Satallite Credit Card Fraud?

[glowdotGlock]

I just read this story. Makes no sense to me. Can someone explain what this guy may have been doing?

http://www.wkrn.com/story/26825849/police-man-alters-satellite-dishes-to-commit-credit-card-fraud

[Oh Shoot]

Since they mention banks and convenience stores, probably adding some recorder and/or transmitter to get outgoing data like credit card and bank account info. Apparently this stuff is done a lot via "VSAT":

 

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/2014/0111/Cyber-security-Small-satellite-dish-systems-called-ripe-for-hacking

 

- OS

Edited October 20, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[Dustbuster]

There's a co in Franklin that supposedly had a mousetrap to thwart this.... The cat must have died or moved,,,,.the cops in gallatin are prob stumped on this one....but just find the grey Durango and the problem is solved! Per chan 4 news Edited October 20, 2014 by Dustbuster

[bersaguy]

You can bet since the Gray Durango made the new it is a great distance from here by now. Like maybe California ................jmho

[Pain103]

If it the same thing that has happened in the past they are interrupting the dish signal then using stolen cards to make purchases.