By Austin Johnson on December 01, 2021
Get Your Copy of the Case Study Identifying transaction laundering is difficult, and it requires more than a review of a website. In this case study, LegitScript analysts identified risk indicators from the merchant of a seemingly innocuous website. Our investigation unraveled a massive criminal network comprising thousands of websites. This case study illustrates LegitScript’s unique…
By Spencer Eide on October 29, 2021
Get Your Copy of the Guide Learn about recent high-risk trends with card-not-present transactions that are likely to lead to expensive card brand fines. You will also see real-life examples and find additional resources to help answer common questions about these trends and how to navigate them. Our 33-page High-risk Trends Guide explores some of…
Get Your Copy of the Guide Transaction laundering offers a backdoor into the regulated financial system for cybercriminals who want to offer credit card payments to their customers. Even as payment processors implement best practices to identify and stop transaction laundering, illicit merchants find new ways to operate and adapt over time. This guide offers a…
Get Your Copy of the Guide Although the methods of cybercrime can change, many illicit offerings remain popular year after year. For this reason, many high-risk trends emerge annually as a result of weather, holidays, special events, and other recurring incidents. In this guide, LegitScript looks at seasonal high-risk trends in card-not-present transactions that all…
Download Your Copy of the Guide Improve your understanding of drop-shipping merchants, including why many payment facilitators consider them high-risk and why some help to facilitate transaction laundering. Our 11-page Drop-shipping FAQ Guide provides helpful tips and explores important issues such as: What is drop-shipping? What are legitimate reasons a merchant may use drop-shipping? What are…
By Spencer Eide on October 28, 2021
Get Your Copy of the Transaction Laundering Guide Transaction laundering is a serious threat to the integrity of any merchant portfolio. This 17-page guide outlines strategies for detecting and preventing transaction laundering, using many examples of real transaction launderers identified by LegitScript, including: What is transaction laundering and why does it matter? Typical forms of…
By Spencer Eide on October 27, 2021
Learn How to Stop Transaction Launderers that Just Won’t Die Removing transaction laundering merchants from your portfolio doesn’t mean they’re gone forever. In fact, the transaction launderers you catch today are likely to learn from their mistakes and reappear tomorrow in new forms that are even harder to detect. In this exclusive report, you’ll learn…
By David Khalaf on September 14, 2021
A new dark web service is marketing to cybercriminals who are curious to see how their various cryptocurrency holdings and transactions may be linked to known criminal activity.
By LegitScript Folks on August 31, 2021
Labor Day weekend is one of the biggest for sales in the United States. These bargains traditionally include big-ticket items such as appliances and mattresses, but now also include smaller items such as backpacks, clothes, and school supplies as kids get ready to return to the classroom. These smaller, mass-produced items are perfect for online…
By David Khalaf on July 16, 2020
Among many challenges in the payments risk and compliance space, transaction laundering remains the greatest risk to a portfolio. That is one of the key takeaways from LegitScript's inaugural Payments Risk & Compliance Benchmarking Report. More than one-third of survey respondents reported transaction laundering as very challenging or extremely challenging, and it is the top…