Identity theft is still a major issue in ecommerce and credit card industry. There are lots of companies that are selling these credit cards and they are receiving complains from their customers that their personal data and information is leaked out. Many banks have lost their customers due to this theft and still there are many people who are exposed of threats from hackers and computer criminals. Latest research has revealed that many people who are using credit cards are exposed to different threats and crimes. 

The excessive usage of credit cards by different consumers has leaded towards mishandling of personal information and everyday many transactions are done by hackers using different types of services. To control problem of identity theft now credit card companies are using different ways to control credit card threats for consumers. 

Most of professional hackers gather information from customers from their spending habbits and then use this personal information for their benefits and customers are not aware of these threats until they check their account balance after some transactions. 

For security reasons banks made a different way to collection information from people and they have added more complicated question in card applications that is unique and can be used to protect from hackers and criminals. They are using special encryption software that can help them to stop unknown access to their data centers. There are many security companies that are providing ecommerce security services for their financial sector.