Consumers Still Not Protecting Their Identity
Experian's ProtectMyID released a study last week in honor of national identity theft protection week. It showed that consumers are still vulnerable to ID theft both online and offline, and most of...
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MasterCard 3rd-Quarter Net Rises 14% on Increased Purchases MasterCard said third-quarter earnings rose 14% as spending on its credit and debit cards continued to grow. MasterCard, like its larger...
View ArticleMasterCard Trains Employees to Be Social Media Experts
Social media has become the main way many people now communicate. Consumers indirectly promote companies and products by a mere mention in a Tweet or Facebook post. MasterCard has decided to turn this...
View ArticleFlipping Money Scam Steals Money through Social Media
Social media sites are currently being flooded with “flipping money” scams that put users at risk of debit card fraud. These get-rich-quick opportunities are far from new, but they are now becoming a...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–September 26, 2014
Walmart Prepares to Offer Low-Cost Checking Accounts Here comes Wal-Bank. After years of thwarted efforts to break into banking, Walmart is making its biggest foray yet into everyday financial...
View ArticleSave Coupons to Your Credit Card with "Twitter Offers"
Twitter is launching a new program that allows users to store discounts and coupons on their credit cards. Twitter Offers can convert Promoted Tweets, the ads that appear in a users stream, to coupons...
View ArticleYour Social Media Posts May Soon Affect Your Credit Score
There’s a new reason to be careful when updating your Facebook status. As reported on Investors.com, talking about a weekend of debauchery might lower your credit score. The Fair Isaac Corporation (or...
View Article32 Million Twitter Accounts May Have Been Hacked
While Twitter was saying its systems have not been breached, more than 32 million Twitter login credentials may be available for sale on the Dark Web. LeakedSource, a site that sells access to a...
View ArticleTwitter Promoted Tweets from a Phishing Site: Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Recently, Twitter came under fire for allowing a Promoted Tweet from a phishing site to make its way onto the platform. The Tweet was designed to look like it came from Twitter, and it linked to a fake...
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Internet Association Supports Modernizing Data Privacy Rules
The Internet Association, a group representing over 40 major Internet and technology firms, announced their support for the modernization of online data privacy rules. Representing such companies as...
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