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Before Wawa found data breach exposing customers’ credit and debit cards, Visa warned it could happen

Visa reported in November that gas stations are attractive targets for cyber-criminals because many have been slow to adopt more-secure payment-processing technology. Wawa said it is still implementing chip technology at gas pumps and expects all pumps to be upgraded in 2020.

The super-sized Wawa convenience-store-and-gas-station combo at 2535 Aramingo Avenue in Philadelphia.
The super-sized Wawa convenience-store-and-gas-station combo at 2535 Aramingo Avenue in Philadelphia.Read moreTom Gralish / File Photograph