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.

The numbers on a credit card help identify the credit card network, the company that issued the card and the cardholder.

For consumers, virtual card numbers provide privacy so purchases are more difficult to be tracked and targeted by advertisers, while protecting sensitive banking information, including the real debit, ...