Some basic advice has been issued by Apacs, and includes:
* Don’t let your cards or your card details out of your sight when making a transaction
* Do not keep your passwords, login details or Pins written down
* Do not disclose Pins, login details or passwords in response to unsolicited emails
* Only divulge card details over [...]
“Citigroup says it has discovered a security breach in which a hacker accessed personal information from hundreds of thousands of accounts.
Citigroup said the breach occurred last month and affected about 200,000 customers.”
“During routine monitoring, we recently discovered unauthorized access to Citi’s account online,” said Citigroup, in a prepared statement. “A limited number — roughly 1 [...]
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Essentials of Online payment Security and Fraud Prevention
As we all know that credit card frauds are on the rise and crooks are utilizing more advanced techniques to acquire credit card information. In these circumstances anyone can lose their private and credit card information to crooks. Individual due diligence is necessary [...]
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Stopping Identity Theft: 10 Easy Steps to Security
by Reader’s Digest Magazine, on Thu Aug 12, 2010 Interviews by Michelle Crouch
Former identity thieves confess the tactics they use to scam you.
1. Watch your back. In line at the grocery store, I’ll hold my phone
like I’m looking at the screen and snap your [...]
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Stopping Identity Theft: 10 Easy Steps to Security
Identity theft that targets children is rising. Here are five steps to protect your family
By Alissa Figueroa
Identity theft has grown into a multibillion-dollar problem. And it’s not only adults who are targeted.
At least 7 percent of the reported cases of identity theft target children. [...]
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100% Internet Credit Card Fraud Protected
by Robert McMillan
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has disrupted a long-running online scam that allowed offshore fraudsters to steal millions of dollars from U.S. consumers — often by taking just pennies at a time.
The scam, which had been run for about four years, according to the FTC, provides [...]
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By: Brian Prince
A survey of small to midsize businesses from 28 different countries by Symantec found that companies are focusing more on information protection and backup and recovery. Driving these changes is a fear of losing data.
Today’s small to midsize businesses (SMBs) are facing a growing threat from cyber-attacks, and are changing their [...]
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PCI DSS v1.2: A Practical Guide to Implementation
By David F. Carr @ Forbes
The easiest way for small businesses to address the information security requirements imposed by credit card companies is the wrong way. I’m talking about lying and praying.
In 2004 the major credit card companies got together to define a [...]
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City woman victim of skimming; Credit card number used for purchases at store in Florida.(City): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
By Angela Moscaritolo – SCMagazineUS.com
U.S. banks are grappling with a recent increase in skimming attacks, which are being carried out by Eastern European gangs aiming to steal consumer bank account [...]
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DesMoinesRegister.com
Nearly $9,000 was stolen from a Des Moines family’s credit union account after their home computer was hacked. The theft occurred at the end of March.
“My husband was on the computer and he’d just paid a credit card bill,” Nickie Siracusano said. “A pop-up that said PC Shields came up on the screen. [...]
