Thousands of users of Excluded Workers Fund offered by the New York State Department of Labor were targeted in ATM skimming scams.
One of the users reported that her savings were lost, upon investigation she got to know that the attacker had purchased a luxury watch worth $14K using her account.
Blackhawk, the company that issued the card on behalf of the department upon getting several reports started investigating the scenario.
Source: https://documentedny.com/2022/02/11/excluded-workers-fund-card-fraud/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/new-york-state-department-of-labor
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"linkid": "new-york-state-department-of-labor",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "12/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Thousands',
'industry': 'Government',
'location': 'New York, USA',
'name': 'New York State Department of Labor',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'ATM Skimming',
'description': 'Thousands of users of Excluded Workers Fund offered by the '
'New York State Department of Labor were targeted in ATM '
'skimming scams. One of the users reported that her savings '
'were lost, upon investigation she got to know that the '
'attacker had purchased a luxury watch worth $14K using her '
'account. Blackhawk, the company that issued the card on '
'behalf of the department upon getting several reports started '
'investigating the scenario.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential',
'financial_loss': 'Unknown',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'ATM Skimming Devices'},
'investigation_status': 'Investigation ongoing by Blackhawk',
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Blackhawk'},
'title': 'ATM Skimming Scams Targeting Excluded Workers Fund Users',
'type': 'ATM Skimming',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'ATM Skimming Devices'}