400 stores across New Zealand lose Eftpos

Hundreds of retailers across New Zealand were disconnected from the computer network which linked their Eftpos terminals to banks yesterday, after the network operators said the out-of-date terminals posed risks to the safety and security of transactions.
About 400 Eftpos machines were disconnected from the Paymark network - cutting off those retailers from processing Eftpos transactions.
"The disconnections come as a result of retailers who, despite months of warning, have not upgraded out-of-date terminals," said Paymark chief executive Simon Tong.
Paymark said there was a June 1 deadline for all retailers to switch to the more secure version 6.0 Eftpos terminals.