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41 Million+ Credit Card numbers hacked!
Eleven people including an informant of the Secret Service have been charged for stealing more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers. These people have also been charged with identity theft for the act. It is... 
How secure is your card info?
In light of the biggest identity theft case ever prosecuted in America, the spotlight is being turned on just how secure is our credit and debit card information? " The question is a simple one...
Big Credit Cards Need to Change Practices, Says New Report - Progressive Grocer
"NOVEMBER 14, 2006 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Backed by findings of a new report, the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) said "merchants get nothing" out of programs that constitute nearly half of the $30.7 billion in credit and debit card interchange fees that Visa and MasterCard...
Debit cards for 20,000 welfare clients in BC
An interesting idea. Would a loaded card be a dangerous item to carry around in sketchier areas though?"The B.C. government plans to issue direct-debit cards to more than 20,000 welfare recipients who don't... 
Canadian Bank Robber Pleads Guilty To Funding Rebels
Wow, this guy certainly doesn't even look like he's over 18, let alone a criminal mastermind."A Canadian bank robber who pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing an antique jewellery piece made for a 19th-century Austrian empress also revealed he was funding Kurdish rebels in...
Customer debit PINs swiped from West Van mall
The 1939 Worlds Fair titled "Tomorrowland" touted Technology will make life easier for Humans in the Future, one wonders if Scientists then knew how technological advances would make it easier for...
Pay-At-Table Systems Are Just Desserts :: Symblogogy
"Little by little, credit card skimming by restaurant table waiting staff is a problem creeping into some of the finer restaurants.
This practice of “skimming”, where the waiter has the equipment to be able to... Credit Card Clone Scam Hits British Motorists
The second massive credit card scam in the news today. Speculation arose that the Tamil Tigers were somehow involved, but there is no proof of that at this point."Thousands of motorists who use a bank card to buy petrol are thought to have lost millions of pounds in an...
That's Your Credit Card Number in the Trash Bin
Yet another big company caught in the act of slipshod information management. One would think that a company would pay closer attention to how such items as credit card numbers and medical records were disposed of, but evidently one would be wrong:"Texas Attorney General Greg...
Data from at least 45 million credit, debit cards stolen
Information from at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards was stolen by hackers who accessed TJX’s customer information in a security breach that the discount retailer disclosed more than two months...
Web Debit Card's Payoneer Raises $4M
Greylock is putting some scratch into Payoneer. These guys are doing some interesting stuff:"Founded in early 2005, New York-based Payoneer has raised $4M in Series A funding. Greylock Partners led the deal, and was joined by seed backer Crossbar Capital plus some angels."
Toronto counterfeiters arrested in Winnipeg
The Bank of Montreal alerted police to the men after observing suspicious activity in a number of accounts. "Protect your pin" doesn't even begin to cover it... "Police seized more than $100,000 cash, a laptop, a...
Writing Checks Almost So … Last Century :: Symblogogy
When was the last time anyone drags a checkbook around with them every time they leave the house and run errands? OK, if one doesn’t have American Express, one still needs a checkbook for an outing at COSTCO, but...
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