Gosh I am getting tired of this recurring story. But you need to be up-to-date on the rolling credit card hijack that is enveloping our land. Today, its Michael’s art and craft stores that may join the ever-growing list of retailers whose customers may have had their credit card numbers stolen. An investigation is underway to verify that this has indeed happened. Target was the first retailer to find the breach, followed by Niemen-Marcus.
The FBI has warned retailers to expect more attacks and said the agency has reviewed 20 incidents over the past year that were similar to the recent breaches. This is getting very scary.
Today I read of a growing phone scam where criminals are phoning victims to trick them to give their PIN numbers on the back. They don’t need the credit card info on the front as they already have it. I read the script they use and they sound completely legitimate on the phone. So be careful.
In other news, Microsoft is changing the name of SkyDrive to OneDrive. If you remember back in August, British TV giant Sky threatened legal action because they own the name “Sky.” Microsoft agreed to change the name.
Well, I am tired of typing so why don’t you just get started and see if there are any stories here that might be of interest. -JRC
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