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2013’s Largest Online Shopping Day in China is Bigger than Cyber Monday
While online retailers in the United States are happy with Cyber Monday setting the new record for the largest domestic online shopping...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


eCommerce Sales Reach New Heights to Start this Holiday Shopping Season
According to data from ComScore U.S. eCommerce sales from home and work computers grew by double digit percentage gains in 2013 on...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


Over Half of Malware Analysts Have Investigated Enterprise Data Breaches That Were Not Disclosed
According to a survey conducted by ThreatTrack Security, there may be considerably more data breaches occurring than the public hears...

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Nov 3, 20211 min read


Adobe Data Breach has Far Reaching Impacts
Adobe suffered a data breach in early October compromising the account information of as many as 150 million Adobe accounts. Although the...

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Nov 3, 20213 min read


FBI Memo Warns of Hacktivist Attacks Against Several Government Agencies
An FBI memo seen by Reuters makes reference to Anonymous attacks and compromised data from multiple government agencies including the...

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Nov 3, 20211 min read


Anonymous Stratfor Hacker Sentenced to 10 Years
Hacktivist Jeremy Hammond, associated with the hacker groups Anonymous and Antisec, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on November 15th...

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Nov 3, 20211 min read


Mobile Apps Rollout “Autofill with Facebook” for Easier Payments
In a partnership with multiple payment providers Facebook is supporting the capability for consumers to conveniently auto populate...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


Websites Can Let Customers Checkout Through Amazon
Amazon is reemerging as a third-party payment provider leveraging the hundreds of millions of Amazon buyers that already trust their...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


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...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


SMiShing Scams Target U.S. Area Codes Utilizing Location-Specific Information
Phishing scams carried out via SMS text messages, known as SMiShing, continue to grow and target mobile users in the United States....

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


Fraudsters Used Spear Phishing Tactics to Initiate Attacks Against New York Times and Other Websites
In a high profile attack led by the Syrian Electronic Army against the New York Times and other websites, users accessing the affected...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


More Brands Targeted with Phishing Attacks so far in 2013
During the first six months of 2013 720 different brands were targeted by phishing attacks, an increase of 18 percent from the last six...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


Identity Fraud Against Payment Cards and Bank Accounts on the Rise in the UK
According to CIFAS, a fraud prevention membership association in the UK, both fraud involving payment cards and identity fraud increased...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


Identity Fraud in the U.S. Increases for Second Consecutive Year
Identity fraud occurred every three seconds in the United States and led to $21 billion dollars in losses in 2012 according to Javelin...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


France, Russia and UK Lead Increase of Card Fraud in Europe
According to data from FICO and Euromonitor International, card fraud losses increased 6 percent in 2012 from 2011 while 80 percent of...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


Nearly Half of all Global Card Fraud Losses Occur in the United States
According to The Nilson Report, global card fraud losses surpassed $11 billion in 2012 while the U.S. accounted for over 47 percent of...

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Nov 3, 20211 min read


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...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


Startup Clinkle Raises $25 Million in VC Funding and Looks to Shake up Mobile Payments
Clinkle, a mobile payment app and network started by a recent Stanford University grad, recently received $25 million in funding from big...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read


Global M-commerce Volume Expected to Double Between 2013 and 2017
A recent report from Juniper Research estimates the value of mobile commerce transactions will grow from $1.5 trillion in 2013 to a...

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Nov 3, 20211 min read


Visa Expects 50 Billion Contactless Payments per Month in Europe by End of this Year
Visa has strong expectations for the growth of contactless payments in Europe estimating that 52 million contactless payments will be...

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Nov 3, 20212 min read
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