Payment Processor Authorize.net Fears Credit Card Crooks

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via C|Net News.

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A major online payment provider said Monday that its processing service had been used in an attempt to charge money to 
stolen credit and debit cards.

Several Web hosting companies that use the Authorize.Net service to accept credit cards online saw a sudden spike in 
transactions over the weekend. The transactions, most for $500 and $700, were billed to Visa, MasterCard and American 
Express cards that belong to people across the U.S., representatives for three Web hosts told CNET News.com.

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More:
http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6057305.html

- ferg


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 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
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