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FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant PAX Technology

Krebs on Security

federal investigators today raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology , a Chinese provider of point-of-sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally. The investigation into PAX Technology comes at a dicey time for retailers, many of whom are gearing up for the busy holiday shopping season. organizations.

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FTC Settles Spying Case Against Rent-to-Own Retailer

Hunton Privacy

On October 22, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with Aaron’s, Inc. Aaron’s is a national “rent-to-own” retailer that allows consumers to rent, with an option to purchase, consumer goods including electronics. The settlement is open for public comment until November 21, 2013.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

18, 2013, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that U.S. retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. By the first week of December, 2013, Rescator’s online store — rescator[.]la

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

TB LDLC Source (New) Retail France Yes 1,500,000 APROA Source (New) Professional services Argentina Yes 1,197,562 Petrus Resources Ltd. Source (New) Engineering Japan Yes >5 TB Array Networks Source (New) Cyber security USA Yes 2.5

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 22 – 28 April 2024

IT Governance

Honor, Huawei, iFlytek, OPPO, Samsung Electronics, Tencent, Vivo and Xiaomi Technology. Source (New) Retail USA Yes Unknown Autodesk Source (New) Software USA Yes Unknown DATAIR Employee Benefit Systems, Inc. The vulnerabilities could be exploited to reveal users’ keystrokes and “up to one billion users are affected”.