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A Western intelligence agency believes that Russian hackers group APT28 was behind the attack on the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Marriott: 500 Million Starwood Customer Records Compromised in Data Breach

Marriott International announced Friday that the data of up to 500 million Starwood customers was compromised.

Pakistani Central Bank Challenges Reports of Massive Security Breach

According to independent cybersecurity analysts and some officials from Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), a large-scale hacking operation attacked the nation’s banks beginning on October 27, reports revealed Tuesday.

Asian markets sink on fresh trade fears after Trump remarks

Let the Good Times Roll: Consumer Credit Expands More Than Forecast

The latest data suggests that the Trump economic expansion is still running strong.

A picture taken on February 5, 2013 in Nice shows a person inserting a Visa Premier credit card in an ATM (automated teller machine). French police has arrested, early this morning in Paris and in several French and overseas departments, 22 people in connection with the trade of credit cards …

Dash Upgrade Promises Lower Fees — and Strong Competition for Bitcoin, Visa

Dash ($DASH), a decentralized digital currency, released an upgrade to its blockchain code Wednesday that promises to reduce most transaction fees to less than a third of a penny, boasting that it has upgraded its scaling capabilities as Bitcoin struggles under the load of its users’ activity.

FILE - In this Sep. 3, 2015, file photo, a man pays with a credit card in a Walmart Ekono supermarket in Santiago, Chile. Many retirees avoid credit usage, with unexpected consequences. Keeping active credit accounts can help ensure it’s available if you need it. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo, File)

Study: Nearly Half of Congress Vulnerable to Fraudulent Foreign Donations Due to Lack of Basic Credit Card Security

A new study reveals that 44 percent of members of Congress with active donation pages do not require industry-standard credit card security codes for online donations—a vulnerability that makes fraudulent foreign donations more likely. Among Democratic members of Congress, less

A new Biometric credit card by MasterCard

MasterCard Tests Credit Cards with Embedded Fingerprint Reader

MasterCard is currently testing a credit card with a fingerprint scanner embedded within it, creating an extra layer of biometric authentication to keep the accounts of their customers as safe as possible.

Study: 63% of Americans Would Be Unable to Handle Unexpected Expense

According to a new study by Bankrate.com, over half of Americans cannot financially handle a bill of $500 or more. 63 percent said they would be unable to handle an unexpected expense.

Marco Rubio Plans to Release Credit Card Records

Sen. Marco Rubio promised that he would release credit card records that have brought intensified scrutiny to his financial habits when he was the leader of the Florida State House of Representatives.

Banks Raising Sub-Prime Credit Card Limits, Again!

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which regulates the financial risks posed by the lending activity of American national banks, has officially reported that banks are expanding sub-prime credit by raising borrowing limits for credit card holders. The new concerns follow an OCC report last June that flagged “problematic” recent high-risk corporate takeovers, car loans through auto dealers, and commercial finance lending.