Blog Articles
LegitScript Supports International Fraud Awareness Week
November 12, 2024
LegitScript joins the global effort to spread awareness surrounding the detection and prevention of fraud.
AI Abuse Among the Top Payments Risks for 2025
October 17, 2024
LegitScript’s rankings of the top high-risk trends in payments and e-commerce are based on its work monitoring merchants and sellers.
Understanding the Coded Terminology of Counterfeit Goods in E-commerce
October 10, 2024
by Tiger Smith
Illicit counterfeit sales are a multi-trillion-dollar scourge on the global marketplace — and hiding in plain sight.
What You Need to Know About The Australian Government’s Scams Prevention Framework
October 7, 2024
The Treasury released an exposure draft of the bill — let’s explore the reforms and consumer protections they plan to implement.
How a Third-party Merchant Risk Monitoring Solution Can Help
October 2, 2024
Explore how our solutions help extend internal teams’ bandwidth by flagging merchants in your downstream merchant portfolios.
Acquiring and Sponsor Banks, Payfacs, and ISOs All Share Similar Challenges
September 18, 2024
We delve into the defining characteristics of the parties responsible for the various types of fraud and/or merchant risk.
The National Recovery Month Spotlight: Key Healthcare
September 3, 2024
This September, LegitScript is joining with our partners and community in celebration of National Recovery Month.
How to Determine If a CBD Product Is Compliant
August 28, 2024
Ensure your CBD products are compliant and demonstrate trustworthiness to consumers — with LegitScript.
Banks, Payfacs, and ISOs Need to Know These Three Principles for Online Pharmacies
August 19, 2024
Counterfeit or otherwise unsafe or ineffective drugs pose innumerable risks that compound when they’re sold by illicit online pharmacies.
Navigating CBD Regulations in the US: Key Takeaways from Our Webinar
July 30, 2024
The regulatory landscape for CBD products in the United States is complex and ever-evolving. In a recent webinar hosted by LegitScript, industry experts provided a comprehensive overview of both federal and state regulations impacting CBD sellers, manufacturers, and their partners. Read the key takeaways to help you navigate this intricate legal framework, then watch the…
GLP-1 Shortage Prompts Surge of Risky Weight Loss Supplements
July 22, 2024
by Andrea Baker
Despite the high demand for GLP-1 drugs, the cost of these medications is prohibitively expensive for many people. As a result, a slew of merchants are entering the market offering alternative products such as supplements and other healthcare products for weight loss, many of which pose serious health threats to consumers. Weight loss supplements are…
GLP-1 Sales Online: What You Need to Know
July 17, 2024
Recent LegitScript data reveals the skyrocketing promotion of both GLP-1 medications and reported ads associated with selling compounded GLP-1 medications (press release). LegitScript tackles the sale of problematic healthcare products as well as more than 60 other high-risk categories – including counterfeits, weapons, and online gambling – with a multi-pronged approach that employs big data,…
Navigating URL Shifts: Understanding Ownership Changes and Their Impact
July 17, 2024
URL changes are relatively common in the world of e-commerce. Motivations for such changes may be born out of a desire to adapt to organizational shifts such as mergers or rebranding, take advantage of registrar incentives, or sell the domain to an interested party. While the process is often relatively straightforward and involves transferring domain…
What You Need to Know About Medical Spa Risks and Regulations
July 9, 2024
by Cody Haight
Understanding evolving medical spa regulations and requirements is essential for advertisers, business owners, and payment processors.
Key Takeaways: The Challenges of Detecting IP Infringement Online
July 2, 2024
In a recent webinar hosted by LegitScript, Peter Szyszko, CEO of White Bullet, delved into the pressing issue of online IP infringement and how to stop it.