Fri, January 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM UTC If you’ve ever purchased anything online or over the phone and paid with a credit card, you more likely than not have been asked for your card’s security code.

Real credit card companies won’t ask for your CVV. If someone calls and does, it’s a scam. Hang up. If something feels off, it probably is.

Instead of a static three- or four-digit card verification value on the back or front of a payment card, dynamic CVV technology creates a new code periodically, making the card harder to steal. This ...