Mastercard to acquire fintech company Ethoca

The move will increase digital security efforts to protect merchants and card users against fraudulent activity.

By Dan O'Shea • March 13, 2019

Amazon unveils Project Zero to fight counterfeits

The company's automated technology will scan over 5 billion listings daily and will remove suspect products.

By Dan O'Shea • March 1, 2019

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The state of loss prevention in retail

The types of losses attributed to retail theft has become more apparent — as is the need for more in-depth reporting and prevention strategies. 

By Retail Dive staff

Markdowns cost retailers $300B last year

E-commerce is making inventory management more difficult, according to a report from Coresight Research and inventory analytics firm Celect.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 11, 2019

David Yurman awarded $1.6M in counterfeit case

The luxury jewelry company obtained a default judgment and permanent injunction against 31 defendants.

By Kaarin Moore • Feb. 4, 2019

ShopRunner gains UPS investment, acquires anti-fraud firm Precognitive

The marketplace and free shipping service expands again, adding a big-name investor and acquiring an AI-based security tool provider.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 23, 2019

Neiman Marcus to pay $1.5M settlement over 2013 data breach

Over a three-month period, roughly 370,000 company credit cards used at 77 stores nationwide were accessed by an unknown third party.

By Corinne Ruff • Jan. 9, 2019

Digital card-not-present fraud to hit $130B by 2023

Card-not-present fraud is becoming a bigger problem, and merchants are not investing enough in prevention solutions, according to Juniper Research.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 3, 2019

Warby Parker hit by cybersecurity attack

The eyeglass retailer stated that the breach may have impacted up to 198,000 customers. 

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 2, 2019

'Tis the season for increased cyber attacks

A report by Infoblox reveals that retailers experience an increase in online theft and fraudulent behavior during the holidays.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 17, 2018

Counterfeits: The nightmare before Christmas

A recent congressional briefing warned consumers of the dangers of purchasing counterfeit goods, and retailers of the brand risks.

By Kaarin Moore • Dec. 14, 2018

$1.7M worth of counterfeit Nike sneakers seized

The underground industry continues to grow despite the fact that government and private business are working to combat the threat of counterfeits.

By Kaarin Moore • Dec. 10, 2018

Organized retail crime continues to surge

An NRF study revealed that 92% of retailers have been victims of organized crime in the past year. 

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 6, 2018

Amazon stays quiet on cybersecurity breach

The e-commerce giant is providing few details about a leak of customer names and emails right before Black Friday.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 26, 2018

Online fraud accelerates into holiday shopping season

One year after a record number of fraudulent account takeovers, security company 4iQ is warning e-commerce companies of more threats to come.

By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 26, 2018

Online fraud attempts forecasted to peak on Thanksgiving Day

Attempted e-commerce fraud is expected to grow less than last year, but the 14% rise seen by ACI Worldwide is still troublesome for retailers.

By Dan Alaimo • Nov. 16, 2018

Apple's e-commerce leads all US retailers in cybersecurity

The Naughty and Nice list from LastPass ranked the best and worst online retailers in terms of security. 

By Dan Alaimo • Nov. 15, 2018

Nordstrom employee data breached

Retailers are among the least trusted by consumers when it comes to keeping personal data safe.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 14, 2018

Lord & Taylor settles state racial discrimination claims

The retailer's settlement with the Massachusetts attorney general highlights a common lack of explicit policies that prevent retail employees from treating customers unfairly based on race.

By Daphne Howland • Updated Nov. 19, 2018

NCR acquires StopLift to combat self-checkout theft

The point-of-sale manufacturer plans to integrate StopLift AI technology, which analyzes security video, with its own POS systems.

By Dan Alaimo • Nov. 7, 2018

The holidays mean higher sales — and more fraud

Digital goods, electronics, and food and beverage are all common category targets for rising fraud attacks, according to new research from Forter.

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 25, 2018

Mastercard unveils new card security push

The financial company aims to have all its cards ready to support digital token-based security by 2020, the latest in a major push by traditional credit card networks to increase sector-wide support for tokenization. 

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 22, 2018

Visa adds payment partners to network token service

The credit card company adds more partners to its tokenization service, which could help the digital security practice spread throughout the industry.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 18, 2018

FTC: More scammers demand gift cards from stores as payments

Fraud involving gift cards like iTunes is up 270% since 2015 as scammers coerce people into using them to pay for imposter scams.

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 18, 2018

Shopify aims to protect merchants from fraudulent chargebacks

The e-commerce platform’s new feature is intended to protect merchants at a time when the volume and cost of retail fraud have risen dramatically.

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 10, 2018

New tech uses product 'fingerprints' to detect counterfeits

Entrupy's new solution is based on data in the cloud to verify the authenticity of designer and luxury goods.

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 8, 2018