Criminals have quietly turned everyday debit cards into a direct pipeline to people's checking accounts, using tactics that are harder to spot and faster to cash out than traditional card theft.

It's not your run-of-the-mill scam – if there is even such a thing anymore. It starts out with a fake text, just like many scams do these days, but surprisingly morphs further into crooks even showing ...

Skimming, in which criminals install discreet devices and tiny cameras on point-of-sale terminals to steal your info, is increasingly common — as I learned the hard way. Money; Getty Images A few ...

You may think that credit cards are the payment method most targeted by financial fraudsters, but that’s not true. It’s, in fact, debit cards that fraudsters pursue most — and the number of cases ...

Tap-to-pay has become one of the most used payment methods in America. After all, it’s easy, simple and keeps you from having to carry around a wallet filled with cards. Now though, experts are ...

Most people swipe their debit card without thinking about risk. It runs through your checking account, it feels secure, and ...

Scammers are always thinking of new schemes to separate you from your valuables — whether it be your money or personal information — the goal is simple: to take something of your’s for their own gain.

It started with a fraud alert. My bank flagged a suspicious charge, froze my account, and sent a new debit card overnight. In the moment, it felt like a hassle. I had to reset my payment methods, wait ...

India saw the issuance of 1.2 crore new credit cards in the last year, alongside a significant rise in fraud complaints, which increased by 42% to over 1.85 lakh., Personal Finance, Times Now ...

Protect your bank account from sneaky new debit card scams! Learn about ghost tapping, card skimming, and how to prevent financial fraud and identity theft. Stay safe!