Security Expert’s Credit Card Hacked
An excellent way to improve one’s level of security intelligence is to follow the writings of Robert X. Cringley, one of my favorite technology know-it-alls. Anyway, Cringley’s credit card was recently hacked. And if his card can be hacked, anyone’s can. Like many cardholders, Cringley received a notification from his credit card company’s fraud depar
“Flash Attacks” Make Big Money for Debit and Credit Card Scammers
Once a victim’s debit card number has been successfully skimmed, the card can be cloned, say, 100 times, and the cloned cards can be distributed to 100 people. All 100 people can then use the cloned cards to withdraw cash from 100 different ATMs within a brief window of five or ten minutes. If 100 [...]
7 Tips To Better Credit Card Security
Every time you use a credit card, you increase the chances of that card number being used fraudulently. Cards can be skimmed and hacked in a number of different ways. #1 Watch your card. Whenever you hand your credit or debit card to a salesperson or waiter, watch to see where your card is taken [...]
5 Sneaky Credit Card Scams
#1 Phone Fraud. The phone rings, a scammer poses as your banks fraud department. They may have your entire card number stolen from another source. They ask about a charge made and you deny the charge, but in order for the charge to be removed, they need your 3-4 digits CVV number off the front [...]
Does Closing My Credit Card Hurt Me? (Read Situation)?
Im an 18 year old college student who has had a credit card for 8 months. I charge a few things every month and have paid it on time every month with no problems. I recently found a credit card that goes through Speedway that racks up rewards based alot on how much gas you [...]