The Fraud Blog
News, research, and analysis on eCommerce payments and fraud prevention.
Global growth of mobile channel shows no signs of slowing down
Tablet devices are gaining ground, but smartphones are still the most popular mobile commerce devices. In the UK, half of smartphone owners…
Nov 3, 2021 · 1 min read Industry NewsGlobal 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…
Nov 3, 2021 · 1 min read Industry NewsIdentity 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 in…
Nov 3, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsIdentity 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…
Nov 3, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachIncrease in Targeted Attacks Against Small Businesses
A recent study and report from Symantec found that targeted attacks against small businesses greatly increased in 2012 as cyberattacks…
Nov 3, 2021 · 1 min read Sales ConversionIncreasing Consumer Confidence in a Website to Increase Sales
When it comes to gaining new customers and converting sales, there are several features and signals that a website can include make…
Nov 3, 2021 · 3 min read Industry NewsInternal IRS Documents Justify Reading Private Emails without a Search Warrant
An internal IRS document explicitly states that emails sent from an individual’s computer do not have reasonable expectations of privacy…
Nov 3, 2021 · 2 min read Fraud PreventionJavelin Finds Number of U.S. Identity Fraud Victims Increased by 1 Million in 2012
According to a recent study by Javelin Strategy & Research, the number of identity fraud victims in the United States increased by more…
Nov 3, 2021 · 2 min read Case StudiesLargest Credit Card Fraud Scheme Uncovered by U.S. Justice Department
A fourth defendant plead guilty in early August to his participation in an identity fraud scam where over 7,000 false identities were…
Nov 3, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachLivingSocial Data Breach Comprises Information of 50 Million Users
Daily deal website LivingSocial suffered a data breach compromising emails, passwords and more information for most of the site’s users…
Nov 3, 2021 · 1 min read Industry NewsMajor Facebook permissions bug found by producers of privacy app
When bug-testing a new Facebook app, a group of programmers recently stumbled over a dangerous and previously unknown Facebook bug. With…
Nov 3, 2021 · 1 min read Fraud PreventionManual 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…
Nov 3, 2021 · 5 min read