Self-service kiosk vendor hit by hackers

US firm Avanti Markets says that nearly 2000 of its self-service payment kiosks have been infected with malware, putting customers' card data at risk.

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Self-service kiosk vendor hit by hackers

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Avanti operates 'micro markets' in company break rooms throughout America, enabling employees to pay for food at self-service kiosks with cash, cards and even fingerprint scans.

The firm says that on 4 July it discovered a "sophisticated malware attack" which affected about 1900 kiosks.

The malware appears to have targeted card information, including names, card numbers and expiration dates. However, biometric data was not compromised.

While a forensic investigation is underway, Avanti says that it appears that the incident is down to the workstation of a third party vendor’s employee getting infected with malware.

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Hitesh Thakkar

Hitesh Thakkar Technology Evangelist (Financial Technology) at SME - Fintech startups (APAC and Africa)

Cash seems to become more safer as we advance on trajectory of high speed computing.

 

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