Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

carmaker with phishing attacks Law enforcement operation dismantled phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost Previously unknown Kapeka backdoor linked to Russian Sandworm APT Cisco warns of a command injection escalation flaw in its IMC. Automotive Industry Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Cactus ransomware gang claims the theft of 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric. The Cactus ransomware group claims responsibility for pilfering 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation giant Schneider Electric.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 24, 2019

Hackers Create a Backdoor to Steal Card Data, Gigamon Researchers Report FIN8, a hacker group that targeted POS devices in the hospitality and retail sectors, is back on the scene with new malware, including the Badhatch backdoor that's designed to steal payment card data, according to researchers with Gigamon's threat detection unit.

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Retail 164

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

American global apparel and footwear company VF Corp revealed that the December data breach impacted 35.5 In December 2023, VF Corp announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack and was forced to take some systems down to contain the threat. million customers. In 2015, the company controlled 55% of the U.S. million customers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

The company said that the ransomware attack took place on Friday night and impacted only one data center in Sweden. Impacted customers include Sweden’s largest cinema chain Filmstaden (the attack disrupted its online ticket system) and the discount retail chain Rusta. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2024

The Rise of the Bad Bots madhav Tue, 04/23/2024 - 05:13 Imperva's annual Bad Bot Report is always a fascinating – albeit alarming – insight into the nature of non-human internet traffic. The 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report is no different, revealing that bots made up nearly half (49.6%) of all internet traffic last year.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2023

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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

The Canadian Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), the largest beverage alcohol retailer in the country, disclosed Magecart attack. Canadian Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), the largest beverage alcohol retailer in the country, disclosed a Magecart attack on January 10, 2023. Our in-store customer service remains unaffected.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2023

Luxottica has finally confirmed the 2021 data breach that exposed the personal information of 70 million customers. On May 12, the cybersecurity expert Andrea Draghetti noticed that a threat actor released data belonging to Luxottica speculating a new databreach. Luxottica Group S.p.A.

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Data breaches Retail Sales Ransomware 97

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Costco Wholesale Corporation discloses a data breach, threat actors had access to customers’ payment card information. Retail giant Costco Wholesale Corporation notified its customers of a data breach that might have exposed their payment card information. Don’t use your cards at Costco in Inglewood !

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Retail Data breaches Security IT 106

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. The perceived threat of cyber risk to global business leaders peaked in 2021 (34%) and over the past two years, the risk perception has dropped (27%).

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Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities Marketing 161

Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

Google said this week it is expanding the types of data people can ask to have removed from search results, to include personal contact information like your phone number, email address or physical address. Google has for years accepted requests to remove certain sensitive data such as bank account or credit card numbers from search results.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Chilean-based retail giant Cencosud has suffered a ransomware attack that impacted operations at its stores, Egregor ransomware appears to be involved. A ransomware attack, allegedly launched by the Egregor ransomware gang, hit the Chilean-based retail giant Cencosud, the incident impacted operations at its stores. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Retail Ransomware Encryption IT 143

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. Our research team discovered an exposed instance hosting a trove of data for Ecco. Original post @ [link]. What happened?

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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. As the infrastructure changes, the adversaries change along with it to take the easiest path to data. Fraud and scams move to the web.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The sad truth is that cyber criminals do not take vacations and may be looking at the holidays as yet another opportunity to steal and monetize consumer data. This is a problem facing nearly every industry, but retailers remain a top target for cybercrime. Read the full article in Security Magazine.

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Retail Security 148

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2021

American clothing brand and retailer Guess discloses a data breach after the February ransomware attack and is notifying the affected customers. In February, American fashion brand Guess was hit by a ransomware attack, now the company is disclosing a data breach and is notifying affected customers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Retail Data breaches Ransomware Access 95

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The report provides details about some of the Black Friday scams analyzed by the experts, such as Louis Vuitton and Ray Ban sales scams. Other campaigns observed by the experts invited recipients to claim gift cards from popular retailers like Home Depot. ” continues the report. “We scored an iPhone 13, though.

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Sales Retail Phishing Passwords 145

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

which includes info related to the activity of the gang, such as initial access, threat activity and mitigations. “The ACSC has received reporting from a number of Australian organisations that have been impacted by LockBit 2.0 The Australian agency also published 2021-006: ACSC Ransomware Profile – Lockbit 2.0 ransomware.

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Ransomware Retail Security Manufacturing 111

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Business is booming and data is flowing. Retailers and shoppers are leveraging and enjoying many benefits data sharing brings: loyalty programs, personalized experiences, easier product location and ordering, online shopping, mobile access and the list goes on. The Perfect Storm.

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Retail Digital transformation Security Encryption 89

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

An indictment unsealed this week and first reported on by Ars Technica alleges that Chicago man Robert Powell , a.k.a. 11, 2022 after they SIM-swapped an AT&T customer by impersonating them at a retail store using a fake ID. A graphic illustrating the flow of more than $400 million in cryptocurrencies stolen from FTX on Nov.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. Meanwhile, we have seen a resurgence in the number of publicly disclosed data breaches. How security incidents are occurring.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2021

US wireless carrier UScellular discloses data breach, personal information of customers may have been exposed and their phone numbers ported. US wireless carrier UScellular discloses a data breach that exposed personal information of its customers. ” reads the USCellular data breach notification. ” reads the notice.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

T ech giant Acer was hacked again in a few days, after the compromise of the servers in India, threat actors also breached some of its systems in Taiwan. The incident was disclosed after threat actors have advertised the sale of more than 60 GB of data on an underground cybercrime forum. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

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Data breaches Sales Retail Ransomware 107

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 28, 2018

As the retail industry follows suit with today’s digital transformation, customer expectations are at an all-time high. Retailers are looking to address these demands with interconnected experiences to give customers more personalized and immediate experiences both in-stores and online. The numbers don’t lie.

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Retail Customer Experience Security Data breaches 100

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 131

Retail Passwords Data breaches Phishing 131

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. A navigation app anonymizes activity data before analyzing it for travel trends. One cannot overstate the importance of data privacy for businesses today. The app heavily encrypts all user financial data.

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Data Privacy Privacy GDPR Personal data 70

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2018

As digital transformation takes hold, the retail industry is under siege from cyber criminals and nation states attempting to steal consumers’ personal information, credit card data and banking information. senior retail IT security managers and 96 IT security managers from retailers across the globe.

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Retail Data breaches Digital transformation Encryption 66

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

As the holiday season approaches, many retail, hospitality, logistics, and food manufacturing organizations hire seasonal workers to meet increasing demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 7% job rise in the retail industry. How to Secure Access for your Seasonal Workers. Mon, 11/21/2022 - 05:36.

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Access Retail Security Authentication 71

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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Security Data breaches Passwords Retail 204

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

PYSA and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs in the threat landscape in November 2021, researchers from NCC Group report. Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs.

Ransomware 107

Ransomware Encryption Government Retail 107

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The incident was disclosed after threat actors have advertised the sale of more than 60 GB of data on an underground cybercrime forum. The incident has been reported to local law enforcement and the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, and has no material impact to our operations and business continuity.”

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Computer and Electronics Sales Security Retail 90

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

accessory giant Claire’s, and its subsidiary Icing, and gained access to customer’s credit card data. Threat actors have hacked the websites of the U.S. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Sansec reported that the company’s website was the victim of a Magecart attack. Hackers breached the websites of the U.S.

Retail 114

Retail Access Cybersecurity Security 114

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters (EdgeRouters) to evade detection in cyber operations worldwide. ” continues the report.

Energy and Utilities 109

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 109

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Digital transformation (DX) is fundamentally impacting all aspects of the economy across every industry, and nowhere is this truer than in retail. But DX also introduces the potential to put sensitive customer and corporate data at risk by fundamentally changing where data needs to be protected and how it needs to be secured.

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Retail Cloud Encryption Digital transformation 54

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data.

Retail 97

Retail Encryption Access Security 97

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2018

So before the shopping frenzy begins, we thought this would be an opportune time to outline some best practices that both retailers and consumers should follow in order to protect consumer data. As convenience technologies evolve, look for more risks to consumers and retailers. Protecting Consumer Data is Priority #1.

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