Online stores get attacked at checkout and at login.
Skimmers go after the payment page and credential stuffers go after customer accounts. Others skip the hacking and put up a copy of your store. Cypho watches your domains, dark web channels and app stores, and sends your team issues with enough context to act on.
| Lookalike domain | Registered | Similarity | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| examp1e-secure.comCopy of your login page | 2 days ago | 94% | Critical |
| example-support.netMail server set up | 6 days ago | 88% | High |
| exarnple.comParked | 3 weeks ago | 86% | Moderate |
| example-login.appNo content yet | 1 month ago | 81% | Low |
| Account or app | Where | Risk | |
| @example_helpSupport account using your logo | X | High | |
| Example Corp, CFOProfile copying your CFO | Moderate | ||
| Example MobileRepackaged copy of your app | Third-party app store | Critical |
Attackers follow the money through your storefront.
E-skimming is the quiet one. Code on a compromised checkout page copies card details as customers type them, and it can keep running until a bank or a customer reports fraud.
Accounts come next. Credential stuffing and phishing hand attackers saved cards, order histories and reward balances. APIs get abused too, where weak authentication or flawed logic lets someone change prices, carts or user data. Bots place fake orders and tie up inventory, sometimes alongside DDoS traffic that drags the storefront down.
Then there are the copies: fake websites, social accounts and mobile apps that trade on your brand to get at your customers.
What we check, from checkout to app store.
B / Attack Surface Management
Signs of skimming
We monitor your domains and connected assets for unusual changes, third-party abuse and skimming behavior, and correlate what we find with card leak patterns on dark web channels.
C / Brand Protection
Stolen cards
Card data tied to your store on underground forums and marketplaces.
C / Brand Protection
Leaked customer and staff logins
Credentials for your customers and employees in breach dumps, combo lists and stealer logs, so you can reset them before an account is taken over.
A / Threat Intelligence
Actor chatter
Posts on forums and Telegram channels that mention your store, your users or your staff.
C / Brand Protection
Fake stores and lookalike domains
Domains and websites that copy your storefront, each scored by how closely it matches yours.
C / Brand Protection
Rogue apps and fake accounts
Unofficial or repackaged versions of your app, and social accounts posing as your brand or your support team.
B / Attack Surface Management
APIs and uptime
Public-facing APIs checked for exposure and access control problems, plus uptime monitoring that tells you when the store stops responding.
Something concrete for fraud and security teams.
- Fraud leads
- Stolen cards, leaked credentials and actor chatter give fraud prevention and incident response something to work with.
- Faster takedowns
- Each brand misuse case comes with the context you need to request a takedown.
- One shared view
- A live dashboard and detailed reports keep every team looking at the same risks.
What online retailers ask us.
Can Cypho spot a skimmer on our checkout page?
We watch your domains and connected assets for unusual changes and signs of skimming, then check them against card leak patterns on dark web channels. What reaches you is an issue with that context attached, ready for your team to investigate.
Do you find fake versions of our mobile app?
Yes. We look in official app stores and elsewhere for apps that impersonate yours or ship unofficial versions with injected malicious files.
How do you rank lookalike domains?
Each one gets a similarity score based on your brand name, website URL, logo and keywords. The higher the score, the more likely it's a phishing site, so those come first.
Further reading.
From the research team
Other industries.
- Financial servicesFinancial institutions get targeted because of the data they handle.
- GovernmentGovernment bodies hold citizen records, run services people rely on, and draw attention from ransomware gangs and state-sponsored groups.
- Oil, gas and energyOil and gas companies run SCADA networks and control systems that now connect back to IT, and ransomware groups have noticed.
- TelecomTelecom providers handle large volumes of data, and 5G keeps widening what's exposed.
- HealthcareHospitals, clinics and private practices hold sensitive records and run services patients can't go without.
Unknown threats are unstoppable. Until we expose them.
Send us your company domain. We'll walk you through what's already out there about you and how Cypho would handle it, with one of our analysts on the call.
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