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Group-IB has presented a report which examines key shifts in the cybercrime world internationally between H2 2019 and H1 2020 and gives forecasts for the coming year. The most severe financial damage has occurred as a result of ransomware activity. The… Continue reading The ransomware plague cost the world over $1 billion
Can a scammer figure my full Debit Card number from the first 6 and last 4 numbers?
Yes, asked and answ… Wait, no, not answered. Does a 5 year old, "You’re probably safe, it’d take a lot of work to figure out the rest of it." c… Continue reading Can a scammer get my whole Debit Card number from the first six and last four numbers?
I bought a hosting plan from accuwebhosting.com by credit card without any hassle. But when it is time for them to handover the login, they are asking for credit card scanned copy. Does anybody can ask for that? The payment was completed s… Continue reading Is accuwebhosting.com a valid legit web hosting provider? [closed]
Databases of sensitive, financial and personally identifiable info and documents from Intcomex were leaked on Russian-language hacker forum after a ransomware attack. Continue reading Cybercriminals Steal Nearly 1TB of Data from Miami-Based International Tech Firm
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) and the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) issued a joint bulletin to highlight an increasing threat that requires urgent awareness and attention. What is the threat? An ATM cash-out attack is an elaborate and… Continue reading ATM cash-out: A rising threat requiring urgent attention
A security expert told me the following:
"The problem with how you have this rigged is that if someone hacks
into the web server, the credit card details, though they may be
transacted via authorize.net, are almost ALWAYS findable in… Continue reading Is credit card info often inadvertently stored in web server logs? [closed]
EMV protocol is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack All VISA credit cards are affected VISA has to issue update for POS terminals Swiss security researchers have discovered a way to bypass the PIN authentication for Visa contactless transactions. … Continue reading Man-in-the-Middle Attack Makes PINs Useless for VISA Cards
Sometimes I order stuff from less-known online stores that ask me to pay directly by providing a card number.
Either they don’t support PayPal or similar services or they might charge a fee for using them, so that’s what I do:
I have a ca… Continue reading Pay online with a card and then block it – any threats?
We are a large e-commerce website trying to introduce a feature by which customers can save their credit card details securely. We are aware of the need for PCI compliance and working out the necessary security aspects. If singe-use tokens… Continue reading What is the difference between a multi-use and a single-use credit card token [closed]
Based on responses from 1,000 U.S. cardholders who are familiar with contactless credit/debit card or “tap and pay” technology, a new Entrust Datacard survey reveals that 75% of U.S.-based payment cardholders prefer contactless cards as their primary p… Continue reading 75% of cardholders prefer contactless cards to other payment methods