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UPDATE: SCRANTON-SCAMMER PROBE

Consult Local Branch,

Anxious Customers Told

By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

Authorities say this ATM, located at Community Bank's Southside Oneonta branch, had been compromised by a card-skimming device. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

ONEONTA – Community Bank customers concerned their confidential information may have been compromised by the Scranton ATM Scanner are being advised to call their local branches.

Bank Senior VP/Retail Banking Hal Wentworth said bank policy is not to discuss security breaches publicly, but added, "We are cooperating with law enforcement on this ongoing investigation."

Community Bank follows Visa's zero-liability policy, Wentworth said, "which protects our customers from fraud or unauthorized use of their accounts."

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