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The eDead Trojan: A Synopsis of Geo-Targeted Spyware
While RSA FraudAction Research Labs does not usually focus on pure-play spyware, which is solely interested in users’ keyword searches and browsing habits, over the past year, the Lab has repeatedly...
View Article’Tis the Season for Online Shopping: Why You Should Give Your Debit Card a Break
By Rueben Rodriguez, Principal Product Marketing Manager, RSA Identity Protection & Verification Let’s all go and do some on-line shopping!! The holidays are upon us and wouldn’t you know it, the...
View ArticleDigital Identities: I Have One For Sale
The term digital identity is so suiting to who we really are online. Think about the accounts you log in to on a regular basis, the activities you perform each day, the way you communicate with...
View ArticleUnderstanding & Detecting Backoff POS Malware
Point of Sale (POS) malware has had its share of headlines this year. Now with the holiday shopping season underway POS systems will certainly be an enticing target for hackers to explore due to the...
View ArticleFour ways the financial industry could have fought Carbanak
It sounds like something out of a movie script — robbing a bank over the Internet — but that’s essentially what happened recently with the Carbanak malware. If you hadn’t heard about it, this was a...
View ArticleSecuring eCommerce Transactions without Losing Customers Part 1 – Risk-Based...
Yesterday afternoon I received one of the calls we all dread – my credit card company phoned to ask if my husband had purchased airline tickets within the last five minutes. Alas he wasn’t planning to...
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Does EMV Make Online eCommerce Transactions Safer?
Ok, let’s get this quickly out of the way: EMV, the non-swipe chip-embedded credit cards are sturdy barriers against (in-person) credit card fraud. However, when it comes to card-not-present eCommerce...
View ArticleHiding in Plain Sight: The Growth of Cybercrime in Social Media
Social media attracts all kinds. These sites are used for catching up with friends on Facebook, instant news dissemination on Twitter, partisan political viewpoints expressed in online forums,...
View Article3D Secure Innovations: New Analytics Dashboard Helps Improve Response to Fraud
The 3D Secure protocol has been much (and somewhat unfairly!) maligned for the negative impact it has on the cardholder’s online experience. Requiring cardholders to produce their password each and...
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Find Friends and Credit Cards on Facebook: The New Cybercrime Reality
Social media attracts all kinds. These sites are used for catching up with friends on Facebook, instant news dissemination on Twitter, partisan political viewpoints expressed in online forums,...
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