Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Spanish National Police has arrested eight alleged members of a crime organization who were able to steal money from the bank accounts of the victims through SIM swapping attacks. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

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Banking Accountability Mobile Cryptocurrency 106

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Cybercriminals have been well ahead of the curve when it comes to cybersecurity in the online retail industry. Indeed, in recent years, CNP fraud has become the predominant form of credit card fraud, accounting for more than 50% of all credit card-related financial losses. Read full post.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Credit cards offer markedly better fraud protections than debit cards , which connect directly to your bank account. Virtual credit cards similarly allow online shoppers to mask their financial accounts. Many financial institutions offer free transaction alerts that notify you when charges hit your account. Lock your devices.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2021

30 , the FCC said it plans to move quickly on requiring the mobile companies to adopt more secure methods of authenticating customers before redirecting their phone number to a new device or carrier. a one-time passcode sent via email to the email address associated with the account. -a In a long-overdue notice issued Sept.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 22, 2022

American Online Retailing Giant CafePress has been pressed with a $500,000 penalty for failing to protect the data of its customers. This includes usage of multi-factor authentication, encrypting sensitive details such as social security numbers, and not storing any critical information on the retail servers.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 16, 2024

million records to a hacker forum, claiming they originated from a March 2024 hack at Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger. The retailer first learned of the security incident on March 4, 2024, and concluded that customer information was involved by March 15, according to an email the company wrote to customers. Take your time.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

In the not-so-distant past, banks dealt with online and account takeover fraud, where hackers stole passwords and used phishing scams to target specific individuals. A solution will recognize that the user is always using the same device and allows for a more seamless authentication path. Key takeaways: Shifting risks.

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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. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). Table 1: Strong Customer Authentication Factors.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2022

In the latest episode of Thales Security Sessions podcast , I was asked by Neira Jones to join Simon Keates, Head of Strategy and Payment Security at Thales and share my thoughts about the major security and organizational challenges retailers and other financial services organizations are facing. Pandemic has changed us all.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation is issuing this announcement to inform mobile carriers and the public of the increasing use of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) swapping by criminals to steal money from fiat and virtual currency accounts.” Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts.

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Mobile Cryptocurrency Authentication Accountability 92

Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2018

Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity. The basic model featured here retails for $20. a mobile device).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Many retailers and shipping services are planning to hire temporary workers for the upcoming holiday season. That’s 50,000 more seasonal employees than the retailer brought in at the end of 2020, noted CNBC. Many organizations already have robust authentication solutions in place for their permanent workers.

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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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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In this type of scam, fraudsters send deceptive emails or text messages claiming to be legitimate shipping notifications from reputable carriers or retailers such as FedEx, UPS, and the U.S. With fake delivery notification scams, these messages can imitate well-known shipping companies or online retailers. Postal Service.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 19, 2023

Predictions on insider threats, passwordless authentication, artificial intelligence, and more Few industries move as quickly as cybersecurity, broadly, and the identity and access management (IAM) segment, specifically. We see them leading the way in implementing broad consumer adoption of passwordless authentication.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The recent hack of social media giant Reddit underscores the reality that all too many organizations — even high-visibility ones that ought to know better — are failing to adequately lock down their privileged accounts. And just last week, online retailer Newegg was hit by the same gang that nicked British Airways.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Account takeover (ATO) fraud is a rapidly growing and costly challenge for businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly added fuel to the fire, as droves of consumers suddenly came online to create new accounts with stores and apps they had never visited before. Analytics, Forter. Consumers enjoy convenience and discounts.

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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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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Making a cybersecurity list, checking it twice This year, give yourself the gift of peace of mind by following our Core 4 behaviors: Protect each account with a unique, complex password that is at least 12 characters long—and use a password manager! Use multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) for any account that allows it.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Be wary of these common online shopping scams: Fake websites and online stores: Scammers often create fake websites that mimic legitimate retailers, hoping to trick unsuspecting shoppers into entering their personal and payment information. But it also presents an opportunity for scammers to exploit.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2018

The perpetrators also alter account balances and security measures to make an unlimited amount of money available at the time of the transactions, allowing for large amounts of cash to be quickly removed from the ATM. “At a pre-determined time, the co-conspirators withdraw account funds from ATMs using these cards.”

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Banking Accountability Retail Phishing 215

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

FortiGuard Labs researchers observed a worrisome level of attacks attempting to exploit an authentication bypass vulnerability in TBK DVR devices. Threat actors are attempting to exploit a five-year-old authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2018-9995 (CVSS score of 9.8), in TBK DVR devices.

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Authentication Retail Surveillance Education 98

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Often, organizations are not implementing PAM comprehensively, leaving some of their privileged user accounts under a risk of being compromised for criminal purposes. We have 5,000+ customers worldwide, including 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies and major organizations in the Finance, Government, Retail, and Industrial segments.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

Investigators allege Handschumacher was part of a group of at least nine individuals scattered across multiple states who for the past two years have drained bank accounts via an increasingly common scheme involving mobile phone “SIM swaps.”

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Mobile Cryptocurrency Scams Computers and Electronics 211

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies. ” AN ‘IDENTITY CRISIS’?

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 6, 2022

million online accounts were compromised in cyberattacks against 17 well-known companies, according to James. Businesses have the responsibility to take appropriate action to protect their customers' online accounts and this guide lays out critical safeguards companies can use in the fight against credential stuffing.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

Most of the attacks have been reported in July, the organizations hit by the ransomware gang operate in professional services, construction, manufacturing, retail, and food industries. Ransomware operators also stole data from the victims and leaked it online when they refused to pay the ransom. in Australia since 2020.

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Ransomware Retail Manufacturing Encryption 111

Identity IQ

JUNE 8, 2022

But if an online retailer or service provider requires payment via an app, it’s a red flag. Phishing scammers may contact you directly to gain access to your account or personal information or trick you into sending them money. You’ll be out any money you “returned” to the scammer’s account. Don’t Pay for Goods or Services.

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Scams Accountability Retail Phishing 105

Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

What would happen if you typed in “Amazon,” the corresponding domain popped up, and you clicked, but instead of finding the world’s largest online retailer, you landed on a 1980s WarGames-themed page with a laughing skull? A prospective client or customer types your company name and their browser does the rest.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 1, 2022

One of the biggest wrestling stars around, Mick Foley , had his Twitter account hijacked in an attempt to legitimize a very popular scam. When a well known individual has their social media accounts compromised, disaster looms, as everything from phishing to malware distribution waits in the wings for potential victims. Lock it down.

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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. The attackers thus gained remote access to the CRM systems running on the store computers – and a foothold to access customers’ wireless phone numbers and associated account information.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2021

The Resecurity® HUNTER unit has identified a new tool available for sale in the Dark Web called MASQ , enabling bad actors to emulate device fingerprints thus allowing them to bypass fraud protection controls, including authentication mechanisms. All of that – can be easily be spoofed and bypassed with help of the new MASQ tool.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

Census Bureau’s latest  Annual Retail Trade Survey  reports e-commerce expenditures rose from $571.2 is clearly failing to protect cardholder account details effectively in today’s environment. Protect stored account data. Identify users and authenticate access to system components. In fact, the U.S. and PCI v4.0:

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 22, 2024

Users can save credit card details that can be easily filled on retail websites, as well as bank information such as account and routing numbers. This could encompass access to important documents, accounts or specific instructions.

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SC Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

An Office 365 retail pack. Researchers last week spotted a phishing campaign that leveraged an online email authentication solution from Zix, in hopes that potential victims would be lulled into a false sense of security. Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons).

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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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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 28, 2023

A team of hackers can, say, boost their own info-stealing websites through Google search results, providing a veneer of authenticity to their malicious intent. He reports accounts of growing Instagram influencers to the customer service department of Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, which also owns Instagram.

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