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This article explains what might happen if someone transfers you funds and then you withdraw the equivalent in cash from your account to give to them, or if you use your own card to pay for a purchase they make.

Cybercriminals are inventing new ways to swipe money from payment cards by using credentials phished online or over the phone. Sometimes, just holding your card to your phone is enough to leave you penniless.

How Kaspersky products provide multi-layered financial protection, and what threats it can protect you from.

What web skimmers are, why you should keep a look out for them when shopping online, and how to protect yourself.

We investigate why chip cards are no panacea, and what precautions should be taken when making a payment.

The new version of Prilex malware, used to attack POS terminals, now can block NFC transactions.

Here are some simple tips to protect your funds from fraudsters, phishers and carders when shopping online.

Scammers are cashing in on the PlayStation 5 shortage. Here’s how to avoid their bait.

People are receiving phishing e-mail messages with requests for payments for a package delivery, with links to a fake postal service website for making the payment.

Jeff and Dave discuss Firefox’s security enhancements, a German bank that lost 1.5 million to cloned EMV cards, ransomware hitting dentists, and more.

How criminals use data harvested from users’ devices to fool antifraud systems and siphon money from victims’ accounts.

Jeff and Dave discuss the latest changes at Facebook, a data breach at Panera Bread, the fallout from the ransomware in Atlanta, and more.

Jeff sits down with Thiago Marques and Santiago Pontiroli to discuss their talk at #TheSAS2018 on Prilex and the carding scene in Brazil.

The changeover from magnetic stripe cards to chip cards cost millions of dollars but promised greater security. At Black Hat 2016, researchers told us that the new cards are nonetheless insecure.

A contactless bank card is a super-convenient thing. However, its ease of use would make you wonder whether stealing your money is equally easy.