Released: September 12, 2019

Think your credit card is safe in your wallet? Think again

Source: Mary Hadar, Washington Post (Paid Registration)

If you’ve swiped a credit card at a gas station that has a hidden skimmer, your information was compromised during the Equifax data breach, or you ordered something from a website infected by malware, it is more than likely that thieves have your card information, according to cybersecurity experts, who often find themselves one step behind international criminal networks.

Crooks obtain credit card information by stealing it right from the card or buying it on the massive online marketplace for stolen cards on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube as well as the dark Web, a separate network that can’t be reached with normal browsers. The cost of card-not-present cybercrime goes far beyond the billions lost in merchandise.

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