Four Arrested in Stop & Shop Data Thefts

The Associated Press reports that 4 California men have been arrested and charged in a scheme to steal card numbers and PINs. They were caught trying to remove a PIN pad in a Stop & Shop store in Coventry, R.I. and are the prime suspects in a series of similar tamperings which we reported on last week.

After discovering compromised devices earlier this month, the store bolted down the keypads in all of the stores and that precaution thwarted the thieves this time. A store security officer saw the men messing with the PIN pad and called the police.

The lesson for other merchants -- consider adding bolts to your data security plan.