No matter how cautious we are, scammers always seem to be one step ahead when stealing our money. From AI-driven phone scams to phishing links in your inbox, protecting yourself has become a full-time ...

No matter how much we do to protect ourselves, it seems like there's always a scammer looking to separate us from our hard-earned money. From keeping your phone safe from AI scams to avoiding ...

Heading out on a vacation road trip? Watch out at the fuel pump for a threat to your debit or credit card: skimmers. Gas stations, among the last retailers to install fraud-reducing EMV-chip card ...

Previous stories here on the proliferation of card-skimming devices hidden inside fuel pumps have offered a multitude of security tips for readers looking to minimize their chances of becoming the ...

It's a ritual most motorists go through at least once a week. Your fuel gauge reads low, you pull into a gasoline station and fill your tank. And if you are like many drivers, you pull out a credit ...

On May 22, 2022, Visa raised the limits of its status check authorization holds on credit cards when paying for gas at automated fuel dispensers from $125 to $175. Mastercard made the same change in ...

Skimming devices that crooks install inside fuel station gas pumps frequently rely on an embedded Bluetooth component allowing thieves to collect stolen credit card data from the pumps wirelessly with ...

The agency says card skimmers are hidden inside the pumps. As Fourth of July travel heats up, the U.S. Secret Service is warning motorists, businesses and police of a disturbing surge in criminals’ ...

If you use a credit or debit card to pay at the gas pump, keep an eye out for fraudulent charges: The card readers there tend to lack chip technology, and hackers are targeting them, card issuer Visa ...