With card skimming, and along with it information theft, reaching the Commonwealth, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres noted that the islands are also vulnerable and banks should educate the public on \u201can alarm that we should all be aware of.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith things like this, we never expect to hit here on the islands. It just shows that we are vulnerable just as much as everybody else and I hope that they tighten their security,\u201d Torres said.<\/p>\n
Torres said there is a need to educate the public and raise awareness with regards to ensuring security in using cards, whether debit or credit.<\/p>\n
Torres noted that the skimming incident that was said to occur locally is \u201ceven worse for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI just learned that the incident actually is here. Earlier I thought it was more of an international issue, where they hack into the system,\u201d Torres said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe should educate our community, all credit card holders to use their cards wisely and just do some public awareness,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Torres called on the banks to give information on things such as extra precautions, signs of compromised accounts, and how often one should look into their accounts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to ask the banks to work together and come up with the collaborative effort to educate our community that vulnerability is here on our islands just like everybody else. A lot of times we try to deny our doubt that it\u2019s going to happen here, or it\u2019s going to happen to us as an individual,\u201d Torres said.<\/p>\n
With regards to tightening up security in banks, Torres said, \u201cWe\u2019re relying on the banks to see what they can do to make more securities, tighten up.\u201d<\/p>\n
CNMI Banking director and Department of Commerce Secretary Mark O. Rabauliman they have reached out to the Office Attorney General\u2019s consumer advocacy program for reminders and do\u2019s and don\u2019ts involving bank accounts.<\/p>\n
He added that they are also in constant communication with the banks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been made aware of the situation, we communicated with the banks. We\u2019re also informed that law enforcement is involved,\u201d Rabauliman said.<\/p>\n
Rabauliman noted that there are \u201ca lot of concerns on what is the scope of this breach\u201d and added that they will be inviting the banks to sit down and find resolutions to issues. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe next step is to have them in my office, communicate with them to kind of bring them all together,\u201d Rabauliman said, \u201cWe want to come together and find a resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also communicated with the Office of the Attorney General to see how we can help them out through the legality of all these things,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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