4 arrested in thefts of customer information at 2 Stop & Shops

["'Richard M. Smith'" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2007/02/27/4_arrested
_in_security_breach_at_stop__shop/

4 arrested in thefts of customer information at 2 Stop & Shops
By Ray Henry, Associated Press Writer  |  February 27, 2007

COVENTRY, R.I. --Four California men were arrested in what police said was a
scheme to switch out checkout-lane keypads at Stop & Shop supermarkets as a
way to steal credit and debit card numbers and passwords of customers.

The men removed or tried to remove original pin pads from at least six
stores in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and replaced them with alternate
machines that would be used for several days to record shoppers' credit card
information, authorities said Tuesday. Later, the men would come back and
replace the original keypads.

The men were arrested Monday night while attempting to switch keypads at a
store in Coventry, police said. A store security officer called police after
employees noticed one suspect trying to remove a keypad while two others
were trying to distract store workers.

Arutyun Shatarevyan, 20, Mikael Stepanian, 28, Gevork Baltadjian, 20, were
all arrested inside the store. Arman Ter-Esayan, 22, was arrested in the
parking lot.

All four men were charged with conspiracy, computer theft and fraud counts.
They were scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Kent County
District Court.

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