LogMeIn used in $40,000 Subway point of sale hack
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 05/16/2014 07:56 AM
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Shahin Abdollahi, a former Subway franchisee, admitted to being part of conspiracy to hack POS terminals at approximately 13 stores around the country, netting almost $40,000 in fraudulently acquired gift cards. According to ARS Technica, Abdollahi set up the terminals with software from LogMeIn, which allows people to remotely log in to PCs over the Internet.
The Department of Justice press release lays out the charges against, Shahin Abdollahi, aka “Sean Holdt,” 46, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., and Jeffrey Thomas Wilkinson, 35, of Rialto, Calif., as follows - one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and wire fraud, and one count of wire fraud.
According to the indictment, Abdollahi owned Subway franchises in Southern California from 2005 to 2008, and later operated a California company called “POS Doctor,” which sold and installed point-of-sale (POS) computer systems to Subway restaurant franchises around the country. POS systems are a type of computerized checkout register that allows merchants to manage customer purchases made by credit, debit and gift cards.
The indictment alleges that beginning in approximately 2011, Abdollahi and Wilkinson conspired to remotely hack into POS systems in Subway restaurant franchises around the country. According to the indictment, members of the conspiracy hacked into at least 13 Subway POS systems that Abdollahi sold through POS Doctor and fraudulently added at least $40,000 in value to Subway gift cards. Abdollahi and Wilkinson allegedly used the fraudulent gift cards to make purchases at Subway, and Wilkinson also allegedly sold fraudulent gift cards to others using eBay and Craigslist.
The Department of Justice press release lays out the charges against, Shahin Abdollahi, aka “Sean Holdt,” 46, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., and Jeffrey Thomas Wilkinson, 35, of Rialto, Calif., as follows - one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and wire fraud, and one count of wire fraud.
According to the indictment, Abdollahi owned Subway franchises in Southern California from 2005 to 2008, and later operated a California company called “POS Doctor,” which sold and installed point-of-sale (POS) computer systems to Subway restaurant franchises around the country. POS systems are a type of computerized checkout register that allows merchants to manage customer purchases made by credit, debit and gift cards.
The indictment alleges that beginning in approximately 2011, Abdollahi and Wilkinson conspired to remotely hack into POS systems in Subway restaurant franchises around the country. According to the indictment, members of the conspiracy hacked into at least 13 Subway POS systems that Abdollahi sold through POS Doctor and fraudulently added at least $40,000 in value to Subway gift cards. Abdollahi and Wilkinson allegedly used the fraudulent gift cards to make purchases at Subway, and Wilkinson also allegedly sold fraudulent gift cards to others using eBay and Craigslist.
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