| According to surveys, the restaurant is the most likely | | | | targeted place for credit card theft, but the theory is |
| place to lose a credit card. One of the major credit | | | | that it goes around the weakness of the security of |
| card companies determined that forty percent and | | | | the place. What actually happens during the hacking is |
| that’s right 40% of credit card theft happens to | | | | that when the credit card is swiped for payment, the |
| dining locations more than any type of establishments. | | | | data is retrieved by unscrupulous individuals. All of the |
| This is because people are pre-occupied with eating | | | | necessary data including the account number, |
| and talking. It gives thieves a chance not only to steal | | | | verification code and the expiration date are given out. |
| their belongings but their credit card receipt as well. | | | | After knowing the cause of the problem, credit card |
| We cannot say that waiters and gourmet chefs are | | | | companies will impose fines on the restaurants if they |
| to blame because they can easily copy your personal | | | | are proven to carelessly store data in their stores. |
| information, although it is possible. It is important to | | | | Improper storing of data will be the ground for imposing |
| consider the technology available as well as the most | | | | fines that can amount to $10,000 per month. Credit |
| convenient way to steal is through it. The theft | | | | cards are considered as one of the factors that |
| happens when a particular hacker goes right into the | | | | makes establishments ‘survive.’ The advice |
| system of the restaurant and downloads the | | | | would be to check your account regularly so that you |
| information about the credit card. | | | | can report the theft in the shortest possible time. If |
| It is not really known why restaurants are the most | | | | it‘s possible, pay cash for the meals that you eat. |