Scammers use legit-looking devices to steal your credit and debit card information at gas pumps, department stores, and ATMs.

Credit card fraud has become a constant and pervasive threat, and debit cards aren't immune to being stolen either. The Federal Trade Commission reported 66,090 instances of credit card fraud in 2020.

New technology introduces new scams, according to the Better Business Bureau, including the new “ghost tapping” scam.

According to a story in today’s New York Times by travel columnist Chrisopher Elliot, the magnetic card keys used by hotels may be on the way out. In The Embattled Hotel Swipe-Card Hotel Key, Elliot ...

BELLEVILLE -- Belleville police are searching for two men suspected of covering an ATM card reader Monday with one that extracts customers’ information. Police Capt. Mark Minichini said yesterday that ...

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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – For the second time in less than a week, a 7-Eleven in Bend, this time on Southeast Third Street, has found a credit card skimmer on one of their credit card machines, police ...

Opponents of credit card swipe fee legislation claim it will benefit big box retailers and cause harm to consumers and small businesses. Bigstock Thanks to The Kansas City Star for an excellent ...