Re: Yeat another hotel cyber attack

2015-11-25 Thread Ed Gould
On Nov 25, 2015, at 10:07 AM, Charles Mills wrote: Not really. Barely available any more. You as a consumer are basically at zero direct money risk from credit card fraud. (Unlike cash!) Charles Charles, I buy them yearly (just before vacation) at the bank I go to. There are still

Re: Yeat another hotel cyber attack

2015-11-25 Thread Charles Mills
, 2015 7:07 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Yeat another hotel cyber attack Traveler's Checks are still an option. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: Yeat another hotel cyber attack

2015-11-25 Thread Steve Thompson
And because of how easily they are counterfeited by a mainframe, many places will not accept Travelers Cheques these days. (Had to mention mainframe to keep within the purpose of this list server -- Hint hint). On 11/25/2015 11:17 AM, Ed Gould wrote: On Nov 25, 2015, at 10:07 AM, Charles

Re: Yeat another hotel cyber attack

2015-11-25 Thread Robert A. Rosenberg
At 11:37 -0500 on 11/25/2015, Steve Thompson wrote about Re: Yeat another hotel cyber attack: And because of how easily they are counterfeited by a mainframe, many places will not accept Travelers Cheques these days. I remember a Hawaii 5-0 (original version) that turned on passing real

Re: Yeat another hotel cyber attack

2015-11-25 Thread Ed Finnell
Traveler's Checks are still an option. In a message dated 11/25/2015 3:47:07 A.M. Central Standard Time, elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za writes: Until that is stolen too. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Yeat another hotel cyber attack

2015-11-25 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Hilton hotels are the next victims... http://www.fin24.com/Tech/News/hilton-hotels-hit-by-cyber-attack-20151125 Quote from that article: "... just the latest in a long string of credit card breaches involving hotel brands, restaurants and retail establishments." Seemed good old cash is still