Opposition communications spokesperson Malcolm Turnbull usually pops up on Gizmodo saying things about the NBN which we have trouble convincing ourselves he actually believes. But today he’s in the headlines for a different reason: he’s one of the 30,000 people whose credit card details were leaked online after being stolen from the computer systems of global intelligence company Stratfor. More »
If you own a credit card, chances are you’ve heard about Falcon, the all-seeing technology that monitors your purchases and looks out for signs of fraud. Despite the name, it’s not actually a cybernetic bird or the world’s most financially-savvy car. In reality, it’s a complex neural network “held in secure servers at separate, top-secret locations”. More »
Citgroup says 1 per cent of its credit card accounts have been accessed by hackers, which was brought to their attention by “routine monitoring”. Citigroup has 21 million account holders, meaning as many as 210,000 accounts were viewed. More »
If purchasing (medical! honest!) marijuana legally is more your style than swapping bitcoins over the internet, you may need to change credit card companies: Credit.com discovered that despite it being legal in some US states, lenders aren’t so open-eyed, man. More »
Even if you weren’t one of the 2.2 million people whose credit card was potentially ripped in the Sony PSN debacle, there’s still a good chance you’ve had your credit card data ganked before. What happens after your data’s been stolen? It’s sold. More »
So what kind of cut does Facebook take from its Deals partners? Try none. Zip. Zilch. Nada. A doughnut hole big enough to shove a “Like” thumb through. Then why, uh, do it? More »
Sony has not yet determined if the personal information or credit card numbers of users on the still-down PlayStation Network have been stolen, according to a Sony spokesman. More »
