Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Electronics retail giant MediaMarkt was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted store operations in the Netherlands and Germany. In order to facilitate file encryption, the ransomware look for processes associated with backups, anti-virus/anti-spyware, and file copying and terminates them.

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Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail Sales 119

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

In addition to the encryption of data, victims have received threats that data stolen during the incidents will be published.” Most of the attacks have been reported in July, the organizations hit by the ransomware gang operate in professional services, construction, manufacturing, retail, and food industries. ransomware.

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Ransomware Retail Security Manufacturing 111

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. is a private cybersecurity company that develops software to secure and protect cryptographic keys and digital certificates. retailers with over 49,500 typosquatted domains.

Retail 75

Retail Encryption Phishing Authentication 75

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Cyber security team at retail giant Walmart dissected a new ransomware family dubbed Sugar, which implements a ransomware-as-a-service model. The cyber threat team at retail giant Walmart has analyzed a new ransomware family dubbed Sugar, which is offered through a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 103

Ransomware Retail Libraries Encryption 103

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. the encryption keys for historical transactions were not stored safely.

Retail 40

Retail Personal data Security GDPR 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Compliance madhav Tue, 09/19/2023 - 05:17 It is essential for any business that stores, processes, and transmits payment card information to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

This ransomware strain emerged in September 2020, but the threat actors behind already managed to lock quite big companies, such as game developers Crytek, booksellers Barnes & Noble, and most recently a retail giant Cencosud from Chile. of victims) and Retail (14.5%). ProLock = Egregor. Inside Egregor.

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Ransomware Retail Encryption Manufacturing 125

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

The securWizCase experts found a major breach that affected the popular online retailer Cosmolog Kozmetik. WizCase’s security team, led by Ata Hakç?l, l, has found a major breach in popular online retailer Cosmolog Kozmetik’s database. Hundreds of thousands of users were compromised in the breach. What’s Happening?

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Data breaches Retail Privacy Sales 105

Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2021

The investigation is still ongoing, according to security firm Huntress Labs at least 1000 organizations have been impacted, making this incident, one of the largest ransomware attacks in history. ” reported Huntress Labs.

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Ransomware Retail Sales Encryption 129

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0

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Security Ransomware Data breaches Retail 93

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. ” continues the report.

Retail 109

Retail Encryption Insurance Passwords 109

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. locked to the filename of the encrypted files. Operators behind the attacks were spreading a new version of the Mespinoza ransomware (aka Pysa ransomware). This new version used the.

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Ransomware Encryption Government Retail 105

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

” reads a security breach notice published by the company on its website. “Market supply is secure. Fuel sales at our retail locations continue unhindered. All payments are secure, whether it is a cash payment, an INA card or a bank card. INA is taking steps to remedy the system’s hassle.”

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Ransomware Encryption Retail Sales 122

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

. “On July 28, 2020, Mattel discovered that it was the victim of a ransomware attack on its information technology systems that caused data on a number of systems to be encrypted. Mattel contained the attack and, although some business functions were temporarily impacted, Mattel restored its operations.”

Ransomware 119

Ransomware Retail Encryption IT 119

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 25, 2018

A good case in point is that it’s not just retailers adopting mobile payments or the financial industry using blockchain, it’s every segment we measured. For each technology area, encryption or encryption-related technologies were the requirement. The failure to adopt modern data security methods. Encrypt the data.

Digital transformation 96

Digital transformation Blockchain Security Encryption 96

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. The last update of the service was registered May 1, 2022.

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Phishing Retail Financial Services Data breaches 82

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

The group published the following message on its leak site to clarify the theft of data from government agencies reported by some media: “ WE GOT A LOT OF EMAILS ABOUT GOVERNMENT DATA, WE DON’T HAVE ANY GOVERNMENT DATA AND ANYTHING DIRECTLY RESIDING ON EXPOSED AND BAD PROTECTED NOT ENCRYPTED FILE TRANSFER WE STILL DO THE POLITE THING AND DELETE ALL.

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Ransomware Data breaches Retail Government 96

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Only purchase items from official, encryption-using websites. Be wary of online retailers who use a free email service instead of a company email address. Below are the tips provided by the shared authorities: Verify websites prior to making a purchase. Web addresses should begin with [link] and include a locked padlock icon.

e-Delivery 132

e-Delivery Passwords Retail Phishing 132

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Multiple supply chains potentially impacted Bulgaria hit by a cyber attack originating from Russia Interpol arrested 75 members of the cybercrime ring Black Axe 45,654 VMware ESXi servers reached End of Life on Oct.

Security 72

Security Data breaches Ransomware Retail 72

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. Communication to and from the EdgeRouters involved encryption using a randomly generated 16-character AES key.

Energy and Utilities 106

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 106

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.

Ransomware 116

Ransomware Retail Phishing Encryption 116

IT Governance

MARCH 22, 2018

Such machine learning has been adopted in industries such as motoring, healthcare and retail. It will no doubt progress to many more, so what might this mean for cyber security? The 2018 Cisco Annual Cybersecurity Report expects organisations to increase their use of encryption. We cannot continue to do things in a manual way.”.

Artificial Intelligence 85

Artificial Intelligence Security Encryption Risk 85

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2020

The company owns and operates eleven properties and an outdoor lifestyle equipment/apparel retail division with stores in cities throughout Michigan. Boyne Resorts is a collection of mountain and lakeside resorts, ski areas, and attractions spanning from British Columbia to Maine. An industry leader in multiple U.S.

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Ransomware Retail Manufacturing Encryption 95

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

is an American bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States in fifty states. 2/2) Please be assured that there is no compromise of customer payment details which are encrypted and tokenized. Please be assured that there is no compromise of customer payment details, which are encrypted and tokenized.”

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Ransomware Encryption Retail Access 116

Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2021

Visma confirmed they were affected by the Kaseya cyber attack that allowed the REvil ransomware to encrypt their customer’s systems. ” reads a statement from Visma. “The most critical consequence is that stores cannot charge their customers when the cash registers are infected.

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Ransomware Retail Encryption Security 125

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

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. “Now, we provide you with an even easier way to connect to our VPN servers. form [sic] hackers on public networks.”

Analytics 200

Analytics Passwords Systems administration Retail 200

Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2019

Cybercrime gang tracked as TA505 has been active since 2014 and focusing on Retail and Banking industries. The latest variant observed by the experts in November 2018 includes the victim’s name in the ransom note, it also uses 256-bit AES in cipher block chaining (CBC) mode for encryption. ” continues the analysis. .

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Ransomware Encryption Agriculture Retail 74

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

According to The Register , the online retail giant emailed affected customers on Tuesday, unapologetically saying: Hello, We’re contacting you to let you know that our website inadvertently disclosed your name and email address due to a technical error. Well, that’ll do for this week.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Personal data Passwords Encryption 96

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

Threat actors are moving outside traditional website-based markets, turning to Instant Relay Chat and encrypted Telegram channels instead. Retail workers and restaurant employees use devices to copy the swipes when they take a card for payment. AMEX accounted for 12 percent. .

Sales 103

Sales Marketing Encryption Retail 103

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Many retailers sell signs like this, leaving the purpose blank so that you can fill it in with the appropriate message. This means keeping the footage in a secure location. You might also decide to encrypt digitally recorded CCTV footage to further protect it.

GDPR 110

GDPR Privacy Retail Personal data 110

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

The phishing messages posed as delivery notifications from the Croatian postal or other retail services, they included a Microsoft Excel saved in the old.xls format and compiled the previous day. The attack against Croatia was also spotted by experts at Information Systems Security Bureau (ZSIS) that issued two alerts about the attacks-.

Government 88

Government Computer and Electronics Archiving Phishing 88

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. su”, using an SSL encrypted communication, and stores them in “C:UsersPublic” path: “ rtegre.exe ” and “ wprgxyeqd79.exe

IT 71

IT Retail Archiving File names 71

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of fake warnings of cyberattacks sent from a hacked FBI email server GravityRAT returns disguised as an end-to-end encrypted chat app Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed (..)

Security 53

Security Data breaches Ransomware Phishing 53

Data Matters

JUNE 3, 2019

Indeed, cybersecurity was once again identified by OCIE in its 2019 National Exam Program Examination Priorities (2019 Exam Priorities), which placed a particular emphasis on proper configuration of network storage devices, information security governance, and policies and procedures related to retail trading information security.

Risk 68

Risk Privacy Cybersecurity Compliance 68

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

It is unclear if the attackers have exfiltrated data from the systems before encrypting them. The attacker focused on encrypting data files in the Windows domain. ” N ow all critical systems at the University are online and offline backups were secured by the company. .

Ransomware 115

Ransomware Encryption Passwords Retail 115

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

About 3% of the infected systems belong to organizations in different sectors, including education, professional services, healthcare, finance, and retail. based payload, and a bunch of encrypted files. Most of the victims are located in the United States and Europe, they are predominantly consumers.

e-Delivery 83

e-Delivery Retail Libraries Education 83

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Management teams and front-of-house staff alike need to be familiar with the tools and their functions, as well as the associated information security landscape. They also offer other compelling benefits, such as unlimited data storage, encryption, technical support and reduced demand for internal hardware. .

Customer Experience 71

Customer Experience IoT Information Security Data collection 71