The Three Surges
Slate - Remember: This is the best case NPR and the legal rights groups that feed it could come up with. P.S.: Aren't honest, law-abiding people humiliated by data base errors all the time–like when credit cards are wrongly turned down, etc.? Is that a
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Banks claim 94M credit cards affected in TJX hack
USA Today - BOSTON (AP) A group of banks alleged in a court filing that 94 million accounts were affected by the theft of personal data from TJX Cos. more than double the number the company previously reported in what already is the largest data breach
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Factsheet: Credit cards
Guardian Unlimited - Almost everyone seems to offer credit cards these days, from supermarkets to airlines and even charities. However, behind most cards on the market are two big brands - Visa and MasterCard - and some smaller players such as American Express and Diner
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Sept. 16: No one predicts a quick fix
Minneapolis Star Tribune - By the end of the year, many economists believes the Fed will ratchet down the rate by three-quarters or a full percentage point. For borrowers, those moves could mean that their monthly payments on home-equity lines of credit, credit cards and other
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Breached credit cards could reach 94 million
Baltimore Sun - BOSTON - At least 94 million Visa and MasterCard accounts may have been exposed to potential fraud in a data breach at TJX Cos., more than double the previous estimate by the owner of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and six other discount clothing chains. The
Source: www.baltimoresun.com