American Express adds biometric features to SafeKey to help prevent fraud

American Express announced it is adding facial and fingerprint recognition to SafeKey to help prevent fraud and create a simple and intuitive online checkout process. The company will roll out these biometric features through a new pilot program. Now, … Continue reading American Express adds biometric features to SafeKey to help prevent fraud

‘Important Notification’ Phishing Scam Targeting American Express Customers

By Deeba Ahmed
In this phishing scam, the email is designed to appear as an authentic American Express notification. The email subject reads: “Important Notification About Your Account.”
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Unprotected Snapchat and Amex sites lead to credential harvesting

By Deeba Ahmed
Open-Redirect vulnerabilities in American Express and Snapchat are being exploited to carry out phishing scams, researchers have revealed.…
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Trustwave expands senior leadership team with two new appointments

Trustwave announced the appointment of two new members to its senior leadership team. Spencer Ingram, senior vice president, operations, will drive strategy for customer experience and systems and processes that support the overall global business. Spe… Continue reading Trustwave expands senior leadership team with two new appointments

Merchants must find ways to balance security with a seamless customer experience

69% of U.S. merchants reported that significant amount of company time and expense is dedicated to dealing with payment fraud, in a survey by American Express. Balance security with a streamlined customer experience Nearly eight-in-ten U.S. merchant re… Continue reading Merchants must find ways to balance security with a seamless customer experience

American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa launch faster and more secure online checkout

American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa announced the arrival of faster, more secure online checkout based on the new EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) industry standard, establishing a simplified way for card payments to be made across web and … Continue reading American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa launch faster and more secure online checkout

American Express Phishing using encoded html attachment

We see lots of phishing attempts for email, bank, PayPal, Credit card and other financial credentials. This one is slightly different than many others and much more involved and complicated, designed to make analysis and blocking by anti-phishing tools… Continue reading American Express Phishing using encoded html attachment