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Westminster says RecTrac system blocked more than 50,000 fraudulent card attempts; system patched and restored
Summary
City manager reported that Westminster's RecTrac registration and payment system experienced more than 50,000 fraudulent credit-card transaction attempts. City IT and cybersecurity teams blocked the attempts, applied a security patch and restored service with no successful fraudulent charges, the manager said.
Westminster city staff notified council on June 2 that the city’s RecTrac registration-and-payments system experienced more than 50,000 fraudulent credit card transaction attempts. City information-technology and cybersecurity personnel detected and blocked the attempts, applied a security patch and returned the system to service the same week, the city manager said.
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