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Category: Security and Fraud Issues

Online Fraud-Fighter Hooks Former PayPal President

April 21, 2014September 17, 2017 Ina Steiner

Fraudulent transactions are a big problem for retailers, and a new company is so confident in its ability to eliminate ecommerce fraud, it makes a guarantee to merchant customers that protects them against chargebacks. And […]

News, Payments, Security and Fraud IssuesForter, Fraud Science, PayPal, Scott Thompson

Bad Apples Make It Harder to Sell Luxury Goods Online

April 18, 2014September 17, 2017 Ina Steiner

Counterfeiting plagues retailers and flourishes online where it’s easy to set up shop, but the publicity generated by fraudsters hurt legitimate business. Case in point, Forbes magazine warned shoppers on Thursday to think twice before […]

News, Security and Fraud IssuesCounterfeits, Fraud

Ecommerce Firms Advise Merchants about the Heartbleed Bug

April 10, 2014September 17, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay, Etsy, PayPal, GoDaddy and others had advice for online merchants who are worried about the Heartbleed bug that was made public this week. A bug in a system used by many ecommerce sites that […]

News, Security and Fraud IssuesHeartbleed bug, Security

Ecommerce Firms Scramble to Assess Heartbleed Vulnerability

April 9, 2014September 17, 2017 Ina Steiner

When the people in charge of keeping websites secure and keeping sensitive data private are running scared, you know it’s time to worry. A vulnerability called the Heartbleed Bug was discovered recently, and, one of […]

News, Security and Fraud IssuesHeartbleed bug, Security

Amazon UK Knocked for Password Security Process

March 14, 2014September 20, 2017 David A Utter

After looking at password policies for top ecommerce sites in the US and France, password manager firm Dashlane took a peek at sites in the United Kingdom to evaluate their practices. Some big brand names […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesAmazon security, Amazon UK, Security

FTC Halts Scammers Preying on Ecommerce Hopefuls

March 3, 2014September 20, 2017 David A Utter

In a case reminiscent of one that came to light in Idaho last December, the Federal Trade Commission has stepped in to stop several companies from running a scheme that promised ecommerce financial success. Consumers ensnared […]

News, Security and Fraud IssuesFTC, Scams

eBay Hacking Incident Part 2: Claims of Compromised Emails

February 6, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

A group known as the Syrian Electronic Army claimed over the weekend it had hacked eBay and PayPal websites. Mashable broke the story on Saturday, and now Ars Technica is reporting on claims that the group intercepted […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssueseBay data breach

eBay Denies Claim of PayPal Security Breach

January 30, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay responded to claims of a breach of security at its PayPal payments unit in a report that was published in a blog post by a former Google software engineer. Naoki Hiroshima published the post, […]

News, Payments, Security and Fraud IssuesPayPal security

Google Combats Ads for Counterfeit Goods

January 22, 2014September 23, 2017 David A Utter

As long as there are desirable goods in the marketplace there will be people willing to imitate them and try to market and sell them as the real thing. Counterfeit goods have been a problem […]

News, Security and Fraud Issues, Selling ToolsCounterfeits, Google Adwords

eBay Addresses Security Breach at Target

December 30, 2013September 30, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay’s PayPal unit reassured customers about the security of its own payment service following a data breach at retail chain store Target. The retailer had discovered malware on its point-of-sale systems and warned customers who […]

News, Security and Fraud IssueseBay, security breach, Target

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