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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Encryption Retail Sales Data breaches 79

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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Retail Security Financial Services Authentication 126

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2020

Two sources that work closely with financial institutions nationwide tell KrebsOnSecurity the new batch of cards that went on sale Monday evening — dubbed “BIGBADABOOM-III” by Joker’s Stash — map squarely back to cardholder purchases at Wawa. Gemini monitors multiple carding sites like Joker’s Stash.

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2021

“We are tracking ~30 MSPs across the US, AUS, EU, and LATAM where Kaseya VSA was used to encrypt well over 1,000 businesses and are working in collaboration with many of them. ” reported Huntress Labs. “So ransomware can push itself to systems.

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Ransomware Retail Sales Encryption 130

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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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. There are two ways to protect customers’ PAN, encryption and tokenization.

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Security Retail Authentication Big data 143

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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Data breaches Retail Privacy Sales 105

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. The price tag can add up quickly.

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Data Privacy Privacy GDPR Personal data 83

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.

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Ransomware Encryption Retail Sales 115

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.

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Security Data breaches Ransomware Retail 67

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

A report published by cybersecurity firm Sixgill revealed that data for over 23 million payment card were offered for sale in the cybercrime underground. The report, titled “ Underground financial fraud report “, provides interesting details about the sale of stolen financial data in the Dark Web. .

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Sales Marketing Encryption Retail 97

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Pre-Covid online shopping was already expected to continue its increase in 2020, but with more customers avoiding the typical Black Friday crowds, this holiday season is set to break online sales records. Use end-to-end encryption. Don’t shop at unfamiliar sites offering unrealistically low prices.

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Cybersecurity Retail Phishing Sales 76

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 25, 2019

With an estimated $500 billion retail market spend per year, what’s next for the payments industry as a whole. Consumers today live in the world of Amazon and online shopping and the need for effortless speed is ever-growing thanks to the retail giant. The answer is frictionless payments. Enter payShield 10k.

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Digital transformation Retail Encryption Sales 54

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

According to Adobe Analytics’ recent holiday forecast , online sales are projected to surge 33% year over year to a record $189 billion as “Cyber-week turns to Cyber-months” amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. VPNs encrypt data , making it much harder to intercept when transmitted through a shared or suspect internet connection.

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Retail e-Delivery Passwords Phishing 97

IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 29, 2023

A retail company experiences a sudden surge in online sales due to a viral social media campaign. IBP brings together various functions, including sales, marketing, finance, supply chain, human resources, IT and beyond to collaborate across business units and make informed decisions that drive overall business success.

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Analytics Sales Marketing Risk 83

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

Randleman Eye Center says some files were encrypted in cyber attack (unknown). India-based electronics retailer Vijay Sales made to pay for misconfigured database (unknown). Financial companies embroiled in massive data leak after failing to encrypt info (500,000). Durham, NC, targeted by Ryuk ransomware (unknown).

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 16, 2019

This week marks the return of Amazon Prime Day – Amazon’s seasonal retail event which has fast become a masterclass in driving demand and growth through great customer experience. As I wrote about earlier this year , almost all enterprises are now storing sensitive data in digitally transformative environments, but only 30% are encrypting it.

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Digital transformation Customer Experience Encryption Authentication 73

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.”

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Retailers reported the most breaches (43), which represented 26 percent of the breaches reported in 2013. The report also contains best practices and recommendations for California retailers, consumers, the health care sector and legislatures to improve the security of personal data.

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Data breaches Retail Encryption Sales 40

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2019

VISA is warning of ongoing targeted cyber attacks conducted by crooks on point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants. EMV Chip, Pointto -Point Encryption, Tokenization, etc.) According to a security alert published by VISA, the PoS systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under attack.

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Sales Phishing Access Retail 65

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

It’s a tough time to be a retailer. Massive point-of-sale (POS) breaches continue to make headlines on a regular basis, and they can have a significant impact on consumers’ trust in a company and its brand. ” Focusing only on the perimeter: A multi-layered approach is key.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

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. victim of a cyber attack (unknown) Berkshire Partners LLC announces data breach (unknown) United HealthCare Services, Inc.

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2018

“Proofpoint researchers recently discovered a new remote access Trojan (RAT) available for sale on underground markets. The malware was involved in a small email campaign targeting organizations primarily in the information technology, healthcare, and retail industries. ” reads the analysis published by Proofpoint.

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Passwords Retail Phishing Sales 59

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 1, 2011

Retailers of covered electronic equipment will be required to provide consumers with information at the point of sale about opportunities offered by manufacturers for the return of electronic waste, to the extent they have been provided such information by the manufacturer.

Privacy 40

Privacy Risk Manufacturing Retail 40

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 226

IT Governance

APRIL 17, 2019

Crooks target hotels because they store large volumes of data, including names, addresses and payment information, and process the majority of transactions through POS (point-of-sale) machines, which are susceptible to malware. Symantec also reported several other alarming security lapses.

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IT Data breaches Privacy Information Security 75

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

This page will enable consumers to exercise the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. If the consumer opts-out, the business must wait at least 12 months from the date the consumer opts-out before requesting the consumer authorize the sale of his or her personal data. Exemptions.

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Privacy Sales Compliance Cybersecurity 58

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Millions of Pure Incubation Ventures records listed on hacking forum 183,754,481 records apparently belonging to the venture capital and private equity group Pure Incubation Ventures have been listed for sale on a hacking forum. The claim is yet to be verified.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The story only became more curious when the group put the information up for sale on the dark web for a little over $64,000 (about £51,000) in bitcoin. South Staffordshire Water was reportedly infected with ransomware, which is a type of malware that encrypts the victim’s files and essentially locks them out of their systems.

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Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Source (New) Retail Italy Yes 436,932 Toner-dumping.de Data breached: 6.9

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

The information was offered for a private sale on the now-defunct hacking forum Breached, and it was later leaked in its entirety for free. One criminal gang said that it had targeted the organisation and encrypted its systems. More worryingly, the same database contained usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords.

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Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This page will enable consumers to exercise the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. If the consumer opts-out, the business must wait at least 12 months from the date the consumer opts-out before requesting the consumer authorize the sale of his or her personal data. Exemptions.

Privacy 58

Privacy Sales Education Compliance 58

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Application Access: A retail website can make more requests than human users on any resource. Secure Browsing Access: Connections between users and the internet often will be encrypted using HTTPS connections, making inspection difficult or operationally burdensome for firewalls and other monitoring.

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Security Cloud Encryption Access 109

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2023

The fastest growing need stems from edge computing for the Internet of Things (IoT) such as fitness bands, self-driving cars, and retail point-of-sale (POS) registers. Instead, data now processes within branch offices, retail locations, factories, and a host of IoT devices.

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Risk Security IoT Cloud 98

Rocket Software

APRIL 22, 2020

The connection will be a secure encrypted connection back to the hosting server. You also want to ensure that all network connections are encrypted. The Z Encryption Readiness Tool (ZERT) is a free function within the Communication Server of z/OS. Securing the IBM Z. Monitoring and automating systems. Is your IBM Z truly hybrid?

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Cloud Access Encryption Sales 61

Reltio

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Reltio serves several retail, travel and hospitality, and financial services customers that experience significant seasonal spikes in their usage. Our customers integrate Reltio with their core business applications such as CRM and ERP to run business processes such as customer service and sales forecasting using trusted data.

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MDM Analytics Digital transformation Cloud 98

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

RAM scraper malware, also known as Point-of-Sale (POS) malware , harvests data temporarily stored in a system’s memory, also known as random access memory (RAM). While this sensitive payment data is only available for milliseconds before passing the encrypted numbers to back-end systems, attackers can still access millions of records.

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