#14unit 1online security and payment system

Credit card fraud / Theft

Theft and misuse of payment card information.

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Credit card fraud / Theft

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Credit card fraud is the theft and misuse of payment card information. Today, the most frequent cause is systematic hacking of corporate servers storing millions of card records, making it a major e-commerce security threat.

  • Define credit card fraud in the e-commerce context.
  • Identify historical and modern causes of credit card fraud.
  • Explain why establishing customer identity is a central security issue.
  • Describe the role of EMV technology in reducing fraud.