Credit card IC chip swap cases rise; super sento bathhouse linked to theft instructions

Reports describe a growing number of cases in which the IC chips of credit cards were swapped, allowing the cards to be used without the holders' knowledge. The super sento (public bathhouse) was reported as one of the targeted locations. The report also raises the possibility that people were instructed to commit theft at bathhouses. The video is from TV Asahi's Super J Channel broadcast of November 13, 2026.

• Credit card IC chip swapping cases are increasing
• Super sento bathhouses were the targeted location
• Possible instructions to steal at bathhouses are reported

クレジットカードのICチップをすり替えて、知らぬ間に利用される被害が相次いでいます。ターゲットになったのは「スーパー銭湯」でした。 [テレ朝NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp