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Russian ransomware attacks American BBQ plans – citizens outraged

By Jeff Domansky, June 3, 2021 The world of cybersecurity is not on the radar of the average American. That is, until yesterday when news broke of a ...
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The sorry state of application security in financial services

By Jeff Domansky, June 2, 2021 Two things jump out on first reading of Contrast Security’s 2021 State of Application Security in Financial Services Report. First, the financial ...
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mobile app security risks growing

Lazy Android app cloud security exposed data for 100 million+

By Jeff Domansky, May 25, 2021 Last week, Check Point Research (CPR) released a study showing misconfiguration of third-party services by mobile app developers exposed emails, passwords, names, ...
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Pandemic fraud & cybercrime hitting banks hard

By Jeff Domansky, May 5, 2021 Three-quarters of financial institutions (74%) saw a significant spike in Covid-related fraud and cybercrime in the past 12 months. New research by ...
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New fraud solution aims to increase approvals for Magento merchants

By Jeff Domansky, April 8, 2021 False declines are a $430 billion-plus global headache for retailers. A new Forter-Adobe collaboration aims to help businesses increase revenue by 2%-3% ...
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mobile payment fraud prevention

Critical pandemic lessons in mobile payment fraud prevention

By Rafael Lourenco, EVP, and Partner, ClearSale March 25, 2021 As the world pivoted to online shopping, work, and learning last year, the timeline for mobile usage growth jumped ...
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CNP fraud is growing

Stunning Rise of CNP Fraud and How Merchants Can Fight Back

By Ron Hynes, CEO of Vesta March 22, 2021 Global losses from payment fraud tripled from 2011 to 2020, and card-not-present (CNP) fraud is proving to be among ...
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identity theft and account takeover

US identity theft jumps as e-commerce grows

By Jeff Domansky, March 17, 2021 New research from Aite Group shows 47% of US consumers experienced financial identity theft (application fraud in their name or account takeover) ...
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Feedzai research identifies skyrocketing fraud

Online transactions soared in 2020, fraud skyrocketed too

By Jeff Domansky, March 9, 2021 Consumers quickly embraced e-commerce and online payments last year while fraudsters high-fived with record purchase scams, impersonation, money mule schemes, and account ...
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How universities are fighting payments fraud

By Jeff Domansky, Feb 22, 2021 When it comes to fraud, universities are just one more appealing target for cybercriminals. Like many businesses, universities are taking proactive measures ...
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