Make any purchase these days where your credit card isn't physically swiped and you're sure to be asked for the security code that goes with your credit card. This small block of numbers, ranging from ...

Criminals can work out the card number, expiry date and security code for a Visa debit or credit card in as little as six seconds using guesswork, researchers have found. Experts from Newcastle ...

The video games retailer GameStop is currently investigating a possible security breach leaking customers’ credit card details. Customers who have used the retailer’s online store are being warned ...

Credit card fraud is the most common form of identity theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The four major credit card networks — Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover — ...

Visa and Mastercard’s new requirement that organisations that accept credit or debit card donations capture the three-digit card security code could jeopardise charities’ ability to store Gift Aid ...

Sony has insisted credit card data it stored on users' behalf was encrypted, and it is yet to find any evidence that it was stolen as part of last week's unprecedented PlayStation Network hack. "All ...