it's my understanding that EFTPOS (which processes bank cards from savings accounts etc) is actually a different payment processor than VISA/Mastercard/Amex so it would be possible for EFTPOS to be offline without affecting tap & go or paywave type payments from the credit card processors.
Either way the more likely explanations are summarized well in John's reply. On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 12:02 PM Noel Butler <[email protected]> wrote: > hacker? nah... Might be a minor hissy somewhere with someones network, > I've used my card at multiple places yesterday and this morning - all tap > 'n go, the only hiccup I had was at a supermarket yesterday, it returned > declined, I tapped immediately same card again and it approved > > > On 22/06/2020 01:29, Chris Hurley wrote: > > Hi all, > > Has anyone else noticed experience a large increase in EFPOST terminals > being down? With CoVid a lot of end users have switched to EFPOST only > transactions but in the last 72 hrs we have noticed end users complaining > and a number of sites now only accepting cash eg local council tips – Why a > hacker would target a tip go figure. > > Regards, > > Chris Hurley BE (Elec) > Signal Manager > > -- > > Kind Regards, > > Noel Butler > This Email, including attachments, may contain legally privileged > information, therefore remains confidential and subject to copyright > protected under international law. You may not disseminate any part of this > message without the authors express written authority to do so. If you are > not the intended recipient, please notify the sender then delete all copies > of this message including attachments immediately. Confidentiality, > copyright, and legal privilege are not waived or lost by reason of the > mistaken delivery of this message. > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >
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