April 11, 2018

Cybercriminals Use Old-School Tactics to Exploit Credit Card Chip Security

2 min read - Credit card chip security has improved, but that hasn't stopped cybercriminals from using old-school methods such as mail interception to leverage chip-and-PIN technology for their own gain.

March 8, 2018

Millennials Reported More Cases of Identity Theft Than Senior Citizens in 2017

2 min read - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more identity theft reports from millennials in 2017 than they did from senior citizens, according to a recent report.

February 27, 2018

EMV Adoption Improves Credit Card Fraud Protection by 70 Percent, Study Finds

2 min read - Increased EMV adoption is putting a dent in credit card fraud protection efforts, but cybercriminals continue to exploit security gaps in financial and retail organizations to steal card details.

May 4, 2017

Gift Card Fraud Provides a Route to Criminal Riches

3 min read - According to a recent Flashpoint report, gift card fraud is becoming an increasingly popular technique among cybercriminals.

April 27, 2017

Rising Retail Fraud Gives Merchants Cause for Concern

2 min read - Retail fraud continues to rise, and there is significant growth in online attacks across all sectors, according to the "2016 Global Fraud Attack Index."

March 2, 2017

Online Fraud and EMV: Conservation of Criminality?

2 min read - The adoption of EMV, or chip-and-PIN cards, is increasing, but so is online fraud. How do companies adapt to this conservation of criminality?

Fraud Protection December 29, 2016

Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards, One Year On

2 min read - At the end of 2016, more than a year after the official liability shift, most large retailers in the U.S. have finally adopted chip-and-PIN credit cards.

December 6, 2016

Distributed Guessing Attack: Credit Crooks Now Crowdsourcing Crendential Compromise

3 min read - A team of researchers demonstrated a new distributed guessing attack that can enable cybercriminals to ferret out credit data and other login credentials.

October 18, 2016

Swiped! Malicious JavaScript Infection Cracks Credit Card Data

2 min read - Malicious JavaScript has infected over 6,000 online stores, compromising consumer credit card data and reinforcing the need for active online security.

Banking & Finance September 8, 2016

Credit Cards: Risky Business or Safe Bet?

4 min read - New regulations and the increasing threat of fraud have motivated financial institutions, merchants and consumers to rethink how they handle credit cards.