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Cybercrime escalates as barriers to entry crumble

CSO Magazine

An underground economy that mirrors its legitimate ecommerce counterpart is supercharging online criminal behavior, according to a report released Thursday by HP Wolf Security in collaboration with Forensic Pathways.

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Cybercrime Against Online Retailers Skyrockets During COVID-19

SecureWorld News

Survey: 41% of online retailers experiencing a cybercrime increase. brands for a deep dive into COVID-19's impact on ecommerce. But the research also reveals how hackers are benefiting from this uptick: "41% have seen an increase in cybercrime and 68% said fighting cybercrime is very important to their business.".

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Five Takeaways from Black Friday & Cyber Monday Cyber Attacks

Security Boulevard

The online retail industry is one of the prime targets for cybercrime, as detailed in our annual analysis of the cybersecurity threats targeting eCommerce websites and applications.

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Darwinium upgrades its payment fraud protection platform

CSO Magazine

The company claims that the update ensures customers remain in control of users’ data while also preventing Darwinian from becoming a target of cybercrime. Darwinium services large B2C organizations (with $1 billion or more in revenue) and marketplaces, dedicated payments providers, ecommerce shops, banks, and some fintechs.

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Cybercrime: Why Ecommerce Environments Should be Extra Vigilant

SecureWorld News

It is sadly the case that ecommerce cybercrime is on the rise. As cybercriminals do seem to be taking a keener interest in the industry, it is up to owners of ecommerce businesses to be extra vigilant about cybercrime and put appropriate defenses in place to keep the company secure. Major risks for online retailers.

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Law enforcement Operation HAECHI IV led to the seizure of $300 Million

Security Affairs

The six-month operation (July-December 2023) targeted organizations involved in seven types of online scams: business email compromise (BEC), ecommerce fraud, investment fraud, voice phishing , money laundering associated with illegal online gambling, romance scams , and online sextortion schemes.

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Experts spotted five malicious Google Chrome extensions used by 1.4M users

Security Affairs

The extensions a designed to track the user’s browsing activity, they are also able can insert code into eCommerce websites being visited. They do this so that they can insert code into eCommerce websites being visited. . js that sends every URL visited by the victims to the C2 and injects code into the eCommerce sites.