Payments processor Visa has issued an urgent warning about malware at gas stations — both at the pump and inside their convenience stores.
Crooks have been hacking their networks to get access to point-of-sale (POS) equipment — devices used for reading debit and credit cards — that still use magnetic strips instead of chip readers.
There’s nothing you can do about it. It’s the business owners’ responsibility to take security precautions and you have no way of knowing if they have.
The safest action is to pay with cash. But if you do use your card, make sure you check your statements regularly for signs of fraud.
Please be respectful of your interactions with others here. Threats will not be tolerated.
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PrP r/o (and name of post you want reopened)
PrP r/o The Social Dilemma
I would then re-open the post and comments on the post “The Social Dilemma.”
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Payments processor Visa has issued an urgent warning about malware at gas stations — both at the pump and inside their convenience stores.
Crooks have been hacking their networks to get access to point-of-sale (POS) equipment — devices used for reading debit and credit cards — that still use magnetic strips instead of chip readers.
There’s nothing you can do about it. It’s the business owners’ responsibility to take security precautions and you have no way of knowing if they have.
The safest action is to pay with cash. But if you do use your card, make sure you check your statements regularly for signs of fraud.