The FTC says that consumers were hit with one-time charges of $10 or less, and then their payments were routed through fake corporations to Eastern European and Central Asia bank accounts.
Already in the first six months of 2010, financial institutions have been involved with more than half the total data breaches they suffered in 2009 - and experts don't see the pace decreasing.
Weekly digest of the week's top news and views. And don't miss our audio week-in-review podcast by Managing Editor Tracy Kitten. Hear the highlights of the week's biggest stories.
As eyes are now focused on South Africa for one of the world's largest sporting events, so are fraudsters - taking aim at tourists' credit and debit cards.
The significance of these arrests, according to industry analysts: They point to organized crime, and they suggest that its leadership may be shifting.
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