Security News > 2020 > October > Wisepay 'outage' is actually the school meal payments biz trying to stop an intruder from stealing customer card details

UK cashless school payments firm Wisepay has pulled its website offline after spotting a miscreant trying to spoof its card payment page.

The Hampshire-based company, which bills itself as "Allowing parents and guardians to make cashless payments to their school or college", said its website was "Down for maintenance".

He went on to say that the miscreant was "Spoofing the Sagepay page to capture card details", saying that Wisepay itself merely provides a "Gateway for parents" and doesn't hold card information itself.

Wisepay customer Monk's Walk School, a secondary in Hertfordshire, told parents in a Facebook post earlier today: "As a precautionary measure we suggest that if you tried to use Wisepay between the 2nd and 5th of October, you should take sensible precautions such as checking your online banking for suspicious activity."

The school added, somewhat acidly: "On a practical level we are investigating alternative payment methods so that you can continue to make payments for your son or daughter."

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