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Tag Archives: credit card
Pay the IRS with Target Gift Cards! Catching a Phone Scam
Fear is a strong motivator. Nobody wants to be told they owe on their taxes, that they are penalized, or that they will be sent to jail. I remember when someone tried to vish (voice phish) me and it sounded … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, credit card, fraud, lol, Security Awareness, target, vishing
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1/3 of Wendy’s Locations Compromised
1,025 out of the 3,000 Wendy’s locations had malware on their Point-Of-Sale systems. Investigation has uncovered that infection and exfiltration of credit card information (names, numbers, expiration dates) going back to January of 2015. We believe this series of cybersecurity … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, 2016, advanced persistent threat, APT, breach, credit card, cybercrime, hacked, malware, PCI Compliance, Security Awareness
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CVS Photo – Data Breach
Credit card information collected by the independent vendor who manages and hosts CVSPhoto.com may have been compromised, and customer registrations related to online photo processing and CVSPhoto.com are completely separate from CVS.com and the pharmacies. Financial transactions on CVS.com and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, breach, credit card, data breaches, third party, Third Party Assessments
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Credit Card Skimmers at Gas Stations
A recent investigation in Florida uncovered 103 credit card skimmers over a three-month period. A problem state leaders here have faced head on. Arizona is number two in the nation. Aggressive measures by investigators at the Arizona Department of Weights … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Arizona, credit card, gas stations, skimming
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Starbucks Customers Targeted
Starbucks customers have been targeted and money is being syphoned from the credit or debit card they have tied to their Starbucks accounts… Why would you even do this? No idea. But when you go for convenience, you usually sacrifice … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, credit card, customers, debit card, fraud, payment card, Starbucks
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Wells Fargo Credit Cards
In order to meet tough sales quotas and unrealistic goals, credit accounts are (allegedly) being opened by Wells Fargo employees, according to the civil complaint filed by the Los Angeles City Attorney. The fraud complaint charges state that in order … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, credit card, PCI Compliance, pressure, Wells Fargo
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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
If you visited a restaurant, bar, or retail outlet at a Hard Rock Hotel or Casino between September 3rd, 2014 and April 2nd, 2015 in Las Vegas, and don’t have credit monitoring set up, please check your statements and/or sign … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, breach, credit card, hacked, hard rock cafe, hotel, restaurant, retailers
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Douglas County Sheriff Office Investigates Fraud
Recent reports of people receiving unsolicited fraudulent credit cards in the mail. “At this time we believe that it may be part of the personal information breach involving insurance companies operating in Georgia,” the agency said in a news alert. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, credit card, cybercrime, fraud, Security Awareness
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Premera Blue Cross Breach
At the end of January, this year, Premera Blue Cross discovered they were breached. Possibly 11 million records of Personal/Medical and Financial information was exposed. After working with Mandiant and the FBI, the indicators of compromise date as far back … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, 2015, Anthem, breach, credit card, cybercrime, hacked, Premera, privacy
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Netflix Phishing
Badguys are hitting up customers in Great Britain with phishing campaigns for the popular Netflix service. They are using a similar domain name called Netfixx, hoping people don’t catch the URL. The form asks for name and card numbers. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, credit card, netfixx, netflix, phishing
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