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Korean credit card payment terminals hacked.

Posted on April 14, 2014 by easykorean

Adding to the long list of insecure banking and payment systems in Korea, POS (Point Of Sale) terminals were recently hacked. 200,000 credit card users had their information stolen last Friday. As a result, $115,000USD in 268 transactions was stolen. If you bank in Korea, ensure that you’re enrolled in (free) mobile phone transaction notification via SMS.

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Posted in News | Tagged credit card, hack, leak, payment system, point of sale, POS

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