Credential stuffing attacks — in which hackers use credentials exposed in prior breaches to attack new sites — are soaring, with 193 billion documented incidents globally in 2020. The pandemic is a primary driver behind this increase; the abrupt shift to remote work, creation of new online accounts, and increased reliance on e-commerce all provided…
Josh Horwitz
E-commerce providers have long walked the line between security considerations and consumers’ demand for a high-quality, frictionless experience. As a result, they've been hesitant to apply additional authentication measures, and hackers have taken note. According to Verizon’s 2020 DBIR, attacks against e-commerce apps are by far the leading cause of retail breaches. The pandemic provides…
Credit card information was once considered the Holy Grail for hackers, with bad actors targeting retailers in an effort to glean this sensitive data and use it to fraudulently purchase goods and services. In recent years, the industry has grown more security-minded and introduced new ways to protect against the use of stolen card data…