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		<title>Chase Website Crashes for 1+ Days</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Website functionality for the major bank, Chase (JP Morgan Chase), is down. http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/14/technology/Chase_online_service/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&#38;hpt=Sbin This goes to show how even the biggest companies, like the $2-trillion-in-assets Chase bank, can have compromised websites that crash. While no information has been provided as to the crash, our own speculation would be a major security breach.  A simple crash [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/chase-website-crashes-1-days/</link>
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		<title>Social Security # Easy to Predict</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This chilling article reveals just how easy it is to predict a 9 digit Social Security number, and ways to help protect yourself. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/FinancialPrivacy/social-security-number-code-cracked.aspx]]></description>
		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/social-security-easy-predict/</link>
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		<title>Consumer Credit Card Laws Take Effect</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/22/pf/credit_card_rules/index.htm?hpt=T2]]></description>
		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/consumer-credit-card-laws-effect/</link>
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		<title>How The Industry Works</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a simple intro to the industry, this little Wiki article does a great job of explaining the basics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_account]]></description>
		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/industry-works/</link>
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		<title>Top 50 Riskiest Cities for Web Surfing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Top 50 Riskiest Cities for Web Surfing list released, Seattle WA at the top. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/03/22/cybercrime-small-town-problem/]]></description>
		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/top-50-riskiest-cities-web-surfing/</link>
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		<title>Man Revolts as Bank of America Rates go to 28%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America has been raising its rates on many consumers&#8217; credit cards. BOA has raised the rates on one lawyer&#8217;s credit card, up to an astounding 28%. The lawyer is now suing BOA. http://us.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/01/07/hln.roberts.credit.card.revolt.cnn]]></description>
		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/man-revolts-boa-rates-28/</link>
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		<title>Amazon, Walmart Hacked – Is Your Ecommerce Safe?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazon, Walmart, &#38; Expedia were all hacked just days after the multi-million dollar hack at Citibank. While the breech was contained within about an hour, it reflects just how vulnerable even the biggest e-commerce sites really are. More info about the incident available on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/24/cnet.ddos.attack/index.html This brings the question: How safe is a mom-and-pop [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/amazon-walmart-expedia-hacked-ecommerce-safe/</link>
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		<title>CitiBank Hacked – How To Protect E-Commerce Sites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Critical News Alert: CitiBank has just been hacked, resulting in tens of millions of dollars stolen. You may read more details at FoxNews: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/22/fbi-probes-hacks-citibank-govt-agency/ PCI Compliance laws couldn&#8217;t come soon enough, however they do not mean a merchant&#8217;s site will have 100% protection from the elements. We strongly caution merchants with this bit of truth: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/citibank-hacked-protect-ecommerce-site/</link>
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		<title>A Credit Card With 79.9% APR – The Highest APR Ever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it is true. A credit card with an APR of 79.9% has been issued by First Premier Bank. This has been done as a move to hedge against the new federal laws restricting annual fees; to compensate, this high-risk credit issuer had to raise the APR to 79.9%.  The card has a $300 credit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://processingconsultants.com/credit-card-799-apr/</link>
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		<title>FACTA Compliant for Magento Shopping Cart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This important alert shares how to make a Magento Shopping Cart FACTA Compliant, with web coding provided: http://creatuity.com/blog/2009/03/02/default-magento-template-not-facta-compliant/ What is FACTA Compliance? FACTA Compliance is a U.S. law passed in 2003, that says Merchants can not print the expiration date of a credit card on a receipt.  It is a positive effort to help deter [...]]]></description>
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