Rob O’Neill reports:
Auckland City is referring all enquiries about how its carparking systems were compromised, leading to the reissue of thousands of credit cards, to Westpac, which is leading the investigation into the incident.
Spokesman Glyn Jones says the council “hasn’t been told conclusively” whether skimming or hacking were used to breach customer security. The banks are conducting the investigation into the incident, he says.
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Earlier today, a note on the Public Address system website indicated the city’s PCI credit card certification was “under serious review”.
“Basically, internal systems at Auckland City have been compromised,” the leak, attributed to “Mr A. Source”, said.
However, Jones says the council has had no indication from the banks that is the case.
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