Dutch dev stole 20,000 passwords from websites he built for businesses
Dutch police have told locals to change credentials for 20,000 email accounts that were found on a web developer’s laptop after he’d been busted for fraud.
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News about e-commerce
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BitPay sues insurer for denying $1m claim after spear-phishing attack
Not all phishing attacks amount to computer fraud, according to a US insurance firm, which is being sued by bitcoin payments processor BitPay for knocking back its claim.
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eBay’s Magento pushes patch after credit card threat
E-commerce platform Magento has stressed its customers need to update to the latest version of its software following reports of new attacks that could expose credit card details.
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Cryptocurrency software bundled with BitTorrent triggers complaints
Some people who use uTorrent, the popular BitTorrent client, are up in arms over the presence of cryptocurrency mining software on their computers which they say was installed without their permission.
Zach Miners | 07 Mar | Read more
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Lawmakers target data brokers in privacy bill
Four U.S. senators have resurrected legislation that would allow consumers to see and correct personal information held by data brokers and tell those businesses to stop sharing or selling it for marketing purposes.
Grant Gross | 06 Mar | Read more
Features about e-commerce
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Are retailers (and consumers) ready for EMV?
A few weeks ago, I got two fat envelopes in the mail. Each one held a new credit card inside along with instructions on how to use that card. Then, when I stopped at my local grocery store, at Nordstrom, even the corner liquor store, each had a new reader with a slot at the bottom into which I could slide those new cards.
Jen A. Miller | 11 Jun | Read more
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Malvertising rise pushes ad industry to action
With hidden malware on the rise, the online advertising industry may finally have to get its governance act together.
Robert L. Mitchell | 29 May | Read more
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There's no free lunch when it comes to Google's Gmail
There's no such thing as a free email service, at least not when it comes to Google, according to industry analysts.
Sharon Gaudin | 15 Aug | Read more
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How a Mobile Payment Service Can Grow Your Online Business
As more and more smartphone and tablet users shop via their mobile devices, being able to accept mobile payments is becoming a more important element of ecommerce. But does it make sense for your business? Mobile payment service providers Square, PayAnywhere, PayPal and Bank of America discuss fees, security and which types of business would benefit the most.
Jennifer Lonoff Schiff | 29 Jan | Read more
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E-commerce Fraud: The Latest Criminal Schemes
E-commerce fraud costs retailers approximately $4 billion each year, according to the most recent results of an annual survey conducted by Cybersource, a provider of electronic payment and risk management services. Sebbe Jones, manager of fraud and disputes at 2Checkout, is in the business of keeping e-commerce fraud at bay.
Joan Goodchild | 17 Jul | Read more
Whitepapers about e-commerce
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The importance of improving and adapting web security
This white paper explores how, with so much depending on web site availability, CSOs are considering new ways to be cost-effectively proactive and vigilant •Websites have become an incalculably valuable part of doing business and have redefined how enterprises are being run •Thanks to these news business models, organisations have a much broader awareness of how critical web services are •IDG research shows the majority of today's technology and security executives are concerned about web security
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DDoS attacks against global markets
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Fraud in Insurance
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Defeating External and Internal Fraud