Seven tips to keep your credit card safe from hackers

News24xx.com -  Now, in Indonesia, we can found many cases that hundreds of customers has lose their money from the bank. This incident needs make us, to be more vigilant attitude.

A travel giant Expedia-owned Orbitz has said that hackers may have accessed 880,000 credit-card numbers used to book travel through the website. 

And another company like American Express also have been affected by the cyberattack.

Many hackers accessed customer data,  between January 2016 and December 2017 which included names, dates of birth, postal and email addresses, gender, and payment card information. And  in 2017, cybercriminals hacked into Equifax, one of the largest credit bureaus, and stole personal data of almost 145 million people.

However, though there is no sure-shot way to safeguard your credit card data while doing transactions online, some small steps can go a long way in protecting your credit card data online.

1. You must check your bank statements regularly. And if you find case of any suspicious transaction, you must alert the bank immediately .

2. Sign-up for SMS alerts from your bank

3. Avoid downloading apps other than from official app stores like Google Play and Apple App Store

4. Avoid saving your credit card information on shopping and other websites

5.  Never make transactions via any link that comes in emails

6.  Never use your credit/debit card online on public Wi-Fi 

7.  Remember to log-off by clicking on the "log-off" option if you have completed your online banking transactions.

 

 

 

 

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