Over 60 percent of malicious traffic targets retailers ahead of PCI DSS 4.0 deadline

As we approach the 31st March deadline for compliance with the new PCI DSS 4.0 payment security standard, new data from Cequence Security shows automated fraud is increasing with retailers facing 66.5 percent of all malicious traffic. Using data from real transactions and attack data from Cequence's Unified API Protection (UAP) platform, the report highlights the growing attack surface cybercriminals exploit in payment infrastructure, loyalty programs, and product pricing systems. More than 300 million account takeover (ATO) attempts were blocked by the platform in the past year, illustrating the growing scale of credential stuffing attacks. 822 million attempts at produc… [Continue Reading]