What does a CPP Notification (CPP) fraud notice mean? Being the owner of a business that was associated with a Common Point of Purchase (CPP) does not mean that fraudulent purchases were made at your establishment. Rather, it means that your business was the target of...
Credit Card Network Security
Holiday Credit Card Fraud is on the Rise Again
‘Tis the season of family, friends, food… and credit card fraud. The holiday season is notoriously the busiest time of year for cyber criminals, as almost 20% of entire U.S. retail sales happen during the holiday season. With credit card data breaches consistently...
FTC/SEC Begin Shifting Data Breach Liability to Franchisor/Corporate Brands
The corporate data breach liability associated with protecting consumer payment card information continues to evolve and expand in scope. The latest trend is the increasing involvement of federal government in the enforcement of data breach prevention. Two agencies in...
Why EMV Doesn’t Make You PCI Compliant
EMV chip card technology remains one of the hottest topics in the payments industry. With EMV adoption, merchants will reduce their risk of a credit card data breach at the point-of-sale (POS) because of the encryption technology associated with the new chip cards....