A phishing email scam targeting American Express customers shows how cybercriminals use fake urgent messages to steal ...

Do you wish you could shop online, but when it comes time to pay the bill, keep your credit card number undercover? For those of you who dread putting your card info in those little boxes when you ...

What is a virtual credit card and how does it work? A virtual credit card is a single-use card number that’s randomly generated and attached to your existing credit card account. The card number ...

News of a second Sony video game network breach means that thousands more user credit card numbers may be at risk of fraud. It seems that once you hand over your financial information to an online ...

A virtual credit card is a unique, temporary card number that's linked to an existing credit card account. It functions like a regular credit card for online or phone purchases but doesn't have a ...

Bob Haegele is a freelance writer specializing in topics such as insurance, investing, and credit cards. His work has appeared on Business Insider, CreditCards.com, and other nationally recognized ...

Credit card issuers first assign the account numbers and then compute steps one through three of the Luhn algorithm to determine the appropriate check digit. In this case, the card number should have ...

WTF?! Microsoft recalled Recall because of privacy outrage, er, concerns. It promised to improve its AI-based Windows surveillance feature before release, providing privacy safeguards and a more ...

As you look for strategies to increase the number of your credit card rewards points, have you ever wondered about the numbers that form the foundation for all that earning potential? Each of those ...