by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 17, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The recent hacking of Target resulting in the theft of credit and debit card information on more than 40 million Target customers brought attention to the technology used in American credit cards. Unlike credit cards in other parts of the world, American credit cards...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 11, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Yesterday, Target announced that it had just become aware that its recent hacking went beyond the credit card and debit card data including PINs of 40 million of its customers to also include names, mailing addresses and phone numbers of up to 70 million of its...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 21, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
With 40 million credit and debit cards affected by the recent hacking of Target, there is a good chance that many Scamicide readers are a part of that group that includes my own wife. The hacking of Target once again shows that regardless of how careful you are, you...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 19, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
If you, like my wife, shopped at any of the 1,797 Target stores in the United States between November 27th and December 15th, you may be in serious danger of identity theft if you used a credit card or a debit card. Target announced today that more than 40 million...