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2022 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Scams

KnowBe4

Then, in 2005 the clever people at the National Retail Federation decided that an online frenzy of shopping was needed the Monday after Thanksgiving. In 2008, Cyber Monday hit the big time as Thanksgiving fell five days later than in 2007 so the people were hungry for the online deals. We know this Monday as Cyber Monday.

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Black Basta Ransomware gang accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022

Security Affairs

” Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. The largest received ransom payment was $9 million, and at least 18 of the ransoms exceeded $1 million.

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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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Security Affairs newsletter Round 291

Security Affairs

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

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5 Reasons Consumer Packaged Goods Need to Embrace Personalization

Reltio

For example, two-thirds of consumers that have switched to new brands or retailers intend to stick with them. Using insights helps CPG companies expand into high-growth areas while harnessing the value of collaborating with retailers to speed up operations, improve communications and evaluate pricing.

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The Clock is Ticking for PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Virtually every major financial institution, retailer, and scores of payment processors have been the victims of data breaches, incurring both financial and reputational damage. The Clock is Ticking for PCI DSS 4.0 Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses.

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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

Malware-based anonymity networks are a major source of unwanted and malicious web traffic directed at online retailers, Internet service providers (ISPs), social networks, email providers and financial institutions. com was registered in 2008 to an Adrian Crismaru from Chisinau, Moldova. DomainTools says myiptest[.]com

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