2026-08-08 08:55 UTC
@ainmosni@social.ainmosni.eu @quixoticgeek@social.v.st @raymaccarthy@mastodon.ie @catsalad@infosec.exchange @jdblair@hachyderm.io @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange I worked in a bistro/nightclub where the card machine was set up to allow customers to add a tip. Late at night a fairly tipsy customer brought me a receipt, demanding to know why we'd charged her nearly £10k for a round of drinks. She'd tipped me her PIN, which started with a 9. Amazed the transaction even went through.
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@jdblair@hachyderm.io 2026-08-08 09:30
@_thegeoff@mastodon.social @ainmosni@social.ainmosni.eu @quixoticgeek@social.v.st @raymaccarthy@mastodon.ie @catsalad@infosec.exchange @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange @hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange The limits on USA cards are, by EU standards, crazy! My last US card had a limit of $70k. I could have bought a car, if the dealer accepted plastic.