minor breach at Murphy USA

[Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>]

Probably not minor for the 42 known "victims"

IMO rather unique response by Murphy USA

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/06/42-swindled-after-buying-gas-suffolk

...

Police found that the accounts of 42 customers who pumped gas last month 
at the Murphy USA gas station in front of the Walmart Supercenter were 
hacked. Police are warning store customers to check their statements for 
fraudulent activity.

As of Tuesday, city spokeswoman Debbie George said all of the victims 
had reported fraudulent withdrawals after using their debit cards and 
pin numbers. More victims might be out there, she said.

"We're not sure how the information was obtained," she said.

A gas company representative said Tuesday that a team of employees 
visited the Suffolk station at 1204 N. Main St. a day earlier and found 
no evidence of tampering at the pumps or their systems.

The pumps are safe, said Jay Staggs, communications director for Murphy USA.

"We didn't find residue of anything being stuck in there," he said. "We 
didn't find anything where a pinhole had been drilled.

"We found no reason to believe it originated at Murphy USA," he said. 
"We checked our system from top to bottom."

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