IT Governance

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Decathlon, the world’s largest sporting goods retailer, has suffered a massive data breach, affecting 123 million customer and employee records. It contained information from the retailer’s Spanish businesses and potentially its UK stores. The researchers even suggested that some employees could be in physical danger.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2020

Diebold Nixdorf , a major provider of automatic teller machines (ATMs) and payment technology to banks and retailers, recently suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some operations. The 35,000-employee company also produces point-of-sale systems and software used by many retailers.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Examining some key examples of recently found fraud sites that target the lucrative retail shoe industry helps us understand how brand impersonation sites evolve.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 29, 2024

A recent analysis from the IBM Institute for Business Value asked company executives “[…] how they use data to create performance baselines and to understand how applying technologies—for example, cloud, AI, generative AI—might materially improve performance in the parts of the business that generate income.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As the retail industry witnesses a shift towards a more digital, on-demand consumer base, AI is becoming the secret weapon for retailers to better understand and cater to this evolving consumer behavior. Retailers recognize the need to build their strategies around AI, integrating it into many aspects of their operations.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It’s also essential to understand an organization’s market position, as the following business strategy examples will show. Some examples of business strategies that embody these foundational theories are explored below. The retailer’s advertisements underscore this fact, encouraging customers to “Save money.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 25, 2024

As such, more organizations are increasing their dedication to CX strategy and looking towards successful customer experience examples for inspiration. Thankfully, customer-centric organizations have many tools, examples, and use cases at their disposal to meet the growing needs of today’s customers.

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Reltio

JUNE 22, 2020

3 Things Data Innovators at Retail & Luxury Brands Have in Common. Retail and luxury brand leaders may use different terms to describe customers, including “clients” or “guests.” According to Accenture , 71% of retail executives believe digital demographics are expanding the number of ways they deliver products and services.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2021

By way of example, the commission pointed to the recent breach at T-Mobile that exposed this data on 40 million current, past and prospective customers. According to the FCC, several examples of pre-established passwords include: -a one-time passcode sent via text message to the account phone number or a pre-registered backup number. -a

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity sparsh Tue, 11/21/2023 - 05:01 As global consumers gear up for the much-anticipated shopping bonanza that is Black Friday and Cyber Weekend, retailers brace themselves for the frenzied onslaught of shoppers and the deluge of cyber threats lurking in the shadows.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2019

The subdomains listed above suggest the attackers may also have targeted American retailer Sears ; Green Dot , the world’s largest prepaid card vendor; payment processing firm Elavon ; hosting firm Rackspace ; business consulting firm Avanade ; IT provider PCM ; and French consulting firm Capgemini , among others. internal-message[.]app.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Businesses may optimize logistics by revaluating supply chain practices ; for example, by making transportation and shipping more efficient or using only suppliers that embrace sustainable practices. Sweden, for example, aims to be fossil fuel-free by 2040, while in Denmark, over 40% of electricity is generated from wind turbines.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 27, 2019

One security expert at a PCM customer who was recently notified about the incident said the intruders appeared primarily interested in stealing information that could be used to conduct gift card fraud at various retailers and financial institutions. earlier this year.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2020

.” Gemini’s director of research Stas Alforov stressed that some of the 30 million cards advertised for sale as part of this BIGBADABOOM batch may in fact be sourced from breaches at other retailers, something Joker’s Stash has been known to do in previous large batches. The company found the median price of U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2023

The Retail Data Threat Environment and Why CIAM is a Key Cornerstone to Better Cybersecurity. madhav Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:06 The retail landscape has changed significantly. Customers should be aware of the existing threats, while retailers must understand the risks associated with poor management of customer identities.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 3, 2021

Waters gave me the example of a large online retailer transacting with customers and third-party suppliers, with all parties leveraging cloud processing and data storage, as well as participating in DevOps, a highly dynamic process to develop, acquire and leverage cool new apps at high speed.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

However, industries reliant on shared devices—such as healthcare, retail, and manufacturing—face unique challenges. For example, in healthcare, constant authentication interruptions can impact both patient care and productivity. These fast-paced environments need a more flexible approach to balance security, speed, and user privacy.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In instances that require low-latency data transfer—such data analytics in self-driving vehicles or for real-time retail customer insights—hybrid cloud enables select infrastructure and application services at the edge.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 29, 2019

That’s because while Joker’s Stash makes its stolen cards searchable via a variety of qualities — the card-issuing bank or expiration date, for example — perhaps the most useful in this case is the city or ZIP code tied to each card.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

For example, your website security may prove strong, applications not so much. Healthcare companies must follow HIPAA rules; retailers must comply with PCI DSS. Reinforcing positives. A pen test can help highlight the positives of your company. Now, you can totally focus on the application. Strategic positioning. Business continuity.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Most online retailers grew wise to these scams years ago and stopped shipping to regions of the world most frequently associated with credit card fraud, including Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Russia. The stuffers use stolen cards to purchase high-value products from merchants and have the merchants ship the items to the drops’ address.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Earlier this month, customers of the soccer jersey retailer classicfootballshirts.co.uk And as the phishing examples above demonstrate, many of today’s phishing scams use elements from hacked databases to make their lures more convincing. started receiving emails with a “cash back” offer.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 10, 2022

For instance, if I were signing up at example.com, I might give my email address as krebsonsecurity+example@gmail.com. Then, I simply go back to my inbox and create a corresponding folder called “Example,” along with a new filter that sends any email addressed to that alias to the Example folder.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2020

Most online retailers years ago stopped shipping to regions of the world most frequently associated with credit card fraud, including Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Russia. For example, reshipping scams have over the years become easier for both reshipping mule operators and the mules themselves.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

was originally launched in 2010 with the goal of helping e-commerce sites validate the identities of customers who might be eligible for discounts at various retail establishments, such as veterans, teachers, students, nurses and first responders. McLean, Va.-based based ID.me These days, ID.me

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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. Smart attacks.

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Collibra

APRIL 11, 2023

Retail is a dynamic and competitive market. In addition to the traditional brick-and mortar-stores, the retail business today includes online and mobile stores. The right kind of data can drive great innovations in retail. This blog outlines what bad data means and how you can stop it from hurting your retail business.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2018

.” ICBA Bancard is the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America , a organization representing more than 5,700 financial institutions that has been fairly vocal about holding retailers accountable for credit card breaches over the years.

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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. Fraud and scams move to the web. Source: Verizon DBIR 2020. Securing digital transactions.

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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. ” continues the report. ” continues the report.

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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. Same tools and naming convention have been used as well, for example md.exe, rdp.bat, svchost.exe.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In another example, participating sites could use Project Verify to supplement or replace existing authentication processes, such as two-factor methods that currently rely on sending the user a one-time passcode via SMS/text messages, which can be intercepted by cybercrooks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Scan4you service allows its customers to develop malicious codes that were used to steal millions of payment cards from retail stores across the world, it has been estimated that overall losses account for $20.5 The man pleaded guilty to the same Bondars’s charges in March 2018. billion. .

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

For example, 73 percent of the top 100 companies listed a chief of human resources (or “chief people officer”), and about one-third included a chief marketing officer. For example, those that have CISOs reporting to CIOs can mix in reporting lines to legal, risk or the CEO office to offset potential conflicts.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Shefel confirmed he indeed went by the Rescator identity for several years, and that he did operate a slew of websites between 2013 and 2015 that sold payment card data stolen from Target, Home Depot and a number of other nationwide retail chains. “Hi, how are you?” ” he inquired. “Maybe we can open business?

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

For example, a marketing executive at a retailer hires a company to conduct a survey on shoppers’ browsing habits. The executive (and the retailer generally) is the data controller, and the company conducting the survey is the data processor. Sounds simple enough. Responsibilities of the data processor.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2019

As people have growing opportunities to shop online, the chances for hackers to carry out lucrative cyberattacks in the retail sector also go up. Statistics from 2016 showed that the average cost per compromised retail record was $172. People are becoming less tolerant of retailers that have widescale data breaches.

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