What are Credit Card Payment Security Risks? Accepting credit and debit cards is a necessity for business, but it comes with challenges and risks. While many technological innovations such as CAPTCHA and EMV chip cards have helped to make payments more secure, cyberattackers are constantly and relentlessly looking for vulnerabilities and new techniques to infiltrate […]
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Skimming & Digital Skimming
What is Skimming and Digital Skimming? Skimming. A skimming attack refers to an attack where a third-party gains unauthorized access to your financial information through an ATM, fuel pump, or POS terminal. Skimming devices typically record the personal identification number (PIN) of the cardholder and store it on an attached microchip or magnetically on a […]
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Web Skimming
What is Web Skimming? The term “skimming” has generally referred to the illicit financial accounting procedure of returning lower invoice totals than were actually collected, allowing criminals to “skim” money off the top of the invoice. Web skimming refers to a hacking technique that targets digital businesses by manipulating client-side web applications to steal their […]