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Credit card fraud
Talking credit cards help visually impaired people prevent abuse
Jan 31, 2023
Thales, a French firm, is launching a credit card that interacts with a user's smartphone to provide audio cues and transaction confirmations.
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How identity theft and fraud upended one woman's life
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Anais Amin
Nov 9, 2022
"I said, what can I do to stop this? And the customer service rep. goes, 'Well, if we could stop all instances of fraud, we would but we can't,'" says Jessica Roy, assistant editor of Utility Journalism at The Los Angeles Times.
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October deadline looms for credit cards with chips
by
Nova Safo
Sep 30, 2015
There's an economic incentive to get everyone on the more-secure system.
What can retailers do after the Home Depot hack?
Sep 9, 2014
Cyberthieves are still after your credit card information, and the pressure is on retailers to get ahead in the cyberwar games. But are they?
Credit monitoring becomes a standard offer after breaches
Sep 9, 2014
What these services do and do not do for you as a consumer.
Target credit card breach still hurts small businesses
by
Amy Kiley
Jun 11, 2014
After credit card hacks, it's tough to get customers' new credit card numbers.
Who's at fault for credit fraud: Company or consumer?
May 16, 2014
David Lazarus tells us a story of one woman's unidentifiable credit card charges.
For public good, not for profit.
If only we had technology to limit credit card fraud... Oh, wait...
Jan 21, 2014
Europeans have been using fraud resistant cards for years
Why are American credit card companies using outdated technology?
Jan 20, 2014
American banks and retailers are still using the same old magnetic strip cards, instead of more secure chip and pin cards commonly used abroad.
Foiled by foil: The latest weapon in credit card theft
by
David Gura
Jan 1, 2014
If you notice someone on your roof with a roll of aluminum foil, you may want to take note.