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Old 09-02-2014, 11:50 AM  
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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam View Post
I just read that. The only debit cards I have are tied to small accounts I keep for POS and Internet transactions. Since the POS security is so bad, I limit any potential loss that way.

Idiot Defense System. PCI-DSS cannot defend against POS terminals still using WinXP
That was the case in the Target hack, not proven in this Home Depot one.
POS seems to have a double meaning here.

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/09/b...at-home-depot/

Interesting read ...
Every time I talk with someone that mentions a PoS terminal I laugh. Both meanings are true in most scenarios!
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