Fraud

Hackers are targeting the growing population of third-party sellers on Amazon.com, using stolen credentials to post fake deals and steal cash. In recent weeks, attackers have changed the bank-deposit information on Amazon accounts of active sellers to steal tens of thousands of dollars from each, according to several sellers and advisers. Attackers also have hacked into the…

A recent assessment report found that the risk of fraud is still a very real concern for online retailers today. In 2016, online attacks in the U.S. increased 8.9 percent due to fraudsters shifting over to the internet as a result of the rollout of microchip-embedded credit cards (EMV). For retailers, in particular, perhaps the…

Columbia Sportswear has sued a former IT employee whom it accuses of hacking into its email system for more than two years in an attempt to land more work for his new boss. Michael Leeper accessed the emails of Columbia's senior executives and IT department in hopes of gleaning information that would help him win technology…

Lucky Shoes is a retailer with a long history. The company has been in business for almost 100 years, and started with one store. Lucky Shoes now operates four stores in its native Ohio, as well as selling its products at eight New Balance stores and two Stride Rite stores. As Lucky Shoes grew, so…

In episode 78 of Total Retail Talks, Kiran Smith, vice president, chief marketing officer at Brookstone, a retailer of unique gift ideas and cool gadgets, discusses how chip card technology is helping the company cut down on fraudulent purchases. In addition, Smith offers her advice for other retailers that are integrating chip card technology into…

The need to provide a seamless and secure online checkout experience is increasingly important as consumers shift more of their daily activities to digital channels. The 2016 American Express Digital Payments Security Survey found that nearly half of consumers who shopped online in the past year have experienced payment fraud, representing nearly 80 million online…

Hundreds of fake retail and product apps have appeared in Apple’s App Store in recent weeks — just in time to deceive holiday shoppers. The counterfeiters have masqueraded as retail chains like Dollar Tree and Foot Locker, big department stores like Dillard’s and Nordstrom, online product bazaars like Zappos.com and Polyvore, and luxury-goods makers like Jimmy…

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As new forms of shopping develop, so do new forms of fraud. There is an ongoing battle between retailers and those looking to make

A thug committing a robbery in a video game is an obvious example of virtual violence. An act of e-commerce fraud, with money silently