the gift card packaging allows for "easy access to the card inside,'' enabling thieves to record the barcode and PIN information so they can make unauthorized transactions, a practice known as ...

A closer look at the card revealed it had a barcode sticker on the back that covered up the real Winners barcode. If Laus had completed the purchase, the scammer's Esso card would have been topped ...

Run your finger over the card. Does it look like a sticker has been put over the barcode? Does it look like the package was opened and maybe glued back together? Buy gift cards from behind the ...

A scammer will print out their own barcodes and place them over the real barcode on gift cards at local retailers. When the card is activated, the money gets added to the scammer's card instead of ...

According to the Smart Card Alliance, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should not rely on static 2-D barcode technology to store citizens' personal information on Real ID driver's ...

Police say someone is placing stickers over the card's barcodes that are copies of another barcode on an existing card. When customers go to put money on the gift card, it effectively redirects ...

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - May 24, 2016) - Mobeam, the unique global leader in mobile barcode beaming ... of any barcoded loyalty or membership card at retail POS laser scanners.