How much is your data worth on the dark web?
Credit card details, online banking logins, and social media credentials are available on the dark web at worryingly low prices, according to Privacy Affairs. Online banking logins cost an average of $35 Full credit card details including associated data cost $12-20 A full range of documents and account details allowing identity theft can be obtained…
Credit card skimmers explained: How they work and how to protect yourself
What is a credit card skimmer? In the security industry, a skimmer has traditionally referred to any hardware device designed to steal information stored on payment cards when consumers perform transactions at ATMs, gas pumps and other payment terminals. More recently, the use of the term has been extended to include malicious software or code…
Cybercriminals targeting e-commerce website vulnerabilities this holiday season
Expect unprecedented levels of online data theft this holiday season due to a lack of deployed client-side security measures. Disturbing lack of security measures Tala Security highlights the widespread vulnerability resulting from integrations that enable and enhance website functionality. These integrations, which exist on nearly every modern website operating today, allow attackers to target PII…
Fighting holiday fraud: 5 ways ecommerce retailers can boost security
Cyber Monday is just around the corner, so ecommerce retailers are revving up for a make-or-break holiday season. Unfortunately, online attackers are also getting ready, too — ready to try to infiltrate your ecommerce site for your customers’ personal and credit card information during the busiest shopping weeks of the year. That means you need…
Cardholders still dropping the ball when it comes to basic ID theft prevention
Four in 10 people with a credit or debit card have provided their full Social Security number in an online form in the past month, according to a new report from CompareCards, as Americans continue to wrestle with how best to combat identity theft two years after the Equifax data breach. For the second straight…
eCommerce credit card fraud is nearly an inevitability
Riskified surveyed 5,000 US-based consumers aged 18 and older about their online shopping behaviors, experience with and prevalence of credit card fraud, repeat shopping likelihood and customer satisfaction to develop a full picture of how consumers react to a number of common shopping experiences. The results are worrisome for both consumers and merchants, as roughly…
Retail Sector Second-Worst Performer on Application Security
The retail industry’s cybersecurity preparedness continues to lag behind almost every other sector despite efforts by the major credit card associations to bolster retail security via the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Third-party risk management firm SecurityScorecard recently analyzed a total of 1,444 domains in the retail industry with an IP footprint…
PoS Malware Hits Avanti Payment Kiosks
Micro markets solutions provider Avanti Markets has informed customers that their personal, payment card and biometric data may have been stolen by cybercriminals who managed to infect some of its kiosks with malware. According to the company, which serves 1.6 million customers across 46 U.S. states, the malware was designed to harvest information such as…
Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards, One Year On
The U.S. was not an early adopter of chip-and-PIN credit cards, lagging behind major European countries and others. But more than a year after the official mandatory shift to this technology, the transition has reshaped most credit card transactions. As a result, the rate of credit card fraud is down sharply.
NYC landmarks hacked, customer data leaked
New York City is one of those places that people from around the globe make a pilgrimage to see. During the holiday season, Radio City Music Hall and the tree at Rockefeller Center are traditions that many families do annually. Similarly, Madison Square Garden is a beacon for fans of sports and concerts. Unfortunately, the…