New warning about credit card skimming [Video]

Police in Henry County have issued an urgent warning to residents regarding incidents at the checkout counter. Investigators report that thieves have been using skimmers to steal credit card information at stores across the county, specifically targeting people who use the magnetic stripe to swipe their cards at the checkout.  

Authorities have not disclosed the precise locations of these devices. However, two cybersecurity analysts confirm that this type of scheme is all too common.  

“They come up, they come out to a Walmart, a Home Depot, Best Buy, someplace that’s big and super busy,” said Peter Tran, a cybercrime analyst for InferSight and a former NCIS Special Agent.  

Investigators in Henry County say the thieves have been targeting self-checkout terminals at stores in the county. Tran notes culprits sneak covers onto the card terminals, going unnoticed by most people.  

“It listens in for the data, you swipe it, and later …