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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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Among those affected was SAP SE. The researchers discovered credentials that provided access to 95,592,696 artifacts, as well as download permissions and some deploy operations.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 10, 2022

Alex Holden , founder of the Milwaukee-based cybersecurity consultancy Hold Security , said many threat actors will scrub their distribution lists of any aliases because there is a perception that these users are more security- and privacy-focused than normal users, and are thus more likely to report spam to their aliased addresses.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It’s worth noting that there’s no reason a legitimate retailer would need that last one — the skeleton key to your identity — to process a purchase.). Make sure your smartphone, tablet and laptop are password-protected, particularly if you’re in the habit of carrying them around wherever you go. Create long and strong passwords.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. Notably, there has been a decline in data breaches and cyber attacks in the retail sector compared to Q2 (18 vs 41).

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Data Matters

JUNE 3, 2019

The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released two Risk Alerts, on April 16, 2019 and May 23, 2019, highlighting the importance of privacy and cybersecurity compliance for SEC-registered investment advisors and broker-dealers under Regulation S-P. April 16 Risk Alert – Privacy Notices and Safeguard Policies.

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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.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 19, 2022

million penalty from e-commerce retailer Zoetop, owner of SHEIN and ROMWE, following an improperly handled data breach. In 2018, attackers targeted Zoetop and stole the credit card information, email addresses and hashed account passwords of certain Zoetop customers. In addition to paying New York $1.9

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Experts from vpnMentor have uncovered a leaking, active database containing over 123 million records belonging to the sporting goods retailer Decathlon Spain (and possibly Decathlon UK as well). SecurityAffairs – data leak, privacy). The unsecure archive is greater than 9GB in size and was published on an ElasticSearch server.

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Archiving Passwords Retail Education 91

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

Amtrak resets user passwords after Guest Rewards data breach (unknown). Australian activewear retailer In Sport infected with ransomware (unknown). CMS Joomla posts unencrypted database of user passwords online (2,700). Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation is notifying clients of a privacy breach (134).

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Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 24, 2021

Businesses are governed by an increasingly complex network of regulations, jurisdictions, and standards which dictate security and privacy requirements. The retail sector, especially, is a lucrative target for credential stuffing attacks , resulting in billions lost every year. Compliance with GDPR and CCPA. Data security.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The intruders got in by tricking UScellular retail store employees into downloading malicious software on store computers. Having long passwords and a password manager can also add additional layers of security and protect you as a customer. And now UScellular admits that it detected its network breach on Jan.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Chegg resets 40 million user passwords after data breach. NewsNow suffers security breach – passwords should be considered compromised. UNITED NATIONS ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED PASSWORDS AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION TO THE WHOLE INTERNET. privacy officials look into data breach involving bankrupt computer retailer.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 8, 2021

As reported on the Hunton Retail Law Resource blog , this week, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3 to 1 to accept a settlement agreement with MoviePass, Inc., Implemented a convoluted “ticket verification system,” requiring subscribers to submit pictures of their movie tickets within a certain time period.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

wireless carriers today detailed a new initiative that may soon let Web sites eschew passwords and instead authenticate visitors by leveraging data elements unique to each customer’s phone and mobile subscriber account, such as location, customer reputation, and physical attributes of the device. The four major U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Data aggregation verification is gaining traction, while biometrics are intuitively replacing passwords. Secure online services for retailers. Privacy preserving , with clear data usage and protection requirements. Identity document verification is reaching a maturity level, supporting unsupervised and real time proofing.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

“An enormous number of people are footloose and fancy free when it comes to their interactions with retailers over the holiday season,” says Cyberscout founder and chairman Adam Levin. Many online retailers depend heavily on outreach and advertising via email and social media networks to bolster their sales through the holiday season.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 12, 2020

On 28 July 2020, the French Supervisory Authority (the “CNIL”) sanctioned the online shoes retail company, SPARTOO SAS, by a €250,000 fine and an injunction to comply with GDPR within 3 months under penalty for various non-compliances with the GDPR of the personal data processing related to clients, prospects and employees [1].

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Stolen usernames and passwords are loaded up on botnets, which then relentlessly test them on account logon pages. Botnets can test stolen usernames and passwords at scale. They are now chief privacy officer and chief technology officer, respectively. One of the most intensive uses of criminal botnets is account takeovers.

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IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Source (New) Construction USA Yes 489 ClearVision Optical Source (New) Retail USA Yes 261 Symphony Financial, LLC. Most notably, it’s banning bad default passwords on IoT (Internet of Things) devices, becoming the first country to do so. Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Insurance USA Yes 75,101 Airsoftc3.com

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Researchers conducted qualitative interviews with respondents ranging in age from 20 to mid-60s and of various geographic and employment backgrounds, regarding their perception of and beliefs about cybersecurity and online privacy.

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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. The issue has been fixed. Sincerely, Customer Service Department. Amazon.co.uk.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 27, 2018

It began with a visit to the local Telstra store earlier this month to upgrade a couple of phone plans which resulted in me sitting alone by this screen whilst the Telstra staffer disappeared into the back room for a few minutes: Is it normal for @Telstra to display customer passwords on publicly facing terminals in their stores?

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Privacy breach at Burns Lake hospital. Privacy breaches in University file system affect 200 people. Retailer Forever 21 discloses payment card breach. Huge MacOS bug lets anyone login as root without a password: what you need to know. CSO admits major data breach as thousands of people’s details leaked out.

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Data breaches Retail Privacy Phishing 75

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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Risk Financial Services Insurance Cybersecurity 147

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The hotel group has confirmed that no payment card information, passwords or travel history were accessed. Affected Radisson Rewards members were informed several weeks later, on 30 and 31 October. According to Radisson, less than 10% of its members were impacted. However, the following data was compromised: Member names. Email addresses.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 4, 2019

Section 10 of PIPA requires any government agency, public and private university, publicly or privately held corporation, financial institution or retail operator that handles, collects, disseminates, or otherwise deals with non-public personal information to notify affected Illinois residents following a data breach.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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 million at the time) fine for violating the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act in February.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The online fashion retailer SHEIN (I’ve probably pronounced that wrong) has said that it suffered a data breach from June to August this year involving the personal information of approximately 6.42 SHEIN advises its account holders to change their passwords by clicking a link in an email notification or logging into the website.

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Data breaches Passwords Military Retail 70

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 21, 2019

In fact the companies searched by the DPA offer goods and services within the fields of, inter alia, online retail, sports, banking and insurance, media, automotive and electronics as well as home and residential. Fine imposed on Google by French Data Protection Authority (CNIL). This approach is not explicitly ruled out by the DPA.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

According to a listing on a popular hacking forum, the database includes customers’ names, email addresses, hashed passwords, and more. Source (New) Retail Italy Yes 436,932 Toner-dumping.de The claim is yet to be verified. Data breached: 36 million records. TB Paysign, Inc.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 21, 2018

Only time will tell – and we may not have to wait long – but in the meantime, what is the impact of data breaches in the retail industry, and what needs to be done to mitigate them? The data included contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords. million users was compromised. The PCI DSS. The PCI challenge.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

aw (unknown). Ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Additionally, multi-factor authentication (MFA) can further reduce the risk of malicious actors gaining access to sensitive information, even if they manage to steal usernames and passwords. Organizations may also want to look for an IAM solution that works in hybrid environments that include private data centers as well as cloud deployments.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 7, 2024

the award-winning privacy company enabling Identity without Secrets™, today launched a new Partner Program and welcomed Identity Data Management and Analytics provider Radiant Logic as its newest partner. San Francisco, Calif., 7, 2024 — Badge Inc. , This sets the stage for a more connected and secure online future for everyone.”

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The Security Ledger

JULY 26, 2018

We know that intuitively just from our experiences online, where phishing attacks and identity theft are rampant – often taking advantage of weak identities like user names and passwords, or Social Security Numbers. But what is DICE and how can connected device and “thing” makers best take advantage of the technology?

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