RainSMediaRadio News Moniepoint, AfriGO Join Forces to Roll Out Five Million Payment Cards for Nigerian Consumers https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/03/moniepoint-afrigo-join-forces-to-roll.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #Fintech #DigitalBanking #Nigeria #PaymentCards #FinancialInclusion

A Shocking Percentage of Our Brains Are Made of Microplastics, Scientists Find — A study reveals alarming levels of microplastics in human brains, with samples containing significantly more plastic than liver and kidney tissues, raising health concerns. We’re all f**ked.

Midjourney Launches New Image Editor On Their Website — Midjourney has launched a new image editor on its Alpha website, allowing users to edit images directly, enhancing user experience compared to the Discord version. Thank goodness. I do not like Discord.

Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials — The FTC has finalised a rule banning fake reviews and testimonials, allowing civil penalties against violators to protect consumers and promote fair competition in the marketplace. Why this wasn’t considered fraud until now, baffles me.

Swiping left on magnetic stripes — Mastercard has decided to phase out magnetic stripes from payment cards by 2033, highlighting advancements in payment technology and consumer preferences for security and convenience. It’s about f**cking time.

https://islandinthenet.com/sunday-paper-microplastics-fake-reviews-payment-cards/

#Microplastics #Midjourney #Misinformation #PaymentCards

EMVco is sunsetting some insecure or more or less obsolete features from EMV protocol. For example, removing support of plaintext PIN, in 2027, should reduce risk of skimming credit card PIN codes in the future.

ref. https://www.emvco.com/specifications/gb-n-60-contact-features-sunsetting/

#emv #paymentcards #pci

The crux of skimming involves hackers injecting tools or malware into online stores to intercept credit card data during customer transactions. This persistent issue has plagued well-known online retailers for an extended period.

#Cybersecurity #DataBreach #DataTheft #PaymentCards #Privacy

https://cybersec84.wordpress.com/2023/12/25/massive-data-breach-exposes-119-million-payment-cards/

Lazarus Group Adds Magecart to the Mix - North Korea-based APT is targeting online payments made by American and European shoppers. more: https://threatpost.com/lazarus-group-adds-magecart/157167/ #onlinepayments #lazarusgroup #paymentcards #websecurity #cardskimmer #e-commerce #northkorea #magecart #sansec #hacks

‘Cardplanet’ Operator Sentenced to 9 Years for Selling Stolen Credit Cards - The carding store victimized mainly U.S. citizens and is responsible for $20 million in fraudulent... more: https://threatpost.com/cardplanet-operator-sentenced-stolen-credit-cards/156956/ #departmentofjustice #criminalsentencing #alekseiburkov #cardingstore #paymentcards #websecurity #creditcards #government #cardplanet #darkweb #prison

Wawa Breach May Have Affected More Than 30 Million Customers - Hefty collection of U.S. and international payment cards from the incident revealed in December fo... more: https://threatpost.com/wawa-breach-30-million-customers/152328/ #fraudmarketplace #geminiadvisory #joker’sstash #paymentcards #thehomedepot #databreach #darkweb #hacking #malware #breach #hacks #fraud #wawa

Card Skimmer Hits Australian Bushfire Donation Site - Magecart groups using automated infection scans infected the site, which was running outdated Mage... more: https://threatpost.com/card-skimmer-australian-bushfire-donation-site/151841/ #australianbushfire #e-commerceplatform #vulnerabilities #donationsite #malwarebytes #paymentcards #websecurity #cardskimmer #magecart #breach #fraud

Cybercriminals Fill Up on Gas Pump Transaction Scams Ahead of Oct. Deadline - Gas stations will become liable for card-skimming at their pay-at-the-pump mechanisms starting in ... more: https://threatpost.com/cybercriminals-fill-up-gas-pump-transactions/151520/ #cardskimmingattacks #oct.2020deadline #pcidsscompliance #payatthepump #paymentcards #pointofsale #chipandpin #gasstation #liability #breach #hacks #emv

Doxed credit card data has two hours max before it’s nabbed - That's pretty slow for thieves' bots & scripts to grab it and test it, said a researcher who p... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/12/18/doxed-credit-card-data-has-two-hours-max-before-its-nabbed/ #securitythreats #davidgreenwood #identitytheft #paymentcards #creditcards #cardfraud #dataloss

Rooster Teeth Attack Showcases New Magecart Approach - The streaming video and podcast content company was hit by a payment-card attack. more: https://threatpost.com/rooster-teeth-attack-magecart/151216/ #informationstealing #spoofedcheckoutpage #websiteredirect #paymentcards #roosterteeth #websecurity #cardskimmer #onlinestore #databreach #e-commerce #magecart #shopify #breach

Alleged mastermind behind $20m stolen-card site extradited to US - Aleksei Burkov allegedly ran Cardplanet, advertised as the only shop with a guarantee: your stolen... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/11/14/alleged-mastermind-behind-20m-stolen-card-site-extradited-to-us/ #alekseiyurievichburkov #securitythreats #alekseiburkov #paymentcards #cardplanet #indictment #law&order #dataloss #cardshop #carders #carding #israel #russia #pii

Joker’s Stash Drops Largest-Ever Credit Card Cache on Dark Web - 1.3 million stolen cards, mostly from India, could fetch $130 million for the cybercrooks. more: https://threatpost.com/jokers-stash-largest-ever-credit-card-drop/149649/ #joker’sstash #largestcache #paymentcards #websecurity #$130million #creditcards #privacy #darkweb #hacks #india

Russian carding industry pioneer sentenced to 27 years in prison http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/oQDJCDnt9iw/ #identitytheft #Featurednews #paymentcards #Don'tmiss #datatheft #court #News #USA