[nbsd4life]

guarding the cashbox isn't so bad because they have to do the same for the merchandise.

[jacquesm]

No one ever got killed guarding a pin terminal.

[jonknee]

No, because you'll get robbed without ever knowing it (see Target or any number of other large POS hacks).

[jacquesm]

Sure, but the skimmers target the consumers, not the company. Having a lot of cash for places like Home Depot and so on is a real problem. It also enables all kinds of fraud and embezzlement.

[jonknee]

Target registered $252 million in expenses for the breach. Insurance covered $90 million or so, but either way that would add up to a lot of robberies.

[jacquesm]

Pretty sloppy processes if that went on for so long and they didn't notice.