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Long-Running Web Skimming Campaign Steals Credit Cards From Online Checkout Pages

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  Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a major web skimming campaign that has been active since January 2022, targeting several major payment networks like American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB Co., Ltd., Mastercard, and UnionPay. "Enterprise organizations that are clients of these payment providers are the most likely to be impacted," Silent Push said in a report published today. Digital skimming attacks refer to a category of client-side attacks in which bad actors compromise legitimate e-commerce sites and payment portals to inject malicious JavaScript code that's capable of stealthily harvesting credit card information and other personal information when unsuspecting users attempt to make a payment on checkout pages. These attacks are classified under an umbrella term called Magecart, which initially referred to a coalition of cybercriminal groups that targeted e-commerce sites using the Magento software, before diversifying to other products and plat...

The Imperva Content Delivery Network (CDN) to Improve website experience globally

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Today’s website visitors expect a fast and efficient user experience with no delays or site performance issues. However, high traffic volumes and global reaching websites mean website managers are faced with the challenge of added latency and slow page load times, which can result in lost business. According to WebSiteBuilderExpert.com, 1 in 4 site visitors would abandon a website that takes more than 4 seconds to load. And 46% of site visitors do not revisit poorly performing websites, according to Unbounce.com. A strong Content Delivery Network   (CDN) is critical for website managers and businesses that rely on their websites for success, and here are ten reasons why. Improve your engagement Faster site speed times and more responsive websites bring results in more conversions. As little as a  one-second delay  in page load time can reduce customer satisfaction by 16%. Slow page load times According to  Unbounce , ‘Nearly 70% of consumers admit that page speed inf...