Frank Hayes writes:
When a gang of thieves physically tampers with point-of-sale systems, the tampering is usually a local operation. But that may be changing. Discount grocer Aldi said Friday (Oct. 1) that it has found tampered payment-card readers in stores in 11 states, spread from the east coast to Illinois. The retailer said the tampering was only in a limited number of its 1,100 U.S. stores, and all those stores were clustered near 10 cities—but the stolen data is being cashed out thousands of miles away.
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Via @_Florindo_
Reading the full commentary, I started thinking that this sounds very much like we heard in the Hancock Fabrics breach. In that multi-state breach, the chain also seemingly used older pin pads.
Are older pin pads a thief’s best friend?