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Retailer WH Smith discloses data breach after a cyberattack

Security Affairs

Retailer WH Smith disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack, threat actors had access to access company data. Retailer WH Smith revealed that threat actors have breached its infrastructure and had access to the data of about 12,500 current and former employees.

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Taking Stock of Your Data Security to Deliver a Happy Holiday Shopping Season

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Originally published in Security Magazine on November 20, 2019. This is a problem facing nearly every industry, but retailers remain a top target for cybercrime. According to the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report-Retail Edition , 62 percent of U.S. Read the full article in Security Magazine.

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E-Skimming Strikes Again: Macy’s Confirms Magecart Data Breach

Adam Levin

In a letter to affected customers, the retailer said that it had detected malware on its e-commerce website on October 15 and that it had been active for a little over a week. . Magecart attacks are a growing threat to online retailers and e-commerce sites, where rogue code is inserted into sites to “skim” customer card information.

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News alert: Voxel AI increases funding to $30M, aims to transform industrial workplace safety

The Last Watchdog

Featured in the Fast Company magazine Most Innovative Companies list. Voxel software is transforming operations in warehousing, manufacturing, retail, transportation, construction, and oil & gas. Best B2B Tech Tool of 2023 by Products That Count. A demo is available upon request.

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MY TAKE: Why the next web-delivered ad you encounter could invisibly infect your smartphone

The Last Watchdog

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.

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Apple chief calls for laws to tackle 'shadow economy' of data firms

The Guardian Data Protection

Tim Cook, in an op-ed for Time Magazine published on Thursday, said: “One of the biggest challenges in protecting privacy is that many of the violations are invisible. For example, you might have bought a product from an online retailer – something most of us have done.

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IBM and Tata Consulting Services collaborate to drive hybrid cloud adoption with IBM Power Virtual Server

IBM Big Data Hub

In 2023, TCS was selected to FORTUNE® magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. “TCS and IBM were instrumental in seamlessly migrating the North American Retailer’s AS400 system from on-premises to IBM Power Virtual Server. This upgrade resulted in improved overall performance.

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