CBC NEWS: Thieves use wireless technology to steal banking information

By CBC NEWS

Story Created: Feb 22, 2010 at 2:40 PM PST

Story Updated: Feb 23, 2010 at 11:52 AM PST

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Hundreds of people in the Windsor, Ont., area say their debit cards were skimmed and their bank accounts raided by what police believe is a sophisticated crime ring based in Quebec.

Several debit machines at fast-food restaurants in the Windsor area were tampered with over the past few weeks, with thieves adding Bluetooth chips to the keypads. Windsor police suspect information about customers' accounts was then transmitted wirelessly to a car sitting in the parking lot.

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