Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2023

The United Parcel Service (UPS) says fraudsters have been harvesting phone numbers and other information from its online shipment tracking tool in Canada to send highly targeted SMS phishing (a.k.a. ” Pivoting on the domain in the smishing message sent to Dylan shows the phishing domain shared an Internet host in Russia [91.215.85-166]

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Phishing Retail IT Communications 276

IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

Welcome to our July 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams. We are working with Customer.io

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Phishing e-Delivery Retail Insurance 116

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

“Frappo” acts as a Phishing-as-a-Service and enables cybercriminals the ability to host and generate high-quality phishing pages which impersonate major online banking, e-commerce, popular retailers, and online-services to steal customer data. Detailed analysis of the Phishing-As-A-Service Frappo is available here: [link].

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Phishing Retail Financial Services Data breaches 78

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

Approximately 83 percent of organizations said they faced a successful phishing attempt in 2021, up from 57 percent in 2020. This guide breaks down the different types of phishing attacks and provides examples to help organizations better prepare their staff to deal with them. What is Phishing? Spear Phishing.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Welcome to our November review of phishing scams, in which we examine the latest campaigns and the tactics being used by cyber criminals to fool you into handing over your information. Phishing attacks are harder to spot on your smartphone. Phishing attacks are harder to spot on your smartphone.

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Phishing Retail Access Encryption 105

Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2018

Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity. The basic model featured here retails for $20. a mobile device).

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Phishing Security Authentication Passwords 223

IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2023

Phishing attacks are among the most common forms of cyber crime that organisations face, so it’s crucial that you learn how to prevent scams. We answer that question in this blog, as we provide our top ten ways to avoid phishing attacks. However, these are the clearest and most consistent signs that something might be amiss.

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Phishing Passwords Authentication Data breaches 52

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. The data leak was discovered by VPNmentor in late November, data in the archive was “unsecured and unencrypted”, and accessible from anyone via a web browser. TB of data, totaling over 1.5

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Retail e-Discovery Data breaches Sales 62

IT Governance

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Want to stay up to date on phishing scams ? These attacks begin with a spear phishing attack sent to someone in the organisation who handles payments. Once the scammer has access to an account, they’ll monitor the victim’s email account, learning about suppliers and projects, seeking an opportunity to lay their trap.

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Phishing Retail IT Government 92

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

CyberNews researchers reported that Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. The team has identified that Ecco left 50 indices exposed to the public, with over 60GB of data accessible since June 2021. What happened?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2019

The crooks responsible for launching phishing campaigns that netted dozens of employees and more than 100 computer systems last month at Wipro , India’s third-largest IT outsourcing firm, also appear to have targeted a number of other competing providers, including Infosys and Cognizant , new evidence suggests. Image: urlscan.io.

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IT Retail Phishing Access 190

Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The retailer reported that an employee fell for a phishing scam, allowing malicious actors to access shared drives.

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Data breaches Retail Phishing Access 65

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

We’re back for another round-up of phishing scams that caught our eye over the past month. This series provides real-life examples of phishing emails, helping you understand how they work and what you should do to avoid falling victim. You can check out last month’s list if you missed it. Utility providers targeted with spyware.

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Phishing Retail Cloud Data breaches 83

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

6, some two days after the attackers gained unauthorized access. The intruders got in by tricking UScellular retail store employees into downloading malicious software on store computers. And since the majority of the population doesn’t know what phishing is, or how it works, this is still a highly successful attack scheme.

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Phishing Access Authentication Passwords 252

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Other campaigns observed by the experts invited recipients to claim gift cards from popular retailers like Home Depot. In this case, the spam messages include links to fake online survey pages that have nothing to do with the retailer’s gift card. Shop on legitimate websites you already know. Researcher any new vendor.

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Sales Retail Phishing Passwords 144

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2023

Sports fashion retail JD Sports discloses a data breach that explosed data of about 10M customers who placed orders between 2018 and 2020. JD Sports does not hold full payment card data and, further, has no reason to believe that account passwords were accessed.” The affected JD Sports group brands are JD, Size?,

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Data breaches e-Delivery Passwords Retail 95

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. . The US government operation blocked access to the routers by Russian cyberspies.

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Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 102

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Retail giant The North Face has reset the passwords for some of its customers in response to a successful credential stuffing attack. Outdoor retail giant The North Face has forced a password reset for a number of its customers following a successful credential stuffing attack that took place on October 8th and 9th.

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Passwords Retail Data breaches Access 119

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Electronics retail giant MediaMarkt was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted store operations in the Netherlands and Germany. Media Markt is a German multinational chain of stores selling consumer electronics with over 1000 stores in Europe.

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Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail Sales 117

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. A now-deleted Tweet from Synoptek on Dec.

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Ransomware IT Phishing Financial Services 182

Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2019

Russian financially motivated threat actor TA505 used remote access Trojans (RATs) in attacks on financial entities in the United States and worldwide. The hackers used remote access Trojans (RATs) in attacks aimed at financial entities in the United States and worldwide. ” reads the analysis published by Cyberint.

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Retail Phishing Ransomware Access 74

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. Only administrators can access customer data on the backend. These access controls reduce the chances that the data is used for unauthorized or illegal purposes. The app heavily encrypts all user financial data.

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Data Privacy Privacy GDPR Personal data 89

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 11, 2023

madhav Wed, 04/12/2023 - 06:11 Identity and Access Management (IAM) has evolved significantly over the past decade. Passwordless, which was already becoming a boardroom topic, has now gotten a new impetus because of the mandates on phishing-resistant MFA on one side; and novel concepts like FIDO passkeys on the other.

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B2C B2B Retail Insurance 87

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

Justice Department announces seizure of domain names used in spear phishing campaign posing as U.S. discloses ransomware incident (unknown). In other news… U.S.

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Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The tech titans have swelled into multi-billion dollar behemoths by myopically focusing on delivering targeted online advertising, in support of online retailing. Cybercriminals have begun escalating their efforts to bend the legitimate online advertising and retailing fulfillment ecosystem to their whims. Smart attacks.

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Retail Digital transformation Phishing Data collection 138

Adapture

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As digital transactions continue to increase, customers’ personal identifiable information is becoming more accessible than ever. Gift Card Cracking Another fraud threat that online retailers deal with is gift card cracking. Taking over a legitimate account gives them access to the data and permissions allowed to that account.

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Artificial Intelligence Retail Sales Phishing 52

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2018

The FBI said unlimited operations compromise a financial institution or payment card processor with malware to access bank customer card information and exploit network access, enabling large scale theft of funds from ATMs. In both cases, the attackers managed to phish someone working at the Blacksburg, Virginia-based small bank.

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Phishing Authentication Retail Encryption 214

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation 2021 Report indicates that over 80% of breaches evolve phishing, brute force or the use of lost or stolen credentials. Many end users consider MFA as cumbersome, especially when they need to access multiple applications during their working day. All these types of attacks can be avoided by MFA.

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Authentication Data breaches Access Retail 143

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It’s worth noting that there’s no reason a legitimate retailer would need that last one — the skeleton key to your identity — to process a purchase.). Shop at reputable and recognizable retailers. If you’re shopping at a retailer that is new to you, research the company’s standing on the Better Business Bureau website.

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Retail e-Delivery Passwords Phishing 97

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Researchers from FireEye’s Mandiant observed FIN11 hackers using spear-phishing messages distributing a malware downloader dubbed FRIENDSPEAK. ” The attack chain starts when the victims enable the macro embedded in an Excel spreadsheet that came with the phishing e-mails. . ” reads the analysis published by FireEye.

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Ransomware IT Healthcare Phishing 131

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Anomali Threat Research experts have monitored recent spear-phishing attacks conducted by financially motivated threat actor FIN7. The image asks the recipient to Enable Editing and Enable Content to access its content. “The specified targeting of the Clearmind domain fits well with FIN7’s preferred modus operandi.

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Retail Sales Phishing IT 122

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

Bad news for fitness and bodybuilding passionates, the popular online retailer Bodybuilding.com announced that hackers have broken into its systems. The popular online retailer website Bodybuilding.com announced last week that hackers have broken into its systems. ” reads the announcement published on the website.

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Passwords Security Retail Personal data 71

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Additionally, the political season gave rise to phishing campaigns, a phenomenon that is likely to continue through the end of the year. The incidence of ransomware attacks has continued to climb, over 700% by some estimates in 2020 in comparison to 2019, with phishing emails being the primary vector.

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Cybersecurity Retail Phishing Sales 76

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks. confirms security incident (unknown) Friedrich Air Conditioning, LLC announces security breach (unknown) Gibson Overseas, Inc. announces security breach (unknown) The Country Club at Woodfield, Inc.

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

Princess Cruises and Holland America Line caught out by phishing scam (unknown). Victoria, Australia, school says former student gained unauthorised access to sensitive data (90,000). Tandem Diabetes Care notifies patients of phishing incident (unknown). Staff at Teaching Council hit by phishing email (9,735). Ransomware.

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

Having such data and knowing the interests and preferences of potential victims – will be extremely useful for further hypothetical and future phishing and targeted campaigns. The data breach of such a resource having close ties to the victim’s lifestyle may disclose the vital information affecting user’s privacy globally.

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Data breaches Sales Retail Phishing 105

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2020

Analyzing the general distribution of the compromised domains, grouped by category, it is possible to verify that the most affected were as follows: professional/companies (20.2%), personal (13.5%), retail (12.7%) and industry (11.9%). Social media/communication organizations, health care and non-profit organizations were less impacted.

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Ransomware Retail Phishing Encryption 113