Consumer Security

Phishing attacks impersonating major brands like Walmart, Target, and Best Buy surged by over 2000% during peak shopping periods, underscoring the heightened threat landscape in the United States.

Mushrooming fake store sites, deceptive domains, and compromised e-commerce sites are just a few of the threats facing online shoppers and businesses this holiday season, according to reports recently released by two cybersecurity companies.

Based on a survey of 11,000 adults in 50 states, one-quarter of American adults have had a package stolen this year. The average value of each stolen parcel was $204.

The retail industry is bracing for more than just the usual surge of cyberattacks this holiday shopping season. Among the most persistent challenges is the rise in advanced bad bot traffic, which has surged by 58% compared to last year.

In addition to targeting retail websites, fraudulent purchases and fake returns not only result in direct financial losses but also create additional costs and burdens for both sellers and customers. New data shows that 75% of consumers would readily drop a brand after any cybersecurity issue.

Mistrust in how online retailers handle their customers' personal information is at an all-time high, costing merchants lost revenue and follow-up orders. Twenty-six percent of consumers have abandoned a brand in the past 12 months due to privacy concerns. Establishing a higher trust level is no lon...

Nearly two dozen dating apps were flagged by Mozilla's Privacy Not Included researchers as failing to meet privacy and security standards, sharing customer data with third parties, and excluding the right of a user to wipe their data from the app.

Security cameras can catch a porch thief in the act, but they probably won't prevent the snatch-and-grab from happening. Loxx Boxx offers a more proactive solution by securing your deliveries in a bolted-down metal box under digital lockdown.

According to Kumar Dasani, CISO at Digital River, AI’s seemingly boundless potential has spurred concern. The pace of its evolution has suggested capabilities that may be difficult to fathom for some, but it’s also important to stay rooted in reality.

Despite legislation created to stop “scalper” and “grinch” bots from buying products faster than humans on e-commerce sites, desperate consumers are wrestling with the dilemma of either paying inflated prices or using bots themselves.

A growing concern among merchants is their ability to meet new payment card industry (PCI) security standards as early as next March. Failure to complete the upgrade within one year could result in penalties from $5,000 to $100,000 or more.

Consumers in the U.S. lost more than $4 billion to investment scams in 2022, and this year is expected to be worse. This rip-off trend is growing as investment scams become increasingly sophisticated and widespread, taking advantage of the rise of digital technologies.

2023 might be a volatile year for cybersecurity officers as they deal with the pressures of maintaining a ridged security posture while also dodging the bullet of blame when attacks are successful.

Improved consumer protections are needed to prevent gift card fraud, which bilked Americans for more than US$233 million in 2021 alone, according to a new report by the Center for Data Innovation.