In furtherance of a federal investigation the FBI has searched the Florida premises of a Chinese payment-terminal provider. This comprised of the warehouse and offices belonging to Pax Technology.
Pax was founded two decades ago and is headquartered in Shenzhen. According to its website, the company has delivered over 57 million terminals to more than 120 countries. In addition to payment terminals, Pax manufactures PIN pads and point-of-sale (POS) hardware and software
The FBI Jacksonville Division, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Commerce, and Naval Criminal Investigative Services, and with the support of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were in the process of executing a court-authorized search at the location location in furtherance of a federal investigation.
Pax Technology has however stated that it takes security seriously and is unaware of any allegations of illegal activity.
“As always, Pax Technology is actively monitoring its environment for possible threats. We remain committed to providing secure and quality software systems and solutions,” said a company spokesperson.
The company’s British office wrote to its customers in the UK to say that no security issues had occurred.
In the letter, which was viewed by the BBC, the company said: “No confidential customer information or transaction data was sent from any Pax device sold in the US or UK.”