But gas stations got extra time to upgrade, due in part to the infrastructure at the pumps. Those old-style card readers are vulnerable, Visa said, citing a round of cyber attacks this year. In one case, a gas station was compromised by malware from a phishing email that was opened by an employee. It also said converting fuel-pump card readers to chip technology would help thwart these attacks. Starting in October, if a fraudulent charge is made at a gas station card reader that still lacks chip technology, the gas station — not the credit card company — will have the responsibility of covering the charge.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 17, 2019 12:22 UTC