When The Home Depot was one of the many U.S. retailers to suffer a credit card data breach in the summer of 2014, it was predictably ripped in the media. Like its hacked counterparts, the home improvement giant had to learn about credit card security the hard way: Hackers exposed the credit and debit card…
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Consumer Awareness of Credit Card Security Growing
With the EMV transition in full swing, merchants, consumers, and financial institutions are busy adjusting to the new system. While the transition may not be happening as quickly as some have hoped, one thing is changing—consumers are becoming more and more aware of the credit card security issues that face the payments world each year,…
US MasterCard Security Boost
In response to the latest spike in credit card fraud and identity theft, US MasterCard credit cards will receive a much-needed boost in security. MasterCard announced the security updates in late May, reinforcing the fact that the company will stay loyal to customers and work to promote heightened credit card security in the US. With…