ecommerce fraud

Ecommerce Fraud: 4 Proven Mitigation Tactics

| Wesley Cherisien

Ecommerce has become an ingrained part of our lives, as most find it an effortless, convenient alternative to retail shopping, especially considering the times. Unfortunately, bad actors always find ways to mess with the system and conduct all manner of fraud. With that in view, here are 4 proven ways to mitigate ecommerce fraud.

New JavaScript Skimmer Stealing Customer Data from Ecommerce Sites

| Douglas P. Clement

Visa is warning ecommerce merchants about a new JavaScript skimmer targeting customer data entered at the point-of-sale (POS) in payment forms on sellers’ websites. Pipka is able to remove itself from the HTML code after it is successfully executed, thereby avoiding detection. Visa is giving merchants a list of mitigation measures.