With no password required and no encryption in place, a burglar or ID thief could have seen your photos, your address and more.
Tag Archives: Credit Card Fraud
2m credit cards ripped off from restaurant chain, sold on the dark web
PoS malware affected some Buca di Beppo, Earl of Sandwich, Planet Hollywood, Chicken Guy!, Mixology and Tequila Taqueria locations.
Street gang members indicted for stealing POS terminals
…and using the credit card terminals to allegedly issue themselves fraudulent returns and to steal taxpayer IDs and bank info.
Trump Hotel chain investigates potential payment card breach
Credit card hackers are said to have targeted a number of hotels, possibly as far back as February 2015.
Ex-NBA All Star Chris Gatling accused of being ID theft kingpin
Talk about a slam dunk: they arrested him while he was meeting with his probation officer.
Mandarin Oriental hotel chain confirms credit card breach
Thieves planted malware on POS systems on some US and European Mandarin Oriental hotels. Guests, restaurant and gift shop customers: check your statements!
Visa asks to track your smartphone to help sniff out credit card fraud
Visa will begin asking card holders to opt in to a new service in April 2015 that could help reduce credit card fraud – if consumers allow their smartphones to be tracked whenever they make a purchase.
Airport busts for 118 credit card fraudsters
A global operation to tackle online fraud led to 118 arrests across 80 airports last week, Europol has revealed.
Payment card survey – where does your country sit on the fraud list?
6,159 people were questioned by ACI Worldwide in 20 countries around the world, on a range of topics including incidents of fraud, risky behaviours which may put people at greater fraud risk, the issuing of replacement payment cards in response to data breaches, and satisfaction with banks’ security processes and handling of fraud incidents.
11 arrested as Europol busts Bulgarian carding gang
A joint operation between French and Bulgarian law enforcement, backed by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, has brought down a carding gang operating out of Bulgaria and targeting victims in France and other European countries.