The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, especially for scammers. Consumers are typically spending more, doing it quickly, and not paying as much attention to who they’re buying it from because of the rush. With the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Category: Cyber, Prevention, Trusted Choice
Tags: attachments, Black Friday, Black Friday shopping, credit cards, cyber crime, Cyber Monday, cyber security, CyberScout, online banking, online safety, online shopping, phishing, phishing scams, public wi-fi, scammers, secure websites, skimmers, strong password
These unprecedented times have left many of us with only one way to shop: online. Many online businesses have benefited from consumers “sheltering in place” with an influx of buyers shopping via apps and the internet. I am sure that I…
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Category: Business, Commercial, Liability, Prevention, Risk Management, Technology
Tags: applications, commercial, credit card, credit cards, cyber, cyber insurance, cyber security, cybersecurity, fraud, hackers, Internet, internet safety, liability coverage, liability insurance, online, online payment, online safety, online shopping, protect online privacy, retail
Most of our credit/debit cards now have chip technology, but sometimes it’s hard to know when and where to use them. Some merchants want you to use the chip, some terminals have a chip slot but aren’t set up for…
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Category: Business, Commercial, Financial, Liability, Personal, Prevention, Technology
Tags: business, chip cards, chip enabled, credit cards, debit cards, home, technology
It was early on a Sunday morning when I received an e-mail from my credit card company alerting me to a potentially fraudulent charge. Apparently, someone in Texas was using my card number to purchase home remodeling materials. As I learned…
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Category: Business, Central, Service
Tags: credit card company, credit cards, customer information, customers data, cyber attack, data compromise, fraud, identity theft, personal data, privacy policy, private information
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