The flexibility and convenience of cashless payments methods have made them very popular. But in spite of strict regulation, legitimate point-of-sale (POS) transaction receipts may offer an easy method for fraudulent online transactions.
Sensitive credit card information is disclosed on certain POS transaction receipts that can be used by criminals to successfully complete fraudulent online shopping transactions. Dr Suné von Solms of Johannesburg University examines the impact of these findings and proposes recommendations to protect against possible information disclosure in POS devices.