After MasterCard International announced that a security breach at CardSystems Solutions Inc., a third-party payment processor, exposed more than 40 million cardholders to potential fraud, CardSystems ...

Discover how credit card validation codes work and protect against fraud. Learn about their placement, security role, and examples to secure online transactions.

Fraud prevention is a major concern for many people. To prevent fraudulent charges, most merchants require customers to provide their debit or credit card number, its expiration date and a numeric ...

Traditional credit cards are susceptible to various types of fraud, including skimming, cloning, and unauthorized use after theft. With biometric-activated credit cards, even if the card is stolen, ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartMetric, Inc. (OTC: SMME) reports on credit card fraud are continuing to show an explosion in fraud rates in the United States. According to a report released this year ...

Cardholders can take these steps to ensure the security of their credit cards. The best and worst of popular prepaid credit cards. Getty Images — -- intro: Credit card security has been in the ...

Credit card issuers have added convenient features that could give hackers access to your data for years. If you think getting a new credit card from the same issuer will stop hackers from using your ...

A bill currently being considered by Congress that claims to reduce credit card swipe fees is, at first glance, appealing, but could cost American businesses far more than just a small fee in the long ...

The fight to curb credit card cybercrime might seem a bit like trying to force the air out of a sealed balloon: Squeeze it in one place, and it simply bulges out in another. That is the image ...

Precautions that prevent credit card numbers from being stolen. Credit card security is enhanced by several methods. First, the printed security code (CSC or CVV) on the credit card itself prevents ...