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Concert Season Coming: Don’t Get Scammed

Posted on May 14th, 2012
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As spring is in full swing, so are the advertisements for upcoming concerts. I, for one, look forward to getting on my Harley, snagging easy parking, and taking in a few shows this year. And, as with all seasonal activities and events, scammers are gearing up to take advantage of another opportunity to prey upon [...]

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POS Skimming—Bad News for Banks and Merchants

Posted on May 14th, 2012
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EFTPOS skimming has become increasingly prevalent over the past few years. EFTPOS skimming—which stands for “electronic funds transfers at the point of sale”—involves either replacing the self-swipe point of sale terminals at cash registers with devices that record credit and debit card data, or remotely hacking a retailer’s POS server. In one such case, Romanian [...]

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Book Review: “A Woman’s Touch-11 Short Stories of Murder and Misdeamors” by Sniplits Publishing

Posted on May 14th, 2012
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Like the anthology Killer Fiction: 11 Short Stories of  Killers, Fixers, and P.I.’s  the anthology does not waste time with an introduction of some type.  While the Killer Fiction anthology had a decidedly noir bent in style, A Woman’s Touch- 11 Short Stories of Murder and Misdemeanors anthology is much more on the cozy side [...]

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