Another story revealing how easy hacking can be for some

Yesterday news of the teen who hacked into the US Government Websites and Interpol, today, news of CiTi Bank being hacked compromising some 200,000 customers information. Again, if you think your POS system or credit card terminals are secure, you may want to have a professional like Alpine double check for you.

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How Secure is Your system?

18 year old arrested for hacking into US government websites and Interpol. When arrested they also found 130 fake credit cards. Boy was arrested in Greece. Stories like this go to show that if the Government and Interpol can be hacked into by an 18 year old, your credit card terminal or POS system really may not be as secure as you think?? Call today for assistance in making sure you system is up to par (877)217-0707

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Do you pay at the pump or go inside?

Alpine has started a campaign called Pump Fraud Free. Using the same device as used in the restaurant industry we have found a way to help eliminate fraud at the pump. If you find yourself outside paying at the pump, take a look at the article below. Then call us for more information (877)217-0707

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Alpine/Dine Fraud Free in the News Paper

Alpine Payment Systems and its Dine Fraud Free program have been recognized in the local news paper. With the recent recognition from the Portland Business Journal as being one of the top 100 fastest growing companies, word is starting to spread. Below is a link to the Business Brief's where Alpine is recognized. A full story by The Columbian is still to come.

Read the Brief: CLICK HERE

Data Breach- What should you do?

Here is a great article with steps on what to do after you are the victim of a Data Breach:

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PH. D Student Skimming Restaurant Patrons Cards

The man in the story below is a University of Georgia Ph. D Honor student who was living a double life. He would have accomplices working at local restaurants skim credit cards, and then he would collect the skimmers, create new cards, and then go on spending sprees. On top of his spending, he made out with $145,000.00 in cash deposits to his bank. Dine Fraud Free would have prevented this.

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$18.00 quickly turns into $1,000.00+

Could you imagine spending $18.00 and finding out that you ended up spending $1,000.00 plus due to skimming? That is what happened to victims of the recent Michaels Craft Store Skimming case. Now a class action law-suit is being filed. This is a large retail store that spreads across the nation. How are you, a single mom and pop store looking to avoid this? Contact Alpine today for more information (877)217-0707

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