Credit card fraud is a form of identity theft that happens when credit card account information is stolen and used to make unauthorized purchases. Card skimming and phishing scams are common ways to ...

Cyber security has become more critical with the exponential growth of online transactions and e-commerce. Hackers across the globe try to invade your privacy in different manners, and one of the most ...

Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven analysis and news at the intersection of tech, personal finance and consumer sentiment. Dashia investigates economic ...

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — The Romanian mob is said to be sending thousands of fraudsters into the U.S. to steal your debit card information, and they’re doing it by putting a new twist on the old card ...

Meredith Dietz is Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Northeastern University, where she graduated as valedictorian of her college.

Credit cards and banking specialist Jenn Underwood brings over 16 years of personal finance experience to the table. After a decade of teaching courses in banking, debt reduction, budgeting and credit ...

Imagine receiving a notification about suspicious charges on a credit card you haven’t even received yet. How could that happen? While it sounds surprising and unsettling, it's increasingly common due ...

If you've been saving paper receipts from credit or debit card purchases, they might be worth serious money. A federal privacy law called FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act) requires ...

In today’s age of reducing germs and speeding up transactions, many card issuers are turning to contactless credit cards. A contactless credit card doesn’t require the user to swipe or insert their ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE IS ON IT. THIS WEEK, SEVERAL VIEWERS HAVE SENT ME THIS VIDEO ASKING ME THE QUESTION, IS THIS TRUE? IT’S CIRCULATING ON FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIMING THAT ...