Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2021

American clothing brand and retailer Guess discloses a data breach after the February ransomware attack and is notifying the affected customers. On July 9, 2021, the fashion retailer started sending notification letters to the individuals whose information may have been involved. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Retailers and shoppers are leveraging and enjoying many benefits data sharing brings: loyalty programs, personalized experiences, easier product location and ordering, online shopping, mobile access and the list goes on. Unfortunately, this results in retailers as a top target for cyberattacks. Business is booming and data is flowing.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2018

As digital transformation takes hold, the retail industry is under siege from cyber criminals and nation states attempting to steal consumers’ personal information, credit card data and banking information. senior retail IT security managers and 96 IT security managers from retailers across the globe. Nearly 95 percent of U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

We have 5,000+ customers worldwide, including 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies and major organizations in the Finance, Government, Retail, and Industrial segments. Our passwordless and keyless Zero Trust solutions reduce costs and complexity while quantum-safe encryption keeps critical connections future-proof.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 10, 2019

Agreement With 43 States Requires Retailer to Use Encryption, Tokenization Forty-three states have reached a settlement with Neiman Marcus over its 2013 data breach, one of several breaches from that period blamed on in-memory malware. The retailer will pay $1.5

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Digital transformation (DX) is fundamentally impacting all aspects of the economy across every industry, and nowhere is this truer than in retail. Analysis of this year’s results showed that the percentage of retailers increasing IT security spending declined. Encryption technologies are the top tools needed.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The security.txt file made available by USAA , for example, includes links to its bug bounty program; an email address for disclosing security related matters; its public encryption key and vulnerability disclosure policy; and even a link to a page where USAA thanks researchers who have reported important cybersecurity issues.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As I was starting to write this blog, yet another retail program data breach occurred, for Marriott’s Starwood loyalty program. What I’d originally planned to write about was a topic that directly applies – why retailers of all stripes are not investing in data security. But none of these reasons rose to the top in retail.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Kroll researchers reported that the ransomware strain outstands for the use of encryption to protect the ransomware binary. Cactus uses the Rclone tool for data exfiltration and used a PowerShell script called TotalExec, which was used in the past by BlackBasta ransomware operators, to automate the deployment of the encryption process.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

link] pic.twitter.com/z91nfnGYAQ — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) February 19, 2024 The Cactus ransomware operation has been active since March 2023, Kroll researchers reported that the ransomware strain is notable for the use of encryption to protect the ransomware binary. Cactus Ransomware has just posted Schneider Electric.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2018

So before the shopping frenzy begins, we thought this would be an opportune time to outline some best practices that both retailers and consumers should follow in order to protect consumer data. As convenience technologies evolve, look for more risks to consumers and retailers. Protecting Consumer Data is Priority #1.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2020

E-Land Retail suffered a ransomware attack, Clop ransomware operators claim to have stolen 2 million credit cards from the company. E-Land Retail is a South Korean conglomerate headquartered in Changjeon-dong Mapo-gu Seoul, South Korea. It has operations worldwide through its subsidiary E-Land World.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The cyber attack began last week, according to the statement it, prevented customers and retailers from accessing top-ups through company channels. “We first became aware of issues over the weekend, which were preventing customers and retailers from accessing top-ups through our channels.

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Dark Reading

JANUARY 2, 2018

The retailer found signs of unauthorized access and malware installed on point-of-sale devices during an investigation into last year's data breach.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 16, 2024

NeuralSeek prioritizes client security and privacy by encrypting data both in transit and at rest, safeguarding it from unauthorized access and preserving its confidentiality. Streamlined access to effective product descriptions maintained a competitive advantage in online retail.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2018

Around the same time, US fashion retailer Forever 21 admitted that hackers had collected customers’ credit card information from its stores’ point of sale terminals over much of 2017, and the information of nearly 1.2 For more information on the Privacy Amendment Act 2017, please visit our dedicated landing page.

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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. ” reported the local outlet RTLNieuws.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2022

In the latest episode of Thales Security Sessions podcast , I was asked by Neira Jones to join Simon Keates, Head of Strategy and Payment Security at Thales and share my thoughts about the major security and organizational challenges retailers and other financial services organizations are facing. Pandemic has changed us all.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2019

But typically, such breaches occur when cybercriminals manage to remotely install malicious software on a retailer’s card-processing systems. “This encryption technology protects card data by making it unreadable. “This encryption technology protects card data by making it unreadable. .

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Verizon DBIR 2020 report indicates that financially motivated attacks against retailers have moved away from Point of Sale (POS) devices and controllers, towards web applications. Figure 1: Web application breaches in the Retail industry. Source: Verizon DBIR 2020. Stolen credentials. Vulnerabilities exploitation.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. The app heavily encrypts all user financial data. Deploying privacy protections: The app uses encryption to protect data from cybercriminals and other prying eyes.

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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.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2019

NIST has completed a study -- it was published last year, but I just saw it recently -- calculating the costs and benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard. And I certainly agree that the benefits of a standardized encryption algorithm that we all trust and use outweigh the cost by orders of magnitude.

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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.

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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

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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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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. Geography and victims. Inside Egregor.

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

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2022

“The key to the wallet is encrypted and stored securely in the cloud. “The key to the wallet is encrypted and stored securely in the cloud. Norton 360 , one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. Norton Botnet?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

The securWizCase experts found a major breach that affected the popular online retailer Cosmolog Kozmetik. l, has found a major breach in popular online retailer Cosmolog Kozmetik’s database. There was no need for a password or login credentials to access this information, and the data was not encrypted. What’s Happening?

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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. The digital wallet application Key Ring recently exposed information from its 14 million users.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 5, 2021

” The message above was sent to a customer of RaceTrac Petroleum , an Atlanta company that operates more than 650 retail gasoline convenience stores in 12 southeastern states. If you received this letter, you are a customer, buyer, partner or employee of [victim],” the missive reads.

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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. It’s only lightly monitored.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Fuel sales at our retail locations continue unhindered. “Multiple sources have told ZDNet the cyber-attack is a ransomware infection that infected and then encrypted some of the company’s backend servers.” ” reads a security breach notice published by the company on its website. “Market supply is secure.

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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. . Toymaker giant Mattel disclosed a ransomware attack, the incident took place in July and impacted some of its business operations.

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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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