Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The attack seemed like a garden-variety digital holdup. A computer intruder, calling himself the “Albanian hacker,” left a message for the administrator of a website for an Illinois internet retailer: Pay two Bitcoins, or about $500 at the time, and the…
Few Retailers Accepting ‘Chip’ Credit Card Payment Feature for Holidays
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Maybe you’ve noticed: At many stores, both big and small, you still have to swipe the magnetic stripe on your new chip-enabled credit card, rather than insert or dip it into a chip-reader. Edgar Dworsky, founder of the website ConsumerWorld.org, wondered…
The biggest Black Friday and Cyber Monday threats for retailers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Security isn’t only being breached by the one threat; hundreds if not thousands of hackers are attacking companies simultaneously, which can cause a business’ IT infrastructure to collapse under pressure. Enterprises must ensure they have appropriate security in place, which can…
New chip technology fights credit-card fraud at retailers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If you are like me, you have received a number of replacement credit cards in the past several months, even though your current card is nowhere near its expiration date. The driving force behind this is the growing amount of credit…
New credit card chips will decrease fraud at restaurants, retailers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Bank card corporations are borrowing an concept from abroad to assist U.S. shoppers hold their bank card info protected. Main U.S. bank card issuers like Visa and MasterCard are putting in embedded chips on credit score and debit playing cards after…
ASUS ZenPad tablets now available in the UK from a variety of retailers
Customers in the UK who are looking to get their hands on ASUS’ newest ZenPad tablets can now do so from a number of retailers both in-store and online. This year, ASUS announced a number of tablets with varying specs, and now 8 of the models are available for purchase…
Cyber shoplifting costing retailers billions, driving up prices
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A thief looking to scam a credit lender goes on an online shopping spree, ordering thousands of dollars worth of goods. When the bill comes, he calls the credit card company and claims they are fraudulent charges. In good faith, the…
Gregory Evans Discusses “How Retailers Can Steal Your Credit Card & Pin Number”
Cyber Security Expert and Ex-Hacker Gregory Evans discusses a very low tech way, on how retailers can steal your credit card number with the pin. View full post on National Cyber Security By Gregory Evans
Retail fraud expected to cost retailers $3.8 billion Read More: Retail fraud expected to cost retailers $3.8 billion | http://nj1015.com/retail-fraud-expected-to-cost-retailers-3-8-billion/?trackback=tsmclip
The retail industry expects to lose $10.9 billion to return fraud this year, $3.8 billion of which will be lost during the holiday season alone, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) 2014 Return Fraud Survey. In 2013, retailers lost […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Nearly half of all web application cyber attacks target retailers, study shows
Nearly half of all web application cyber attack campaigns target retail applications, a study has shown. The retail sector is the most heavily targeted by this type of attack, according to the latest web application attack report by security firm […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
