Payment service providers integrate with ecommerce merchants by using APIs. These gateways connect databases, spreadsheets or SQL servers that contain personally identifiable, financial and other confidential information—structured data that is highly desirable to hackers and other cybercriminals intent on committing fraud.

DataDome specializes in protecting APIs from abuse. The company says that APIs too often lack the sophisticated protection provided to websites and mobile apps, and that even unsophisticated cybercriminals can now create bots that ...