The alleged ringleader of a Romanian hacker gang accused of breaking into and stealing payment card data from hundreds of Subway restaurants made news late last month when he was extradited to face charges in the United States. But perhaps the more interesting story is how his two alleged accomplices were lured here by undercoverU.S. Secret Service agents, who promised to shower the men with love and riches.

Apparently convinced he was headed for a weekend of fun, Dolan packed a suitcase with three days’ worth of clothes — plus jewelry for his erstwhile casino friend — and hopped on a complimentary flight from Bucharest to Logan International Airport…where he was presented with complimentary silver bracelets.

“He arrived in the U.S. with some clothes, a cheap necklace, a little bit of money, and three very large boxes of grape-flavored Romanian condoms,” Shklar said.

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does anyone else think this story stinks of bullshit?

God forbid anyone touch the almighty and powerful corporations there. Of course if it's some small guy off the street well to hell with him..

tell me more of these grape flavored condoms...

Having to deal with Romanian hackers on a daily basis I think in this case it is great that they caught these thieves. How would you have liked it if it was your credit card they had stolen and abused? The way they did it just makes it hilarious.

Pattaya police have busted several Romanian gangs over the last few years specializing in ATM and Credit Card fraud.

The "Full Story" link takes you to a security blog that has some pretty scary stories about how many small and medium sized business have had their accounts hacked and cleaned out.

When I need to use an ATM to withdraw funds from my US accounts, I will only use an ATM in a bank lobby, not one on a street. Maybe not 100% safe but as close to safe as possible.

i just thought hackers had more nous than that lolz