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Credit Card Breaches and Chip Cards

WRVO | By Jackie Wiegand & Tom O'Toole
Published March 26, 2015 at 12:00 PM EDT

Tom O'Toole

In the last year, credit card breaches have accounted for tens of millions of dollars lost in the retail industry. In this episode, Jackie and Tom discuss the recent breaches and the future of credit card security in the form of a "chip" card.
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