Credit card skimming can be costly. This small group stole over $1.2 million (or at least that's what they are aware of). In this case it looks like the banks will recover their funds. Part of the larger question is whether the customers return to where they know their credit card information was compromises, or will they go somewhere else?
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2022-04-22/card-skimming-fraud