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We already know about that hackers are able to steal credit and debit card details at gas pumps by using skimmers, which are devices that slip over the payment slot and, for the most part, look legitimate (they're found on ATMs as well). However, skimmers are not the only threats. Visa's Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) division warns that cybercriminals are targeting gas station point of sale (POS) systems in North America. This is a concerning threat, because even though skimmers look like they are part of the pump, there are subtle ways to detect that something is amiss. When a hacker infiltrates a computer network, however, customers are left to the security of the company being attacked. In...
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There's little question that VR and AR technologies have the potential to make a major impact across a seemingly endless number of applications and industries. Today we're shown another example as Google and its friends at VISA and Bank Of America step up to showcase another fantastic application for the technology in the burgeoning Virtual Reality market. This time of year, Sunday is game day here in the U.S., with football fans all across the country gearing up to rally behind their teams of modern day gladiators. Constructing tactical offensive strikes with surgical precision or battering ram annihilation, and assembling demolishing defensive stands, the NFL and its armies of physical specimens...
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