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FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant PAX Technology

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federal investigators today raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology , a Chinese provider of point-of-sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally. has more than 60 million point-of-sale terminals in use throughout 120 countries. organizations. Source: WOKV.com. Earlier today, Jacksonville, Fla.

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Breach at Hy-Vee Supermarket Chain Tied to Sale of 5M+ Stolen Credit, Debit Cards

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On Tuesday of this week, one of the more popular underground stores peddling credit and debit card data stolen from hacked merchants announced a blockbuster new sale: More than 5.3 But typically, such breaches occur when cybercriminals manage to remotely install malicious software on a retailer’s card-processing systems.

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Sale of 4 Million Stolen Cards Tied to Breaches at 4 Restaurant Chains

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The stolen cards went up for sale at the infamous Joker’s Stash carding bazaar. This type of point-of-sale malware is capable of copying data stored on a credit or debit card’s magnetic stripe when those cards are swiped at compromised payment terminals, and that data can then be used to create counterfeit copies of the cards.

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New Data Leaks Add to Australia's Data Security Reckoning

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MyDeal Data Appears Online, Vinomofo Discloses Breach, Optus Fallout Continues Personal data from MyDeal, a marketplace owned by Australia's Woolworths Group grocery chain, has appeared for sale on a data leak forum.

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Here’s Why Credit Card Fraud is Still a Thing

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McCoy and fellow NYU researchers found BriansClub earned close to $104 million in gross revenue from 2015 to early 2019, and listed over 19 million unique card numbers for sale. Ditto for the relatively few corporate and business cards for sale. merchants to continue allowing customers to swipe the stripe instead of dip the chip.

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German laptop retailer fined €10.4m under GDPR for video-monitoring employees

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fine under GDPR against the online laptop and electronic goods retailer NBB for video-monitoring employees. million fine under the GDPR against an online laptop and electronic goods retailer NBB’s (notebooksbilliger.de) for video-monitoring employees for at least a couple of years. .” The post German laptop retailer fined €10.4m

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Checkers, Rally's Burger Joints Hit By POS Malware

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locations were hit with point-of-sale malware, with one California restaurant infected over a more than two-year period starting in December 2015. Checkers is the latest victim in a string of attacks against retailers, restaurants and hotel chains.

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