Comments on: Beware of Interac PIN-Pads

By: Rod

Rod — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:11:04 +0000

That’s what happened to my parents. Someone would deposit an empty envelope claiming that it was $5000 and then immediately withdraw that amount. They never knew it was a problem because their balance didn’t change. Thankfully they keep an eye on their records, though, and they brought it to the bank’s attention (should have been the other way around IMO), so they didn’t lose anything.

The information got captured one way or another from a Husky station in Langley.

By: Tyler Ingram

Tyler Ingram — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:30:10 +0000

I tend to carry more cash on me nowadays. Though I find it more convenient when I’m at a pub/restaurant to pay with rather than using debit etc. They are working on better security features on the card (a chip) but I believe it is still in the works and then the PINpads would still need to be all upgraded to work with them. This would just hinder the thieves of course… everything get’s cracked eventually.

By: Mohamed

Mohamed — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:37:37 +0000

This is scary – a friend at work had his ATM card phished this way 2-3 times! He no longer uses it and keeps the bare minimum and has no overdraft on it. He charges everything using VISA or MC.

I check my accounts daily and double-check the PIN PAD at the store I’m using it at to see if it’s been tampered in anyway. Of course in most cases you’ll never be able to tell… but as soon as the clerks see me fiddling with it they let me know how it is stored.

Debit card fraud/theft is becoming BIG business for crooks.

By: Cam Tardi

Cam Tardi — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:12:19 +0000

My bro just had this happen to him about a week ago…we got a call from his bank kinda wondering WTF was going on.

I have dealt with an un-named interac provider at a previous job. I was not too pleased with the security measures that this particular model of machine we used had. YES, it did verify that you were using the correct hand held pad…when you install it, you need to enter the ‘security code’ printed on the back of the unit and that needs to match the signal the unit sends out…yup…real secure.