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Israel To Hackers: “We’ll Respond The Same Way We Do To Terrorist Acts”

Israel is taking hacking quite seriously after a hacker with the name "OxOmar", said he had posted 11,000 credit card details online Thursday. This was also behind him saying that "greatest Saudi Arabian hacker team" posted details of a ... continue

T-Mobile 4G Smartphone Upgrades To Receive Square Card Reader

T-Mobile customers who are willing to upgrade their Smartphone or cell phone to a 4G device may soon be able to receive a free Square credit card reader with their upgrade. Also featuring discounted service rates the new ... continue

Credit Card Use Up Nearly 10% in 2011

While the effects of the 2008 financialocalypse are still being felt rather broadly, it doesn't seem the overall credit crunch put Americans off credit card use all that much in the long term. (Or maybe people are ... continue

Credit Card Debt Being Paid Off Slower Than Ever in UK

A new report on UK credit card users reveals that debt is being paid off more slowly by consumers than at any point in the last two years. In an even more concerning sign, more British credit ... continue

Even panhandlers are going high tech thanks to Square [Video]

Well I gotta admit that I never saw this one coming but apparently panhandlers in some part of the US is going all high tech and accepting mobile payments using Square to accept Visa, Mastercard, or DiscoverCard donations. As the ... continue

‘Bill Phobia’ Affects One in Four Brits

UK adults are so stretched financially because of the rising cost of living that 26 percent (or about 13 million people) say they instantly get stressed or worried whenever they receive a bill. According to MoneySupermarket.com, the rising ... continue

Credit Card Debt On The Rise Again

American consumers are once again adding tons of credit card debt to their lives, according to a recent report American's added $18.4 billion in debt during the second quarter of 2011, numbers that haven't been seen since ... continue

Smartphone Warning: Digital Wallets Could Increase Prices, Leave Consumers Without Basic Protections

Smartphone manufacturers are making a big push into digital wallets but the cost to consumers and merchants could lead to higher prices at the register and less protection for consumers. Services currently offering or preparing to offer digital ... continue

Blippy addresses credit card leak, you want to give it a try now?

I've been watching the Blippy scandal unfold, but Steve has been pretty vigilant about pointing out why credit card related social networking might just be the worst idea ever when it comes to social media and sharing. Almost ... continue

Blippy credit card snafu – UPDATED

Earlier I posted about how some credit card numbers of Blippy users were discovered using nothing more than a simple Google search. Well Paul Boutin over at VentureBeat has some updated news and according to Philip Kaplan, ... continue

Hey Blippy users – did you know your card numbers are on Google?

I will be right up front here. I.Do.Not.Like.Blippy.Period. I personally think it is one of the stupidest ideas to come out of the Internet's Web 2.0 self-absorption of sharing. The fact that people are willing to share their purchase ... continue

Mophie Credit Card Reader For iPhone Gets Spotted

The Mophie Credit Card scanner may just be the perfect solution for mobile business users looking to charge cards on the spot, without the need for very much additional hardware or for users to scan their cards ... continue

3 companies made $1.4 billion by misleading online shoppers

The U.S. Senate has begun hearings to investigate the behavior of three big online companies behind online loyalty programs. The three companies: Vertrue, Webloyalty, and Affinion, have generated more than $1.4 billion through misleading programs that duped ... continue

Fake ATM at Defcon … not the brightest idea

I realize there are stupid criminals out there after all we see them on half hour TV shows all the time I think this one has to rank up there as far as being ... continue

Think twice about using credit cards at thrift or club stores

People like to think that only on the Internet does one need to worry about companies watching everything you do and using that information in some way against you. Well I hate to be ... continue

Credit card fraud factory on video

Ever wondered just how all those fraudulent credit cards are created and used? Well Detective Bob Watts of the Newport Beach Police Department will take you on a guided tour through the process. This is the operation ... continue

4 Reasons why online shopping sucks

The end of the month is coming and I'll have a little bit of money sitting in my PayPal account but it leaves me in a little bit of a quandary. Like, do I transfer some; or ... continue

Better BillShrink, an easy idea for a startup

New financial management site BillShrink has launched, promising to help users find better ways of managing their credit cards, backed with $1 million from Bessemer Venture Partners. While the aesthetics are pleasing, Leslie Poston at Mashable isn't hot ... continue