised 160 million payment cards. Federal authorities say they used sophisticated, well-orchestrated methods over a seven-year period. Among the organizations victimized by the alleged fraudsters were the Hannaford grocery chain, as well as payments processors Heartland Payment Systems and Global Payments. Authorities say the defendants installed “sniffer” programs on corporate networks to capture card numbers, log-in credentials, personal data and other valuable information. One of the defendants sold the stolen information to resellers around the world.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/massive-fraud-scheme-how-happened-a-5938