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Skimming Techniques Used By Point-of-Sale Devices Are “The Norm” Once Again This Holiday Season

Posted on November 18, 2011March 23, 2016

Point-of-Sale (“POS”) fraud is on the rise last holiday season, and once again federal and state authorities are warning the public to be weary of “skimming” techniques this holiday season. According to the Associated Press today, 28 people were indicted in New York for running an ID-theft ring, whereby waiters were recruited to use POS […]

Data Security & Privacy

How Point-of-Sale (POS) Attacks Can Cripple Small Businesses

Posted on July 25, 2011March 23, 2016

The scenario usually is something as simple as – cyber-thieves plant a software program onto a point-of-sale terminal at your local retail establishment, which then allows the criminal to retain the credit card information from the unsuspecting patron. While money is being drained from the customer’s bank account to pay for items like clothes and gas, […]