Comments on: FBI: Cloned debit cards used in worldwide scheme

Officials say hackers breached payment processor network to get data, and then made fake debit cards that others used to withdraw millions of dollars from ATMs in November.

[sparrowhyperion]

It's safer to hide your money under your mattress nowadays... I never liked banks anyway. I mean, when you deposit money in them, you are basically loaning them that money. BUT when you ask to borrow money from them, they charge you outlandish interest rates... Nice little scam eh...

[markdoiron]

Maybe this is mixing apples and oranges, but blame the author of the article for providing the facts that do that, not me: 100 accounts were used to withdraw $9 million at 130 ATMs. It sounds like the thieves had to use a particular card multiple times to complete the theft, which isn't surprising considering withdrawal limits. But they averaged $90,000 from each account? Something doesn't add up--I suspect there were a lot more accounts involved. And they did this in eight hours in 50 cities, but have only two suspects on video? Now something really seems amiss. --mark d.

[gggg sssss]

Isnt RBS going down the tubes already anyway? Govt takeover? Loved their ads tho.

[biffhenerson]

In my opinion, nothing they want us to use is secure. I am amazed how many people trust these machines and networks. The next financial meltdown might be when the the hackers zero out everyones account at every bank. I like the mattress idea.