From the Washington Post
An Odyssey of Fraud - Brian Krebs
Andy Kordopatis is the proprietor of Odyssey Bar, a modest watering hole in Pocatello, Idaho, a few blocks away from Idaho State University. Most of his customers pay for their drinks with cash, but about three times a day he receives a phone call from someone he's never served -- in most cases someone who's never even been to Idaho -- asking why their credit or debit card has been charged a small amount by his establishment.
Kordopatis says he can usually tell what's coming next when the caller immediately asks to speak with the manager or owner.
"That's when I start telling them that I know why they're calling, and about the Russian hackers who are using my business," Kordopatis said.
The Odyssey Bar is but one of dozens of small establishments throughout the United States seemingly picked at random by organized cyber criminals to serve as unwitting pawns in a high-stakes game of chess against the U.S. financial system. This daily pattern of phone calls and complaints has been going on for more than...
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