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Miracle Mineral Solution: all of the solution, none of the miracle. Watch our unboxing video to learn what MMS is and why this bleach cocktail poses significant risk for payments companies and e-commerce platforms.

Miracle Mineral Solution Unboxing: Banned Buys [Merchant Risk Video Series] In this episode of Banned Buys, we unbox Miracle Mineral Supplement (aka MMS or Miracle Mineral Solution). Our expert explains what MMS is, how MMS becomes b...

“Completion of these two audits sets LegitScript apart in the e-commerce monitoring space. Not only do we provide the leading monitoring and certification services for high-risk industries, but we now also demonstrate the highest commitment to organizational security.”

LegitScript Strengthens Its Commitment to Security and Compliance by Completing SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 Audits LegitScript announced its successful completion of SOC 2 examination and Type II Compliance, as well as ISO 27001 certification.

"Newly released Federal Trade Commission data shows that consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021, an increase of more than 70 percent over the previous year."

New Data Shows FTC Received 2.8 Million Fraud Reports from Consumers in 2021 Newly released Federal Trade Commission data shows that consumers reported losing more than $5.

A recent LegitScript study shows that when registrars lock and suspend the domain names of rogue internet pharmacies, there is an immediate and lasting impact on how visible a website is to the public within search engine results.

How Registrars Can Stop Illicit Internet Pharmacies | LegitScript A new study indicates the important role registrars play in helping thwart public access to rogue internet pharmacies. Read now.

Want tips on how to more quickly identify problematic content on merchant websites? Join us tomorrow for the second webinar in LegitScript's 2022 Merchant Risk Masters Series. Register today for this free session and earn ETA continuing education credit.

Effectively Monitoring Changes to Websites and Products | LegitScript In this course, we look at ways to effectively monitor changes to merchant websites and products. Register now.

If your love interest asks for crypto instead of flowers for Valentine's Day, that might be a red flag.

Online romance scams expand, now with more cryptocurrency - CyberScoop Reports of online romance scams continued to grow in 2021, according to the Federal Trade Commission, and cryptocurrency payments now represent a big chunk of the money lost. Complaints about these heartbreaking swindles added up to $547 million overall last year, the agency said Thursday, up about....

What exactly are nitrite poppers? Are they legal? And are they related to jalepeño poppers? In the inaugural episode of Banned Buys, we unbox this strange yet popular psychoactive product.

Double Scorpio Poppers Unboxing: Banned Buys [Merchant Risk Video Series] In this episode of Banned Buys, we unbox Double Scorpio Poppers. Our expert explains what poppers are, how people huff poppers for psychoactive effects, and ...

"The arrests on Tuesday 'show that cryptocurrency is not a safe haven for criminals,' Lisa O. Monaco, the deputy attorney general, said in a statement."

Justice Dept. Seizes $3.6 Billion in Bitcoin and Arrests Married Couple The couple were accused of conspiring to launder Bitcoin that had been stolen in 2016 from Hong Kong-based Bitfinex, one of the world’s largest virtual currency exchanges.

The FTC is sending refunds totaling $396,431 to more than 1,800 consumers who bought two fish oil supplements that were marketed as treatments for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

FTC Sends Full Refunds to Consumers who Bought Deceptively Marketed Fish Oil Supplement The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling $396,431 to more than 1,800 consumers nationwide who bought Hepaxa and Hepaxa PD, two fish oil supplements that were marketed as treatments for adults and children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

On Tech Talks in the Silicon Forest, LegitScript's CEO Scott Roth talks about the company's acceleration as a leader in helping create safer, more transparent internet and payments ecosystems. Take a listen!

Tech Talks in the Silicon Forest | ProFocus Technology • A podcast on Anchor Welcome to Tech Talks in the Silicon Forest, a brand-new podcast from ProFocus Technology. Each month ProFocus founder & President John Boone sits down with tech leaders from all over the Pacific Northwest to discuss how they are making big impacts within their industries, organizations, and com...

"According to the complaint, Vision Path, doing business as Hubble, violated the CLR and the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act (FCLCA) by: 1) altering contact lens prescriptions from the prescribed brands to Hubble lenses; 2) failing to obtain or properly verify contact lens prescription information submitted by consumers; and 3) selling contact lenses after prescription verification requests were denied."

Vision Path, Inc., Online Seller of Hubble Lenses, Settles Charges it Violated the Contact Lens Rule and FTC Act to Boost Sales New York City-based Vision Path, Inc.

"Of those who reported losing money to fraud in 2021, more than 95,000 indicated that they were first contacted on social media—more than twice the 2020 number."

FTC Finds Huge Surge in Consumer Reports about Losing Money To Scams Initiated Through Social Media Consumers in 2021 reported losing about $770 million to fraud initiated on social media—about one fourth of all reported fraud losses for the year and an 18-fold increase from 2017, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s latest Consumer Protection Data Spotlight.