Credit card fraud may be more of a problem at stores and gas stations than when shopping online. Those terminals where you swipe your card, and the systems behind them, are not very secure.
Data breaches start at the gas station, analyst says – Network World
Using a credit card at a gas station could pose more of a risk for data theft than shopping online, as point-of-sale terminals have emerged as a weak link in the security chain, according to a Gartner Inc. analyst.
When a card is swiped, point-of-sale (POS) terminals often collect and store the data held in the magnetic stripe on the back of a credit card, said Avivah Litan, a Gartner vice president and distinguished analyst. Retailers are often unaware that their POS applications collect so much information.
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