Thank Goodness It’s.... A Skimming Scheme?

Thank Goodness It’s.... Skimming Scheme? TGI Friday's restaurant has to be blushing a little today as one of their employees out of Maryland has been indicted on 16 counts of identity theft for skimming over 73 customers’ cards on a hand held skimmer. After using the card information to create new cards purchases were made that totaled more than $42,000.00. When you go out to eat, Monday or Friday, make sure you don’t let your card leave your hand.

READ HERE

Citigroup breached again

If Citigroup can be hacked into and lose 98,000+ of their customers info, your POS system, credit card terminal, back of house computer system etc can easily be hacked into. Make sure you are up to date with all your PCI Compliance requirements, if you are unsure if you are or are not, contact us for assistance. (877)217-0707.

Read the story of their breach: HERE

Waitress Skims Credit Cards

Turn your Iphone, Ipod, or Ipad into a skimmer...

Turn your Iphone, Ipod, or Ipad into a skimmer... security researchers from Aperture Labs in England recently demonstrated how they used the Square dongle and turned it into a skimmer that takes the card information, turns it into a sound wave, then converts the sound wave back into credit card numbers saved in on their device. Scary part- square dongles are free from the company and this Aperture Lab did this in an airport waiting for a plane.

do you know where your card information is?

25 year old man arrested along with his 33 year old accomplice after being caught for skimming restaurant patrons cards.

READ HERE: ARRESTS MADE

Chip Debit? is the move worth it?

Banks are starting to see the value in switching to Chip Debit. All of the equipment used with our Dine Fraud Free program is already accepting chip. One bank specifically reported "If I look at the first six months of 2010, as compared to the first six months of 2011, we've seen a 70 percent increase in the number of claims." With a growth rate like that, this appears to be a pretty good move.

Read the full article: Chip Debit

Another POS System Hacked

Another system hacked and more credit card numbers have been compromised. If you have still not checked to make sure your equipment is PCI compliant you should contact Alpine for assistance today. (877)217-0707

Check out the details: HERE