A Verifone card reader from 1999.Ī spokesman for Verifone said that a password alone isn't enough to infect machines with malware.
But the same issue is present for all major terminal makers, Trustwave said. The vast majority of machines were made by Verifone ( PAY). That includes major clothing and electronics stores, as well as local retail chains. Trustwave examined the credit card terminals at more than 120 retailers nationwide. "We're making it pretty easy for criminals." "No one is changing the password when they set this up for the first time everybody thinks the security of their point-of-sale is someone else's responsibility," Henderson said. But no one thinks it's their job to update the master code, Henderson told CNNMoney.
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