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The US is finally switching over from insecure credit card signatures to PINs

10

Feb

2014

US banks and merchants are shifting to a more secure way of authorizing credit card transactions in which customers will enter a personal identification number (PIN) at checkout instead of signing a receipt. The US is the last major market in the world using the signature system, which is part of the reason why a disproportionate […]

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Hotel booking confirmation emails aim to infect your computer. Watch out!

31

May

2012

Be on your guard against emails that claim to be about a hotel booking that you never made – you could be putting your computer at risk of infection by malware.Emails have been spammed out claiming to be a confirmation from the booking.com website about a hotel reservation.Chances are that if you received an email […]

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Targeting the Source: FAKEAV Affiliate Networks

26

Aug

2011

The operators of malicious networks are continuously monetizing their activities by propagating rogue security software that use scare tactics to trick unsuspecting users into installing and purchasing fake antivirus software, aka FAKEAV.Although there has been a decline in the FAKEAV volume as a result of the increasing pressure on payment processors that handle credit card transactions […]

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Targeting the Source: FAKEAV Affiliate Networks

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