Security News > 2019 > August > Online skimming: An emerging threat that requires urgent awareness and attention

A growing threat that all merchants and service providers should be aware of is web-based or online skimming. These attacks infect e-commerce websites with malicious code, known as sniffers or JavaScript (JS) sniffers and are very difficult to detect, according to PCI Security Standards Council and the Retail & Hospitality ISAC. Once a website is infected, payment card information is “skimmed” during a transaction without the merchant or consumer being aware that the information has … More → The post Online skimming: An emerging threat that requires urgent awareness and attention appeared first on Help Net Security.

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