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Researchers Warn A New (and Old) Online Credit Card Scam Has Been Discovered!
It’s not exactly a secret that the online world can be a dangerous place. Particularly so if you’re not very careful about protecting your data (and before you ask, no, this isn’t a sponsored post for some kind of VPN software). – The sad reality is that the internet is…
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Criticism Grows As Microsoft Adds ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Options to Edge Browser
Having credit can be an amazingly useful tool. Particularly so when an unexpected bill comes along that you don’t quite have the finances to immediately cover. It should be noted though that credit can also be an exceptionally dangerous thing. Granting the illusion of free money, and the freedom to…
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NCIX Database Servers Sold at Craigslist Without Being Wiped
Millions of Canadian and American Consumers at Risk Canadian retailer NCIX filed for bankruptcy and closed 10 months ago. They were the premiere PC hardware retail store in Canada and even did a sizable business on the other side of the border. However, as Travis Doering of Privacy Fly found…
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Malware Discovered in NewEgg Skimming Credit Card Info
Credit Card Info Stolen As one of the largest PC hardware online retailer on the planet, millions of transactions go through NewEgg‘s website every month. In fact, they have 45 million unique monthly visitors and had a $2.65 billion revenue in 2016. Which is why the latest data breach of…
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Gamers Abandon Purchases Due To Slow Check-Out Processes
Gamers Abandon Purchases Buying a PC game online, you are often a bit spoilt for choice. You do, of course, have Steam and a number of other sources where game codes can be purchased. It seems, however, that the payment process is putting a lot of people off. In a…
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Mastercard Win Patent For Cryptocurrency Transactions
Mastercard Win Patent For Cryptocurrency Transactions Cryptocurrencies may not be the hot subject they were this time last year, but they are still very much a talking subject for technology enthusiasts. It seems, however, that you may soon be able to use your credit card (specifically Mastercard) to engage in…
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Card Payments Finally Beat Cash Transactions In UK
Card Transactions Finally Top Cash Payments It’s no surprise that in recent years we all look to pay and buy things more with our cards rather than carry cash. In truth, I can not honestly remember the last cash purchase I made. With the implementation of the contactless debit and…
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Visa Payment Problems Resolved After Europe Wide Failure
Visa Payment Problems Are Now Resolved The last 24 hours have given many customers some big headaches. With Visa being the most popular format for debit card payments in the UK and Europe a service failure found many in the awkward position of attempting to pay for goods only to…
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Major Card Payment Error Sees Tesco Billing Customers Months After Visit
Tesco, Every Little Helps? For the weekly shop, for years, Tesco has been one of the major retailers. A big development for the company was the expansion of their smaller ‘express’ stores. Customers who regularly use them, however, might want to check their bank accounts. A major processing error of…
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Thirty-Six Dark Web Users Charged With Fraud
Dark Web The dark web is not a place for the timid to visit. For those not comfortable with it, the dark web is probably a place best avoided. While the majority of websites are entirely harmless, a small number engage in illegal activity. One such website, which dealt specifically…
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Fingopay Means that Paying Bills is at the Tip of Your Fingers, Literally!
I’ll have a Nvidia 1080ti and put it on my finger! Financial transactions are becoming a lot trickier in this 21st-century world. With the vast majority of transactions being electronically rather than with physical money, people are trying to find better and more secure means of getting this done. With…
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Smartcard Maker Plastc Shuts Down, Screwing Thousands of Backers
It sounded like a great idea: having a single Smartcard to replace multiple credit cards; less cards to carry and manage. This was the idea of a startup company called Plastc Inc, who has raised more than $9 million in pre-order sales across 80,000 backers but as of Thursday, April…
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Mastercard to Introduce Biometric Credit Cards
MasterCard have revealed a new credit card with an inbuilt biometric fingerprint reader as an additional security means to tackle credit card fraud. The technology works similar to that used on Smartphones where to issue payment, you must have your finger over the sensor to read your print and confirm payment.…
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GameStop Investigating Data Breach That Leaked Credit Card Information
Over the past couple of years, major data breaches have grown from being the exception to the norm. It seems like companies are under a constant onslaught as black hats commit even more resources to seize their lucrative customer information. Over the weekend, a new data breach has emerged from…
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Microsoft Refunds Dad for $8k Worth of Credit Card Charges
Microtransactions are used in games to let you buy anything from new lives, energy to complete tasks and even unlocking weapons or equipment early. Some companies have suffered due to their introduction of microtransactions, and many wish to avoid charging what are often seen as additional fees for power boosts.…
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