April 08, 2018

Crooks are swapping out chips on payment cards, says US Secret Service

The crooks don't steal your whole card, which you'd probably notice, but just the chip from it...

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February 28, 2018

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak scammed by Bitcoin fraudster

Apple co-founder and tech icon Steve Wozniak has reportedly admitted falling victim to Bitcoin fraud.

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May 17, 2017

Brooks Brothers reveals theft of payment card details

Retailer suggests 'unauthorized individual' was behind the breach - and says it's now resolved

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October 19, 2016

Republican site rigged with credit card skimmer malware for 6 months

Have you picked up a #NeverHillary sticker lately? If so, your card details may well have been whisked away to be sold on the black market.

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September 19, 2016

324,000 payment cards breached, CVVs included

When you decide to add debugging logs to your payment application, the PCI DSS rules about what you are allowed to store DO NOT CHANGE!

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August 16, 2016

US hotels hit by payment card slurping malware

10 months after merchants were to assume financial responsibility if they didn't install chip readers, we're still seeing POS breaches.

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December 12, 2015

Advent tip #12: Don’t email your credit card details!

If you're in search of that perfect gift, but are having trouble paying for it, you might be tempted to email your card details...

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December 04, 2015

Target settles with banks for $39 million after epic data breach

Target has settled with banks, credit card companies and credit unions for $39m, pushing the total cost of the incident to around $300m.

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August 20, 2015

Credit card info for 93,000 Web.com customers nabbed in data breach

Customers should keep an eye out for bogus charges on their credit/debit cards!

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