Mystery Australian merchant credit cards breached

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The Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and St George have cancelled a number of
credit cards in response to a potential security breach.

Both banks have confirmed to the ABC that some customers' cards have been
cancelled due to fears they had been compromised and would be open to fraud.

The Commonwealth Bank says it detected the potential security breach through
its continuous monitoring process.

CBA says a merchant terminal used by its customers was not secure.

It says the terminal is owned by another bank which has been notified.

CBA says MasterCard and Visa were also alerted to the potential problem
immediately.

ANZ and National Australia Bank say it is not one of their terminals.

Westpac says there has been no security breach with its systems either, but
would not comment on whether there was a problem at its subsidiary St
George.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/27/3228694.htm

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