[AusNOG] EFPOST terminals down

[Jay Dixon]

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 <noel.butler at ausics.net> 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
>
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> Kind Regards,
>
> Noel Butler
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