LAS VEGAS—The wave of ATM skimming—started by crooks looking for other means to steal card data as chip cards take hold in the U.S.—continues.
This time approximately 1,000 members of One Nevada CU have victimized, including one member who had $5,000 stolen.
The $796-million CU reported that cards known to have been compromised were immediately canceled and new ones are being issued. One Nevada has 80,000 cards in its debit base.
“We were notified of this compromise on Thursday and we stayed open late issuing new cards to members who came into any of our offices,” said Greg Barnes, SVP of marketing, who noted the credit union has instant issue. The CU is mailing new cards to those who don’t stop in and is reimbursing members for all losses.
Barnes would not disclose which office’s ATM the skimming device was attached to, but news reports stated the device was found at its office located near Blue Diamond Road and Decatur Boulevard. Barnes said the device has been removed. Las Vegas police are investigating, Barnes said.
FOX5 reported that a number of credit union members told the new station that their accounts had been “wiped out,” and that members were “scrambling” to find out what happened. The report referred to the issue only as a “breach” related to debit cards. The report included a comment from one unhappy member who said he had been with the One Nevada for 12 years and would be leaving as a result of the issue.
Barnes called the report sensationalistic.
“This was just one skimming device and a small percentage of the members have been affected,” Barnes told CUToday.info. “This is par for the course sometimes with news reports. You have reporters who want to sensationalize minor issues to get good ratings. We have been responding to the media like we always do, with the facts. Social media has been fairly quiet on this matter.”