After building a USB magnetic stripe reader, [David Cranor] has found a way to fool a magnetic stripe reader using a hand-wound electromagnet and an iPod. The data on a card is read and stored on a ...

Coalfire Systems, a qualified security assessor for PCI issues, has deemed Heartland Payment Systems Inc.’s E3 magnetic stripe card reader wedge as valid to minimize certain payment security ...

Mobile payments company Square is known for its signature glossy white credit card readers that plug into iPhones, iPads and Android devices. Credit cards in the U.S. will have embedded computer chips ...

The RF IDeas pcSwipe intelligent magnetic stripe card reader is a solution for end-users wanting to leverage their existing base of magnetic stripe card-carrying personnel. The reader is compatible ...

Thursday marks an important milestone for the shift to new, smarter credit and debit cards designed to better protect against fraud and bring American card users in line with much of the ...

A proclamation released by President Obama on September 30th has given October of 2015 the distinction of being National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which involves a month-long series of outreach ...

Hackers stole payment records on as many as 110 million customer accounts from Target over the holiday shopping season, in one of the largest data security breaches in history. The company has ...