A local car wash company in the U.S. has put their customers’ financial details in jeopardy following a string of reports from car wash companies across the U.S.<\/p>\n
Yankee Car Wash & Detailing says it was told on 27th<\/sup> March 2017 that their point of sale system<\/em> was hacked, and has most probably compromised customers’ credit card information if they used the service between 8th<\/sup> February and 3rd<\/sup> March. The Washington Township company said that it was hit by malware that could have compromised card payment data, card holders’ names, card numbers and security codes.<\/p>\n The company released a statement in an attempt to reassure customers that their personal data was dealt with accordingly: <\/p>\n
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\nThe point of sale system is operated by a third party platform provider, DRB Systems LLC. On the DRB Systems website, they boast about providing “technology and marketing support to enhance the consumer’s experience and the operational efficiency of car wash”, but it seemingly fails to highlight the importance of data security; arguably one of the most important aspects of a pay system.<\/p>\n