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Checkers, Rally's Burger Joints Hit By POS Malware

Data Breach Today

MAY 31, 2019

Infections Started in 2015 and Ran Through April Checkers Drive-In Restaurants says 102 of its 900 U.S. locations were hit with point-of-sale malware, with one California restaurant infected over a more than two-year period starting in December 2015.

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Magecart cybercrime group stole customers’ credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Magecart hackers have stolen customers’ credit card data from the computer hardware and consumer electronics retailer Newegg. The Magecart cybercrime group is back, this time the hackers have stolen customers’ credit card data from the computer hardware and consumer electronics retailer Newegg. ” reported Volexity.

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Online Retailer LightInTheBox exposes unsecured DB containing 1.3TB of web server logs

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

LightInTheBox is a Chinese online retailer trading on the New York Stock Exchange, most of its customers are in North America and Europe. “Led by cybersecurity analysts Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor’s research team discovered a leak in a database belonging to the online retailer LightInTheBox.” concludes the post.

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FIN11 gang started deploying ransomware to monetize its operations

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Mandiant researchers highlighted an important with operations conducted by the TA505 cybercrime gang (aka Evil Corp ), which has been active since 2014 focusing on retail and banking sectors. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the analysis published by FireEye.

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Staples discloses data breach exposing customer order data

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Giant office retail company Staples disclosed a data breach, threat actors accessed some of its customers’ order data. Staples, the office retail giant, disclosed a data breach, it notified its customers that their order data have been accessed by threat actors without authorization. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Nefilim ransomware gang published Luxottica data on its leak site

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Target Optical, Eyemed vision care plan, and Glasses.com. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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VF Corp December data breach impacts 35 million customers

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

In 2015, the company controlled 55% of the U.S. The incident interrupted retail store inventory replenishment and delayed order fulfillment. VF Corporation is an American global apparel and footwear company that owns 13 brands. backpack market with the JanSport, Dickies, Eastpak, Timberland, Smartwool, Vans, and The North Face brands.

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Here’s Why Credit Card Fraud is Still a Thing

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2020

McCoy and fellow NYU researchers found BriansClub earned close to $104 million in gross revenue from 2015 to early 2019, and listed over 19 million unique card numbers for sale. In 2015, the major credit card associations instituted new rules that made it riskier and potentially more expensive for U.S.

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Did H&M spy on its German employees? Privacy watchdog opens an investigation

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2020

A German p rivacy watchdog is investigating into clothing retailer H&M because it was allegedly spying on its customer service representatives in Germany. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. “This has resulted in a significant evaluation of the reports available to us.”

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Russian Reshipping Service ‘SWAT USA Drop’ Exposed

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Most online retailers grew wise to these scams years ago and stopped shipping to regions of the world most frequently associated with credit card fraud, including Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Russia. The login page for the criminal reshipping service SWAT USA Drop. On a suspicion that the login page for portal-ctsi[.]com

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Crooks claim to have stolen 20k customer records from Superdrug cosmetics retailer

Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2018

Hackers claim to have stolen the personal details of almost 20,000 Superdrug customers who shopped online at the cosmetics retailer. The British Superdrug is the last victim of a security breach, hackers claim to have stolen the personal details of almost 20,000 people who shopped online at the cosmetics retailer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Lumber Liquidators hit by malware attack that took down its network

Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2019

Lumber Liquidators, a leading specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring in North America, announced that a malware attack took down its network. North American hard-surface flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators revealed that it was victim of a security incident, a malware-based attack took down part of its network for nearly a week. .

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California IT service provider Synoptek pays ransom after Sodinokibi attack

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2020

Synoptek has more than 1,100 customers across multiple industries, including local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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TA505 Group adds new ServHelper Backdoor and FlawedGrace RAT to its arsenal

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

” The TA505 group was first spotted by Proofpoint back 2017, it has been active at least since 2015 and targets organizations in financial and retail industries. “On December 13, 2018, we observed another large ServHelper “downloader” campaign targeting retail and financial services customers.” bit, arepos[.]bit).null.

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TA505 is expanding its operations

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2019

The threat group is also known for its recent attack campaign against Bank and Retail business sectors, but the latest evidence indicates a potential expansion of its criminal operation to other industries too. To understand its capabilities, the macro code has been isolated and analyzed in detail. Part of extracted macro. exe” (SFX).

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Amazon is investigating allegations that its staff is selling customer data

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Security Affairs – Retailer, data leak ). Amazon confirmed an ongoing investigation of the allegations that some of its personnel sold confidential customer data to third party companies. ” reads the report published by the WSJ.

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IBM X-Force Exchange Threat Intelligence Platform

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The X-Force Exchange threat intelligence platform (TIP) was launched in 2015 to open up the wealth of threat intelligence collected by IBM X-Force to the public to support collaborative defense. One retailer, noted Dillingham, replaced multiple threat intelligence feeds with X-Force Exchange to dramatically reduce their investigation time.

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Hackers hit Luxottica, production stopped at two Italian plants

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Target Optical, Eyemed vision care plan, and Glasses.com. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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UK ICO Issues Unprecedented Fine Against Mobile Phone Retailer for Lax Security

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 12, 2018

On January 8, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner (“ICO”) issued an unprecedented monetary penalty of £400,000 against British mobile phone retailer, The Car Phone Warehouse Limited. In its decision, the ICO meticulously detailed the chronology of events and technical failures that led to the breach.

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Experts report a rampant growth in the number of malicious, lookalike domains

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Cyber security firm Venafi announced it has uncovered lookalike domains with valid TLS certificates that appear to target major retailers. The number is doubled compared to last year, the study revealed that less than 19,890 certificates have been issued for legitimate retail domains. retailers with over 49,500 typosquatted domains.

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Hackers stole credit card data from JM Bullion online bullion dealer

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

JM Bullion, the online retailer of products made of precious metals (i.e. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. gold, silver, copper, platinum, and palladium) has disclosed a data breach. “On July 6, 2020, JM Bullion was alerted to suspicious activity on its website. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Iran-linked APT33 updates infrastructure following its public disclosure

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2019

The list targeted entities includes : A conglomerate headquartered in Saudi Arabia, with businesses in the engineering and construction, utilities, technology, retail, aviation, and finance sectors Two Saudi healthcare organizations A Saudi company in the metals industry An Indian mass media company A delegation from a diplomatic institution.

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T-Mobile Investigating Claims of Massive Data Breach

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2021

In 2015, a computer breach at big three credit bureau Experian exposed the Social Security numbers and other data on 15 million people who applied for financing from T-Mobile. In at least one case , retail store employees were complicit in the account takeovers. A sales thread tied to the allegedly stolen T-Mobile customer data.

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Toymaker giant Mattel disclosed a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

“A forensic investigation of the incident has concluded, and no exfiltration of any sensitive business data or retail customer, supplier, consumer, or employee data was identified. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the 10-Q form. ” reads the 10-Q form.

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911 Proxy Service Implodes After Disclosing Breach

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

re, a proxy service that since 2015 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, announced this week that it is shutting down in the wake of a data breach that destroyed key components of its business operations. The 911 service as it existed until July 28, 2022. A cached copy of flashupdate[.]net

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Dixons Carphone: 5.9 million payment cards compromised

IT Governance

JUNE 13, 2018

At this point, the major consumer electronics retailer said there was no evidence of any fraud. The retailer’s chief executive, Alex Baldock, has apologised for the data breach and admitted that the firm has failed its customers. This isn’t the first time that the retailer has suffered a data breach.

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Accessories giant Claire’s is the victim of a Magecart attack, credit card data exposed

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

Claire’s is an American retailer of accessories, jewelry, and toys primarily aimed toward girls, tweens and teens, it has over 2,000 locations in North America and Europe, and 6,794 concession locations and 546 franchised stores in other regions. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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MyPillow and Amerisleep are the latest victims of Magecart gangs

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2019

Security experts at riskIQ revealed today that another two organizations were victims of Magecart crime gang, the bedding retailers MyPillow and Amerisleep. Security experts at RiskIQ announced that the two bedding retailers MyPillow and Amerisleep were victims of the Magecart cybercrime gang. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Rise of the Bad Bots

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2024

However, by 2015, bad bot traffic had fallen to its lowest historical level of 18.6%, mainly due to increased human traffic from China, India, and Indonesia. The 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report is no different, revealing that bots made up nearly half (49.6%) of all internet traffic last year. and human traffic for 57%.

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Ritz hotel diners were victims of a sophisticated scam

Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2020

To cash out the payment card data obtained, the scammers attempted to make purchases at the catalogue retailer Argos. The scammers told the client of the hotel that her payment card had been declined, and asked her for a second bank card, then they tried to make several transactions in excess of £1,000 at the catalogue retailer Argos.

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SHEIN Data breach affected 6.42 million users

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Another fashion retailer suffered a data breach, the victim is SHEIN that announces the security breach affected 6.42 The retailer hired a forensic cybersecurity firm as well as an international law firm to investigate the security breach. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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North Korean Lazarus APT stole credit card data from US and EU stores

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT has been stealing payment card data from customers of large retailers in the U.S. Sansec researchers reported that North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has been stealing payment card information from customers of large retailers in the U.S. and Europe for at least a year. and Europe for at least a year.

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News alert: Beazley reports on how AI, new tech distract businesses as cyber risk intensifies

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

trillion by 2025, a 300% increase since 2015 1. London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Yet, boardroom focus on cyber risk appears to be diminishing. Best and A+ by Fitch.

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FIN7 group leverages Windows 11 Alpha-Themed docs to drop Javascript payloads

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

As a California-based provider of POS technology for the retail and hospitality sector, a successful infection would allow the group to obtain payment card data and later sell the information on online marketplaces.” ” reads the analysis published by Anomali. The attack chain began with a Microsoft Word document (.doc)

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The Risks In Using Third-Party Code

ForAllSecure

MARCH 11, 2021

During 2013’s peak holiday shopping months, popular retailer Target was breached -- 40 million customer credit card accounts, and up to 110 million sets of personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers were stolen. Thus far, the breach has cost the retailer $61 million. Part two of a three part series.

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Russian TA505 threat actor target financial entities worldwide

Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2019

“CyberInt researchers have been tracking various activities following the spear-phishing campaign targeting large US-based retailers detected in December 2018.” ” The TA505 group was first spotted by Proofpoint back 2017, it has been active at least since 2015 and targets organizations in financial and retail industries. .

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Key Ring digital wallet exposes data of 14 Million users in data leak

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

The images include scans of government-issued IDs, retail club membership and loyalty cards, NRA membership cards, gift cards, credit cards with all details exposed (including CVV), medical insurance cards, medical marijuana ID cards, and more. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Business strategy examples

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Broad cost leadership strategy example: Walmart When Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, started his retail career in the 1940s, he had a simple idea: To find less expensive suppliers than those who served his competition and pass those savings on to the customers in his variety stores.

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US-based children’s clothing maker Hanna Andersson discloses a data breach

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2020

The US-based children’s clothing maker and online retailer Hanna Andersson discloses a data breach, attackers planted an e-skimmer on its e-commerce platform. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Hannah Anderson was breached. Notices started going out there 15th.

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Wawa Breach May Have Compromised More Than 30 Million Payment Cards

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2020

” Gemini’s director of research Stas Alforov stressed that some of the 30 million cards advertised for sale as part of this BIGBADABOOM batch may in fact be sourced from breaches at other retailers, something Joker’s Stash has been known to do in previous large batches. 10 and contained the breach by Dec.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 11, 2021

During 2013’s peak holiday shopping months, popular retailer Target was breached -- 40 million customer credit card accounts, and up to 110 million sets of personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers were stolen. Thus far, the breach has cost the retailer $61 million. Part two of a three part series.

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Pay it safe: Group-IB aids Paxful in repelling a series of web-bot attacks

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The combination of advanced anti-fraud technologies and intelligence protects both banking and retail customers. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. million customers against possible attacks. The figure suggests that bitcoin platforms remain of great interest to threat actors. About Group-IB.

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4 Industries That Have to Fight the Hardest Against Cyberattacks

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The retail industry is cyclical, so certain times of the year — including the holiday season or when kids go back to school — are particularly busy. Despite those risks, retailers make blunders when budgeting for cybersecurity. happened at retail establishments. million people. Financial Services.

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Steelcase office furniture giant hit by Ryuk ransomware attack

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Steelcase is a US-based furniture company that produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. It is the largest office furniture manufacturer in the world.

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Checkers, Rally's Burger Joints Hit By POS Malware

Magecart cybercrime group stole customers’ credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer

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Online Retailer LightInTheBox exposes unsecured DB containing 1.3TB of web server logs

Webinars

FIN11 gang started deploying ransomware to monetize its operations

Staples discloses data breach exposing customer order data

Nefilim ransomware gang published Luxottica data on its leak site

VF Corp December data breach impacts 35 million customers

Here’s Why Credit Card Fraud is Still a Thing

Did H&M spy on its German employees? Privacy watchdog opens an investigation

Russian Reshipping Service ‘SWAT USA Drop’ Exposed

Crooks claim to have stolen 20k customer records from Superdrug cosmetics retailer

Lumber Liquidators hit by malware attack that took down its network

California IT service provider Synoptek pays ransom after Sodinokibi attack

TA505 Group adds new ServHelper Backdoor and FlawedGrace RAT to its arsenal

TA505 is expanding its operations

Amazon is investigating allegations that its staff is selling customer data

IBM X-Force Exchange Threat Intelligence Platform

Hackers hit Luxottica, production stopped at two Italian plants

UK ICO Issues Unprecedented Fine Against Mobile Phone Retailer for Lax Security

Experts report a rampant growth in the number of malicious, lookalike domains

Hackers stole credit card data from JM Bullion online bullion dealer

Iran-linked APT33 updates infrastructure following its public disclosure

T-Mobile Investigating Claims of Massive Data Breach

Toymaker giant Mattel disclosed a ransomware attack

911 Proxy Service Implodes After Disclosing Breach

Dixons Carphone: 5.9 million payment cards compromised

Accessories giant Claire’s is the victim of a Magecart attack, credit card data exposed

MyPillow and Amerisleep are the latest victims of Magecart gangs

The Rise of the Bad Bots

Ritz hotel diners were victims of a sophisticated scam

SHEIN Data breach affected 6.42 million users

North Korean Lazarus APT stole credit card data from US and EU stores

News alert: Beazley reports on how AI, new tech distract businesses as cyber risk intensifies

FIN7 group leverages Windows 11 Alpha-Themed docs to drop Javascript payloads

The Risks In Using Third-Party Code

Russian TA505 threat actor target financial entities worldwide

Key Ring digital wallet exposes data of 14 Million users in data leak

Business strategy examples

US-based children’s clothing maker Hanna Andersson discloses a data breach

Wawa Breach May Have Compromised More Than 30 Million Payment Cards

The Risks In Using Third-Party Code

Pay it safe: Group-IB aids Paxful in repelling a series of web-bot attacks

4 Industries That Have to Fight the Hardest Against Cyberattacks

Steelcase office furniture giant hit by Ryuk ransomware attack

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