It's easy to think of credit card fraud and picture someone skimming your card at a gas pump. But that's not usually how it happens. The bigger threat is new account fraud. Someone opens a credit card ...

Yep -- got the email a couple of days ago, and it seems my personal info was caught up in a massive bank data breach. Hackers now have access to my full name, address, birthdate, email, phone number - ...

More credit card issuers now approve applicants without a Social Security number, giving scammers new ways to commit identity ...

Fraud alerts are meant to protect you, but everyday credit card habits, travel and spending patterns can trigger them. See ...

SALT LAKE CITY — We all know the famous eight: Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen. But this holiday season, the last thing you want is a criminal dashing ...

Prosecutors say Opeyemi Olujobi and Jennie Davidson used stolen information to falsely identify themselves as cardholders and ...

Harris County deputies say a credit card opened in someone else’s name turned into a $15,000 spending spree, and now they are ...

SAN ANTONIO – Chances are you’ll never see it coming — a particular type of fraud that largely affects holders of debit and credit cards. Specifically, that fraud is done through the use of “skimmers, ...

Forget RFID-blocking wallets. Cybersecurity pros reveal why real-time transaction monitoring is the only way to beat modern skimming rings at their own game.

From sophisticated skimming operations to “accidental” overcharges, your plastic can be compromised in ways you might not expect. Here’s how to protect yourself. ByChristopher Elliott, Senior ...