SNS: E-Commerce in Crisis

 Volume 17, Issue 3       
 Week of January 20, 2014

In This Issue

Feature: E-Commerce in Crisis

• The Inflation of Credit Card Theft
• Wired South Korea
• Chips: So Yesterday
•  Spying vs. Stealing
•  Solutions

Quotes Of The Week

Upgrades

• China Banks: The Plumbing Backs Up

Takeout Window

• CarryAlongs Carry the Quarter, and Amazon Owns Christmas
• Falling Indebtedness: Largely Due to Defaults, Not Repayment
• South Korean Officials Resign After Credit Card Hack

Ethermail

In Case You Missed It…
Members Making News

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A funny thing happened on the path to putting all business and banking online: the same access that makes it attractive to E-Commerce vendors and customers makes it even more attractive to thieves. We’re approaching a moment when the question of which group shares more risk, and which benefits most, is flipping.

The thieves are winning.