Loyalty Fraud
Loyalty Fraud is when a fraudster gains unauthorized access to an account tied to a loyalty rewards program offered by a merchant. The fraudster then either takes direct advantage of the points themselves, exchanges the points for goods they can resell, or uses the points as a pseudo-currency to make purchases on the dark web.
Ecommerce Fraud Trends 2020 Report Released
Merchant Fraud Journal is proud to release its “Ecommerce Fraud Trends 2020” report. The report is the result of months of collaboration b
How Fraudsters Use AI to Commit Ecommerce Fraud
Sophisticated eCommerce fraudsters increasingly use artificial intelligence (AI) to attack merchants. In the past, only one kind of eCommerce fraud ex
PSD2 SCA Requirements
On September 14, 2019 the Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will require Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). The goal of SCA is to protect c
Merchants Should Be Wary of Payment Providers Getting into the Chargeback Guarantee Game
No one could have foreseen the scope and scale of the eCommerce fraud prevention problem. From the beginning of online stores, unscrupulous actors beg
How Online Web Skimming Attacks Work
Online web skimming attacks continue to increase. This kind of eCommerce fraud attack works by fraudsters recording the information customers put into
Phishing Attack Statistics 2019
Both enterprise and SMB businesses can learn a lot from the latest phishing attack statistics. Unfortunately, the numbers show that business email com
The Evolution of Ecommerce Fraud Solutions
As we previously discussed in our article – payments providers such as Stripe, Adyen, and Paypal are moving into the eCommerce fraud prevention
When is it Time to Hire a Fraud Analyst?
As a business grows its online transaction volume, it becomes a bigger target for fraudsters. Eventually, every merchant hits a tipping point where th
Device Fingerprinting Technology Alone Will Not Secure AJAX Websites
Starting in 1990 with the first web browsers, device fingerprint technology has helped industries and companies around the world fight fraudsters onli
