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October 2008

--- Friday, October 31, 2008



Rick Savoia from The Force Field interviews Merchant911's Director on accepting credit cards in e-commerce. Listen to the Podcast. Part 1 of a two part series.

Part one is about yours truly, how my own experiences with fraudulent credit card transactions prompted me to create the Merchant911 web site. We discuss the benefits and risks of accepting credit cards in your business and touch on which credit cards are the best and worst to accept.

http://www.theforcefield.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1204&Itemid=28

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On line credit card fraud is going to soar --- Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The current economic situation can only mean an increase in credit card fraud for on-line merchants.

http://www.merchant911.org/blog/index.php/2008/10/21/on-line-credit-card-fraud-is-going-to-soar/

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On line credit card fraud is going to soar --- Tuesday, October 21, 2008


The current economic situation can only mean an increase in credit card fraud for on-line merchants. On line credit card fraud is going to soar.

http://www.merchant911.org/blog/index.php/2008/10/21/on-line-credit-card-fraud-is-going-to-soar/

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Credit Card Fraud Sting Nets 58 Arrests --- Monday, October 20, 2008


What the bad guys thought was just another forum for selling and trading credit cards was a law enforcement sting.

http://www.merchant911.org/blog/index.php/2008/10/20/credit-card-fraud-sting-nets-58-arrests/

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Chip and PIN, terrorism, and boy are we in trouble --- Sunday, October 12, 2008


The UK appears to be the involuntary center of terrorism funding, thanks to Chip and PIN readers made in China. Their transactions have been phoning home to Al-Qaeda over in Pakistan.

http://www.merchant911.org/blog/index.php/2008/10/12/chip-and-pin-terrorism-and-boy-are-we-in-trouble/

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Visa Creates Another Fraud Monster --- Tuesday, October 7, 2008

As if we didn't have enough fraud problems, Visa is offering the carders another way to commit fraud. It's all about "How many transactions can we do per second," and the word "secure" isn't in their vocabulary.

http://www.merchant911.org/blog/index.php/2008/10/07/visa-creates-another-fraud-monster/

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Funding Terrorism With Credit Cards --- Saturday, October 4, 2008


Criminals do not have a monopoly on credit card information theft and fraud. Credit card exploitation and fraud has become a growth industry for terrorists


http://www.merchant911.org/blog/index.php/2008/10/04/funding-terrorism-with-credit-cards/

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Version 1.2 of the PCI DSS is Official --- Thursday, October 2, 2008


Version 1.2 of the PCI DSS went into effect today and Version 1.1 compliance will cease on December 31. Most changes relate to wireless transaction terminals. No surprise that WEP is going the way of the dinosaur.

http://www.merchant911.org/blog/

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