A criminal operation running a stolen-credit-card validation service leaked around 345,000 credit card records. The cause ...

Forget RFID-blocking wallets. Cybersecurity pros reveal why real-time transaction monitoring is the only way to beat modern skimming rings at their own game. ByChristopher Elliott, Senior Contributor.

Some credit card issuers now approve applicants without a Social Security number. Instead, they accept an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, a passport or proof of income. That makes it easier ...

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A city employee has been charged with credit card fraud on Wednesday, after investigators say she used a municipal credit card to buy personal items totaling about $1,600, ...

In a two-day outreach operation, the U.S. Secret Service collaborated with local law enforcement agencies to confiscate more than a dozen illegal payment card skimming devices during a search of ...

Cardi B has revealed she found suspicious charges on her American Express card, making her the victim of credit card fraud. Currently in the midst of her latest tour, the Bronx singer took to ...

It is a scam with a somewhat Hollywood plot reminiscent of Ocean’s 11. One District resident said she got a call from her credit card company about fraudulent purchases, but they were in fact the ...

Every so often, we receive an email that stops us cold. Not because it is dramatic. Not because it is careless. Because it feels impossible. Sheri M. from Georgia recently wrote to us with this ...

From sophisticated skimming operations to “accidental” overcharges, your plastic can be compromised in ways you might not expect. Here’s how to protect yourself. ByChristopher Elliott, Senior ...

Debit card fraud can happen even if the physical card was never used. Criminals use automated number-guessing attacks to test active card numbers. Card data can be exposed through vendors, processors ...