(NEXSTAR) – Officials in Massachusetts and Kansas are currently investigating the theft of residents’ financial information via the use of card skimming machines, which are designed to mimic the appearance of legitimate credit card readers.
In Massachusetts, police have recently identified such skimming machines at four locations of a local supermarket chain, sometimes finding skimming machines installed at multiple registers in a single location.
In Kansas, the Department of Children and Families is investigating a similar rash of crimes targeting families using EBT (electronic benefits transfer) cards in the Kansas City area. Collectively, the department believes that more than $38,000 worth of benefits had been stolen from 162 cardholders through the use of the illegal devices…