Including not sharing the personal identification number ... and verifying the card after any purchase

Tips to protect bank cards when paying

Hackers can now impersonate the card and steal the identity of its holder.

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Many customers now use bank cards to pay when purchasing from e-commerce platforms, or from traditional stores, by swiping the card through smart card readers in stores and stores, which are shared with service providers.

Therefore, banks are working to provide maximum security for the card data.

Emirates NBD has set general guidelines to protect the bank card, including not mentioning the card number over the phone or sending it over the Internet, not sharing the personal identification number (PIN) with anyone or writing it down, and verifying the card when returning it after any purchase.

Sensitive information

Emirates NBD emphasized that as the importance of bank card data continues to increase, cyber hackers will continue to search for new and cunning ways to access and disclose these digital assets.

He pointed out that the world witnessed declared data breaches that were not entirely from malicious hackers, but rather as a result of unethical uses of sensitive information, which were carried out through theft and impersonation.

The bank indicated that hackers (information hackers) can now impersonate the card and steal the identity of the cardholder, then use the card, pointing out that the losses of fraud that banks and merchants incur on all credit, debit and prepaid cards are very large.

Standard protection

"Emirates NBD" stated that the Central Bank required all financial institutions and banks to comply with "Standard Data Protection in the Payment Card Sector" (PCI DSS) laws in order to reduce violations that lead to fraudulent attacks, and thus withdraw funds that had and still have financial consequences. And dire.

General advice

Emirates NBD provided general advice and guidelines to protect the bank card, as follows:

- Not to mention the card number over the phone or send it over the Internet.

- Protect your personal personal identification number (PIN), and not share it with anyone or write it down, but rather save it always.

- It is important to know that banks will never contact the customer in order to provide them with personal information, such as the credit card number, its expiration date, the personal identification number, or the security number on the back of the card.

Never leave the card without supervision, whether in the car or at work.

Verify the card when returning it after any purchase.

- Activate the password feature and the "remote wipe phone data" feature available on mobile phones.

Ensure that the phones operating system is updated regularly.

Avoid downloading programs or applications from suspicious sources (such as phishing sites, untrusted websites).

Use a strong password that combines letters and numbers and change it regularly.

When traveling, carry the card with you, or make sure it is in a safe place.

Reducing the risk of card duplication

Emirates NBD explained that to avoid hacking the bank card if it is used to pay through a smart card reader, the customer must insert the end of the card chip first, and if the device cannot read the chip, he will be asked to swipe the card, indicating that in this way, he will avoid He swipes his card unnecessarily, thus reducing the risk of the card being duplicated.

• Banks are working to provide maximum security for the card data.

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