Skimming
Understanding Virtual Skimmers: A Threat to E-Commerce Security
Virtual skimmers exploit vulnerabilities in websites that process payments online, often without leaving a trace until it’s too late ...
Visa: AI Adds to the Cyberthreats Holiday Shoppers Will Face
For credit card giant Visa, the holiday season is always an extremely busy time. It not only brings out millions of people using plastic to pay for gifts, seasonal food, and decorations, ...
“Web Skimming Attacks – Digital Hacking Techniques for Payment Card”
Introduction A recent notion, Web Skimming attacks, which have been around for a while, was introduced with the rise in cyber threats. After the Magecart attack on British Attacks in 2018, they ...
See Tickets Breach Sheds Light on the Blind-Side of Web Security
Despite its name, leading ticketing service provider See Tickets was blind to a card skimming attack that pilfered financial and personal information from its online customers for 2 1/2 years. The post ...
American Payroll Association Forgets to Patch Web Portal, Hackers Skim Credit Cards and Passwords Off Site
• American Payroll Association uncovered unusual activity on the site dating back to May 13 • Hackers exploited vulnerability to deploy card-skimming techniques and steal credit card data • Identity thieves gained ...
3 Web Third-Party Related Events You Don’t Want to Miss from early 2020
Welcome to Reflectiz’ news picks from the first four months of 2020. The outbreak of Covid-19 is undoubtedly one of the most dramatic events in modern history. Unsurprisingly, this global crisis and ...
Fullz House Group Using Phishing and Web Skimming to Maximize Profits
A new threat group called “Fullz House” is using both phishing and web skimming in order to maximize the profits of its attacks. Fullz House isn’t new to the threat landscape, but ...
18 Members of ATM Skimmer Gang Arrested — Mostly Romanian
DOJ Press Release: 18 Members of International Fraud and Money Laundering ConspiracyThe Southern District of New York brought charges on 18 people for their involvement in an ATM Skimming ring that planted ...
65K Attempts to Steal Credit Card Info From Online Stores Blocked in July
Security researchers detected and blocked over 65,000 attempts to steal credit card information from compromised online stores during the month of July. In July, Malwarebytes found that the majority (53.5 percent) of ...
Romanians on a Skimming Crime Spree?
When I posted last month about a Romanian skimming case (see: "Alert Traffic Patrolman Unveils Romanian Skimming Ring") I got two strong reactions. One was from my Romanian Information Security friends who ...
