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Cyber Weekend Fraud Declines See 30% Increase Year-Over-Year and 50% Increase Relative Rest of Year

The number of order attempts declined for suspected fraud increased by nearly 30 percent year-over-year for orders between Thanksgiving...

250 million stolen credit cards for sale online

According to estimates from fraud prevention startup Trustev, there are 250 million compromised payment card numbers for sale in the...

MasterCard works to improve credit card security through mobile geolocation

MasterCard partners with Syniverse for an opt-in service that can help reduce credit card fraud while decreasing the risk of cards being...

Website sells tens of thousands of counterfeit credit cards

The FBI and US Postal Inspection Service recently assumed control of fakeplastic.net, a massive and well organized online operation...

FICO Data Shows Fraud Against U.S. Issued Credit Cards Continues to Increase, Led by CNP Fraud

A recent report from FICO found that the incidence rate of credit card fraud on U.S. issued cards increased by 17 percent over a nearly...

Manual Fraud Prevention for Small Businesses

A guest post by: K. Volker, Certified eCommerce Fraud Professional It is often not feasible for small merchants just opening an online...

Details Released About the Largest Hacking and Data Breach Case Ever Prosecuted in the United States

A recently unsealed indictment from the U.S. Attorney’s offices details the charges of four Russian fraudsters and one Ukrainian about...

Fraudsters Selling Consumer Credit Reports Obtained from Legitimate Sources

Fraudsters have been selling identity information online in the black market for over a decade, but a recent investigation found...

Visa recently released their fiscal fourth quarter earnings report detailing how much was spent on V

While the Credit CARD Act of 2009 included several provisions to protect consumers from hidden fees and expiration dates with gift cards,...

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