eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 10, 2022

million online accounts at 17 companies, including online retailers, restaurant chains and food delivery services, according to the report. Virtually every website and app uses passwords as a means of authenticating its users,” investigators wrote in the report. They’re inconvenient.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

Unauthorized SIM swaps often are perpetrated by fraudsters who have already stolen or phished a target’s password, as many banks and online services rely on text messages to send users a one-time code that needs to be entered in addition to a password for online authentication. On June 11, 2017, Terpin’s phone went dead.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Thanks to heightened consumer confidence, a rise in proximity payments adoption and ongoing developments in biometrics, the payments industry continued to undergo digital transformation throughout 2017. That being said, it’s not just consumers set to benefit from this agile approach, with retailers also on-track to reap the rewards.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

It’s a tough time to be a retailer. Just recently, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), owner of retailers Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5th and Lord & Taylor, acknowledged that an undisclosed number of customers’ payment card data had been stolen, and HBC shares fell more than 6 percent in response to the news.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The partners aim to combine fingerprint and facial data to more effectively authenticate employees in workplace settings. SAFR was rolled out with little fanfare at two Seattle pilot schools about a year ago, in early 2017. The system instantly recognizes teachers, administrators and parents. The partnering of SureID and Robbie.AI

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 24, 2017

On July 21, 2017, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill that places new restrictions on the collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes. In addition, the law limits the information which retail establishments may collect from the scanned identification cards.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Government assesses that HIDDEN COBRA actors will continue to use FASTCash tactics to target retail payment systems vulnerable to remote exploitation.” In one incident in 2017, HIDDEN COBRA actors enabled cash to be simultaneously withdrawn from ATMs located in over 30 different countries. ” states the report.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

ZDnet confirmed the authenticity for some of the data available for sale. Between 2017 and 2018, Fxmsp created a network of trusted proxy resellers to promote their breaches on the criminal underground. ” reported ZDNet.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2018

Dixons Carphone, one of the largest European consumer electronics and telecommunication retailers, suffered a major data breach in 2017 , but new data related to the incident have been shared. Dixons Carphone assured its customers that no financial data was exposed (pin codes, card verification values and authentication data).

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

On September 5, 2017, the FTC announced that Lenovo, Inc. The Settlement will be subject to public comment until October 5, 2017, after which the FTC will determine whether to finalize it. The settlement agreement (the “Settlement”) is between Lenovo, the FTC and 32 State Attorneys General. .

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

•Certain verticals, namely the government and transportation sectors, gave themselves a positive preparedness rating; meanwhile the hospitality, legal and retail sectors were much less positive about their cybersecurity preparedness. There are so many more ways to subvert authentication.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

Imagine a world where the retail value of your car actually grows over time – that’s now becoming a reality. The same rings true for encryption and authentication. Additionally, many auto manufacturers now have the ability to remotely update software to fix vulnerabilities or even upgrade functionality.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

What authentication methods does the provider support? Additionally, multi-factor authentication (MFA) can further reduce the risk of malicious actors gaining access to sensitive information, even if they manage to steal usernames and passwords. This article was originally published on May 24, 2017.

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CGI

MARCH 20, 2017

Mon, 03/20/2017 - 04:19. In an attempt to protect their enterprise risk, often organisations overburden their customers with high security, reducing the quality of the digital retail experience and customer satisfaction. Submitted by William John M… on April 5, 2017. Submitted by cgiblog on April 5, 2017. harini.kottees….

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Elie

MAY 30, 2018

A very recent example of such behavior is the rise of abusing cloud services such as Google Cloud to mine cryptocurrencies in response to the surge of bitcoin price late 2017. bought from very few retailers—created a host of anomalies that were detected by the lottery organization. bitcoin prices. Obviously, this. Concrete examples.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2018

Of those organizations, 57 percent have been breached in the last year – a number that is three times the rate of just two years ago (in our 2016 report, 18 percent reported a breach within the last year, and in our 2017 report, 34 percent reported a breach within the last year).

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Elie

MAY 30, 2018

A very recent example of such behavior is the rise of abusing cloud services such as Google Cloud to mine cryptocurrencies in response to the surge of bitcoin price late 2017. bought from very few retailers—created a host of anomalies that were detected by the lottery organization. bitcoin prices. Obviously, this. Concrete examples.

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Mining Cloud Paper Artificial Intelligence 91

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In 2017, more than 300,000 WordPress websites were affected by a malicious plugin that allowed an attacker to place embedded hidden links on victim websites. This exposed data includes everything from emails and documents typed to passwords entered for authentication purposes. Since 2008, RAM scraping has been a boon for retailers.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

When I was working for a retail company I thought it was fantastic. In 2011, researcher Ang Cui showed how updates to common laser printers were not signed or otherwise authenticated, meaning that you might think you’re doing the right thing by applying an update when in reality you might be unintentionally installing malware.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

When I was working for a retail company I thought it was fantastic. In 2011, researcher Ang Cui showed how updates to common laser printers were not signed or otherwise authenticated, meaning that you might think you’re doing the right thing by applying an update when in reality you might be unintentionally installing malware.

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