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Costco customers complain of fraudulent charges before company confirms card skimming attack

Costco is offering victims 12 months of credit monitoring, a $1 million insurance reimbursement policy, and ID theft recovery services according to ZDNET.

Costco has sent out breach notification letters to an unknown number of victims after multiple people took to social media to complain about fraudulent charges connected to the company.

First reported by Bleeping Computer, the letter says payment card information was compromised through a card skimming device at certain Costco locations.

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Banana traceability via IOT Data

“If you can trace a cow, you can track anything,” Gavin Devaney, owner and managing director of Bartle Frere Bananas told ZDNet.

It’s the reason why for the last two years he has been rolling out sensors and relying on data to improve the overall operation of his 250-acre North Queensland banana farm, including ensuring it meets management best practice.

On-site at Bartle Frere Bananas are weather monitoring stations and soil moisture sensors designed to help control irrigation levels on a section-by-section basis within each paddock, as well as solar-powered, inline nitrate sensors that regulate the use of fertilisation, monitor sediment, and reduce nitrate run-off.

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