Chip-based credit and debit cards are designed to make it infeasible for skimming devices or malware to clone your card when you pay for something by dipping the chip instead of swiping the stripe.

Security has long been a bugaboo for anyone involved in the development of next-generation chips, systems and networks. There is no quick fix for digital security and certainly no single bulletproof ...

Easily the most sophisticated skimming devices made for hacking terminals at retail self-checkout lanes are a new breed of PIN pad overlay combined with a flexible, paper-thin device that fits inside ...

Some card details on this page may be out of date. You may have noticed that most card readers at your local grocery or retail store ask you to insert -- instead of swipe -- a credit card now. Many ...

Throughout the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, many people looked for ways to touch fewer surfaces while out in public to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. In fact, more than 51% of ...