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Hacking RFID enabled credit cards easier and cheaper than you think
A number of credit card companies issue credit cards with embedded RFIDs (Radio Frequency ID tags) with promises of enhanced security and speedy convenient transactions, but as demonstrated on this Boing Boing TV video these cards can get hacked or decoded with a little $8 device that you can get on Ebay.
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Federal Reserve cuts rates again
Central bank cuts the rate by half-percentage point, as was expected by Wall Street, but will it make things better or worse?
The Federal Reserve cut the short-term I.R. by a half-percentage point today. This is the second cut in just over a week! Will this work or is it simply a band aid […]
If you gamble in the UK you could loose more than your bet
If you gamble online and use your credit card to fund your balance you might soon get in trouble. Many credit card companies treat online gambling as a cash advance, which in turn has a higher interest rate than purchases. Even though most credit cards offer an interest free grace period of up to […]
