On February 1, 2017, Javelin Strategy and Research reported that the use of stolen card data to pay for merchandise on websites, in mobile apps, and via telephone increased by 40 percent in 2016. In turn, this shift has forced retailers with online sales to enhance online security because the increased use of chip technology in credit cards reduced in-person fraud in retail stores, driving credit card fraud online.

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