Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. Recommendations provided in the report include installing updates promptly, using phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA), securing remote access software, making backups, and applying mitigations from the #StopRansomware Guide.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Blockchain Retail Insurance 111

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.

Sales 141

Sales Retail Phishing Passwords 141

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. Over 35GB of data was added to the exposed database after the server misconfiguration opened a security hole in Ecco’s infrastructure.

Retail 98

Retail Manufacturing Sales Phishing 98

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The parent firm of bling retailers Jared and Kay Jewelers has fixed a bug in the Web sites of both companies that exposed the order information for all of their online customers. Or just targeted phishing attacks.” Data exposures like these are some of the most common yet preventable for online retailers.

Retail 204

Retail Phishing Information Security IT 204

Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2022

Credential stuffing attacks involve botnets trying stolen login credentials usually obtained through phishing attacks and data breaches. “After reviewing thousands of posts, the OAG compiled login credentials for customer accounts at 17 well-known companies, which included online retailers, restaurant chains, and food delivery services.

Retail 127

Retail Passwords Data breaches Phishing 127

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 72

Retail Encryption Phishing Authentication 72

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.

Ransomware 112

Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail Sales 112

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, fraud accounts for 73% of all online attacks: 56% are scams (fraud that results in the victim voluntarily disclosing sensitive data) and 17% are phishing attacks (theft of bank card details). Insurance companies around the world are now suffering from phishing.

Phishing 93

Phishing Retail Insurance Risk 93

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. The company notified UK authorities and hired external cybersecurity experts to investigate the security incident.

Data breaches 90

Data breaches e-Delivery Passwords Retail 90

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2020

” said Nathaniel Gleicher, Head of Security Policy at Facebook, and Mike Dvilyanski, Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager. “Our investigation linked this activity to CyberOne Group, an IT company in Vietnam (also known as CyberOne Security, CyberOne Technologies, Hành Tinh Company Limited, Planet and Diacauso).

Agriculture 126

Agriculture IT Retail Manufacturing 126

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. . ” reads the joint report.

Energy and Utilities 95

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 95

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.

Ransomware 130

Ransomware IT Healthcare Phishing 130

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.

Passwords 114

Passwords Retail Data breaches Access 114

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

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Security 78

Security Ransomware Phishing Retail 78

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

With that in mind, Geraint Williams, IT Governance’s chief information security officer, discusses his cyber security predictions in the upcoming year. With better audio and video simulations, phishing will move on from email and text to things like Facebook videos. Our predictions.

Security 98

Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2021

The group focuses on organizations in the insurance, retail, technology, and chemical industries in the U.S., In the most recent attack investigated by BitDefender, the group conducted reconnaissance on the target network to gather information to use in the attack and conduct lateral movement and privilege escalation.

Retail 124

Retail Insurance Cybersecurity Phishing 124

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Anomali Threat Research experts have monitored recent spear-phishing attacks conducted by financially motivated threat actor FIN7. FIN7 cybercrime gang used weaponized Windows 11 Alpha-themed Word documents to drop malicious payloads, including a JavaScript backdoor. ” reads the analysis published by Anomali.

Retail 115

Retail Sales Phishing IT 115

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Online surveys designed to steal personal information. Unsuspecting online shoppers could also fall victim of identity theft of phishing attack aimed at stealing their payment card data. Be wary of online retailers who use a free email service instead of a company email address.

e-Delivery 123

e-Delivery Passwords Retail Phishing 123

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

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. 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.

Data breaches 103

Data breaches Sales Retail Phishing 103

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%). Portugal still lacks information about compromised Portuguese domains (.pt)

Ransomware 107

Ransomware Retail Phishing Encryption 107

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

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Being Used to Phish So Many of Us? Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections Under Siege: Rapid7-Observed Exploitation of Cisco ASA SSL VPNs Why is.US

Security 104

Security Ransomware Data breaches IoT 104

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Between February and April, allegedly state-sponsored hackers have launched a spear-phishing campaign against government agencies. 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.

Government 80

Government Computer and Electronics Archiving Phishing 80

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

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Security 85

Security Data breaches Ransomware Retail 85

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Russian TA505 hacking group , aka Evil Corp , has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. Now PRODAFT experts state that the group has carried out mass phishing campaigns against at least 8160 targets. Most of the victims are in the finance sector or individuals.

IT 91

IT Retail Cybersecurity Phishing 91

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

An ongoing phishing campaign launched by TA505 is using attachments featuring HTML redirectors for delivering malicious Excel docs. pic.twitter.com/mcRyEBUmQH — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) January 30, 2020. TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors.

Phishing 76

Phishing Retail Security Ransomware 76

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

It encompasses any technique that criminal hackers use to bypass security controls, although the majority of incidents involve phishing and malware. Other significant contributors to 2022’s total were the technology (115), education (95), professional services (63) and retail (62) sectors. Keeping your organisation secure.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 126

IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2018

It is widely acknowledged that the retail and hospitality industries experience high staff turnover: frontline roles are often filled by temporary, young or part-time staff, the hours can be long and unsociable and the work can be physically demanding.

Retail 65

Retail Education Compliance GDPR 65

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

Since then, it has conducted 26 targeted attacks on commercial organizations alone, including companies in the fields of construction , finance , consulting , retail , banking , insurance , law ,and travel. As with all subsequent campaigns, the initial compromise vector was a well-written phishing email. Who are you, Mr. Pentester?

Cloud 139

Cloud Phishing Analytics Access 139

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The TA544 group leverages phishing and social engineering techniques to lure victims into enabling macro included in weaponized documents. The analysis of the web injects used by the group suggests that the threat actors were also interested in steal credentials for websites associated with major retailers. Banca Sella UniCredit Group.

Retail 83

Retail Phishing Cybersecurity Risk 83

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. Information about initial dropper. The intercepted attack starts with a spear-phishing email embedding a spreadsheet.

IT 67

IT Retail Archiving File names 67

IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Malware is often associated with card transactions, because it offers the most direct returns (financial information), and POS (point-of-sale) systems have historically been plagued with vulnerabilities. Organisations can address both these failings by emphasising information security staff awareness training.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 96

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2019

If the visitors click on the grocery store ad, they are redirected to a phishing page in the attempt to trick users to enter their personal information. Access to a session cookie would enable the malvertiser to log in as that user at a later time.”. Krampus-3PC evaded scanners and blockers leveraging on a heavy obfuscation.

Phishing 56

Phishing Retail Access Security 56

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. Sincerely, Customer Service Department. Amazon.co.uk.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Personal data Passwords Encryption 96

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Basic information security practices – and I really do mean basic – are ignored over and over again, and for what? Dal warns of potential information breach. 9,500 patients at the Medical College of Wisconsin notified of phishing incident. YMCA of Central Florida Notifies Individuals of Security Incident.

Data breaches 75

Data breaches Retail Privacy Phishing 75

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Retailers are the most affected , but lax security over Christmas is a problem for all organisations. We have a penetration testing package for whatever risk your organisation faces, including infrastructure tests , web application tests , wireless network tests and simulated phishing tests.

Passwords 63

Passwords Phishing Data breaches Retail 63

IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), announced its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International a combined £282.6

Data breaches 78

Data breaches Personal data GDPR Ransomware 78