200,000 SelectBlinds customers have their card details skimmed in malware attack

SelectBlinds, a popular online retailer of blinds and shades, has disclosed a security breach that has impacted 206,238 of its customers.

Hackers successfully managed to embed malware onto the company’s website, capable of stealing sensitive informa… Continue reading 200,000 SelectBlinds customers have their card details skimmed in malware attack

Does PCI/DSS allow storing the cardholder’s name a person entered (and not the real one)

I have an app where a person enters their card number, the cardholder’s name, the expiration date and the cvv. I am now making it pci/dss-compliant. I will store the card number in an encrypted way. Can I store the cardholder’s name the pe… Continue reading Does PCI/DSS allow storing the cardholder’s name a person entered (and not the real one)

How do I destroy credit card’s magnetic strip without magnet / sand paper / burning / microwaving? [duplicate]

How do I destroy credit card’s magnetic strip at home without magnet / sand paper (I don’t have them) or burning / microwaving (potentially dangerous) so that no info could be read from it? I doubt shredding the card would make the info u… Continue reading How do I destroy credit card’s magnetic strip without magnet / sand paper / burning / microwaving? [duplicate]

Safe to write down — on paper — name on Credit Card, number, expiry date? Then mail this paper? [closed]

I screen shot page 3 of 6. Fool hardy to require these three details on a paper application? Reasonable to complain to Canadian gov’t for jeopardizing credit card details?

Mail can be "scanned and intercepted", "steamed o… Continue reading Safe to write down — on paper — name on Credit Card, number, expiry date? Then mail this paper? [closed]

Are there any risks sharing my phone’s SEID number with the bank of my credit card?

I was not able to add a credit card to Apple Pay on an iPhone. The bank told me that they need the SEID number of the phone to resolve the issue.
By a quick search on the Internet, I learned that the SEID number is an identifying number of… Continue reading Are there any risks sharing my phone’s SEID number with the bank of my credit card?