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Malwarebytes: Online Credit Card Skimming Increased by 26% in March 2020

April 21, 2020

With COVID-19 lockdown measures in place throughout the globe, online shopping has soared and along with it, credit card skimming. According to Malwarebytes data, web skimming increased by 26 percent in March over the previous month.

Magecart, Dozens of Cybercriminal Groups, Compromise Two Million Websites

October 30, 2019

Magecart, an umbrella term composed of dozens of cybercriminal groups that conduct digital credit card-skimming attacks, has reportedly compromised upwards of two million websites and 18,000 hosts.

Visa Introduces NFC-Enabled Payment Ring

June 4, 2016

Visa Inc. introduced the first payment wearable ring backed by a Visa account for use at the Rio 2016 Olympic games.

Millennials Are Most Vulnerable to Scams

April 5, 2016

A new study reveals that millennials are the most vulnerable targets for online and phone fraud.

42% of Retailers are Still Swiping Credit Cards

March 28, 2016

According to a CardHub survey of 55 major retailers and 1,000 individuals, 42% of retailers have not updated the terminals in any of their stores and 56% of people don’t care if a retailer’s payment terminal is chip-enabled.

EMV Merchant Adoption Slower Than Expected

March 13, 2016

Only 37 percent of U.S. merchant locations are EMV-ready four months after the October 1st, 2015 liability shift.

Target Converts to Credit Cards with PINs for Security Reasons

October 14, 2015

Target has become the first major credit card issuer to convert to cards that contain a PIN.

Security Expert Predicts Four Critical Cyber-Trends for 2015

December 17, 2014

Cybersecurity is guaranteed to make big headlines in 2015, according to one computer fraud expert.

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U.S., Mexico Top Rankings of Most Credit Card Fraud

October 24, 2012

Forty-four percent of card users in Mexico report credit card fraud, while 42 percent of U.S. consumers report the same.

Five Steps to Protecting Data in Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses

Security plans help SMBs safeguard customer identities and preserve business vitality

Dale Dabbs

July 10, 2012

We read it in the headlines all too often: “Facebook, PayPal Users Urged to Check Logins After Hacking,” “Sony Hacked Again; 25 Million Entertainment Users’ Data at Risk,” “Zappos Says Hacker May Have Accessed Info on 24 Million Customers,” and most recently, “MasterCard, Visa Warn of Credit Card Data Theft.”