The cards used by millions of Americans to purchase food for their family don’t have modern security features, experts say.
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1, 2025. 1 hour agoRead full article: As temperatures rise, so do our AC bills in Houston: Ways to Save on Your Energy BillIt's the perfect time to save on fabulous finds that will help you jump start your spring cleaning, keep you ready while on the go and simply make life a little easier.Read full article: Save big on spring essentials with these Insider Deals– The cards used by millions of Americans to purchase food for their family don’t have modern security features, experts say. Millions of dollars in SNAP benefits stolen from Texans. But state, feds won’t share who’s taking themIt’s important to know that SNAP is a federally funded benefit, but is managed by individual states. This means that each state has different SNAP cards. In Texas, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission manages SNAP benefits and issues them on the Lone Star card. The problem with cards across the country is that they each lack modern security features, like a computer chip known as an “EMV chip.” “My heart dropped. Had I been by myself, I’d have hit the floor,” Chaunsea DiMaggio of Houston told KPRC 2 when she realized her SNAP benefits were stolen.“There was $3.42 left on my card,” she said. ”We rely on that every single month, otherwise we don’t eat." SNAP skimming has surged in recent months. Many Houstonians have shared their stories with 2 Helps You.“The EBT program has become a buffet for fraudsters,” said Hayoowd Talcove, the CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Government Business. “When the criminals realized that the USDA was using a glorified hotel room key with no chip on, they started developing tools and procedures to start stealing at scale.”California just launched theirs at the start of the year.How about Texas? The Health and Human Services Commission says they’re still working on it. “HHSC continues to research the possibility and challenges of implementing chip cards,” a TxHHS spokesperson told KPRC 2. “When I hear comments like that, you know what I hear? What I hear is I don’t care about taxpayer dollars, and I don’t care about the food insecure,” Talcove responded. “I know this sounds really inhumane. My answer was don’t do that because the criminals will steal even more.” At this point, Texas and other states could skip the chip. Instead, Talcove says they could start looking at contactless payment methods. It would make it even more difficult for criminals to obtain your cards information.“You’re not dealing with small actors here,“ he said. ”You are dealing with sophisticated transnational, in some cases, state-sponsored groups that have killer technology.” It’s those massive criminal groups who are stealing from people who need it most, while victimizing every American taxpayer in the process.“You need to put the little chip card,” Talcove answered.Gage Goulding is an award-winning TV news reporter and anchor. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, he comes to Texas from Fort Myers, FL, where he covered some of the areas most important stories, including Hurricane Ian.‘We are not stealing:’ Stolen SNAP benefits being used at Chicago store, owner says he isn’t the thief Read full article: ‘We are not stealing:’ Stolen SNAP benefits being used at Chicago store, owner says he isn’t the thiefRead full article: Trae Tha Truth, KPRC 2 Viewers help mom whose SNAP benefits were stolenRead full article: KPRC 2 reporting on stolen SNAP benefits leads to Houston Congressman filing legislationRead full article: Gov. Abbott, lawmakers weigh in on bill that would bring back funding for stolen SNAP benefits‘Buffet for fraudsters’: SNAP cards lack security measures to protect benefits, experts sayIt's the perfect time to save on fabulous finds that will help you jump start your spring cleaning, keep you ready while on the go and simply make life a little easier.Read full article: Save big on spring essentials with these Insider Deals
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