SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Phishing emails are well-crafted emails that trick the user into clicking on links or attachments that collect personal and financial information or contain malware. Signs of a Phishing Email. Suppose you have an Amazon Prime account. They can lock you out and use your information to phish your colleagues, friends and family.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Shop from reputable and well-known online retailers : Stick with the big names or trusted online stores. Be cautious of websites that promise extravagant discounts, as they may be phishing scams or counterfeit sites. Avoid Grinchy Phishing Scams Phishing scams are the Grinches of the online shopping world.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Motivated by the continual surge in eCommerce, which according to UNCTAD has seen unprecedented growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers are scrambling to adapt to a shift in consumer demand and create unique customer experiences that set them apart from the competition.

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eCommerce Retail Technology Accountability 98

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. Common phishing red flags to look for include typos or low-resolution images.

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Scams Retail Identity Theft Antivirus 52

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In a security blog about Octo Tempest Microsoft states: “Octo Tempest monetized their intrusions in 2022 by selling SIM swaps to other criminals and performing account takeovers of high-net-worth individuals to steal their cryptocurrency.”

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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. ” continues the report.

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Energy and Utilities Government Firewall Malware 97

McAfee

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Supply chain and logistics, e-commerce and retail, and the travel industry traditionally experience holiday seasonal increases in consumer and business activity, making them more vulnerable to cyber threats and leaving business, employee, and consumer data at risk. E-Commerce and Retail. of the total detected cyber threats.

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Cyber threats Retail Risk Architecture 107

Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

Source: Sucuri Blog) Mint Mobile suffered a data breach. Source: BleepingComputer) Guess , the fashion retailer, suffered a breach, too. Source: Gizmodo) Twitter verifying bot accounts raised a lot of questions regarding their process. Source: TechRepublic) Meanwhile, REvil seem to have disappeared. Source: Security Week).

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DNS VPN Retail Mobile 79

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 27, 2022

The company attributes its momentum to its unique ability to preempt phishing, Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks and other advanced threats, as well as its successful expansion towards a partner-centric model. The platform catches more phishing attempts than any other platform with which we have worked.

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Phishing Retail Marketing Financial Services 52

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. conduct employee phishing tests. conduct employee phishing tests.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 120

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 22, 2019

If you visit a large retail website, you may encounter 100 or 150 third party companies that get access to your computing device. In yet another recent cutting-edge attack, cybercriminals targeted smaller online retailers with stealthy malware, dubbed CartThief , designed to exploit websites using the open-source Magento ecommerce platform.

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Advertising Retail Antivirus eCommerce 113

Webroot

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In 2021, many businesses will continue to operate remotely as a result of the pandemic and there must be an emphasis on training employees on security best practices, how to identify modern threats such as phishing, and where company data is being accessed and stored. Businesses will need to account for that. Tyler Moffitt, Sr.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Many ransomware attacks start with phishing emails that include a malicious attachment—but just 21% restrict the execution of all macros within Microsoft Office documents. For more information, please read the report or visit the blog. retailers; and the top four banks in each of the following countries: the U.S.,

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Ransomware IoT Mobile Retail 52

Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2019

In fact, many independent researchers pointed to a particular email attack wave probably related to the known TA505 hacking group , active since 2014 and focusing on Retail and Banking companies. As previously described, the malware’s principal purpose is to iterate through the filesystem looking for email accounts. Conclusion.

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Banking Malware Surveillance Retail 72

SiteLock

JANUARY 13, 2022

For basic CMS sites (like a WordPress blog), you can use built-in admin functions to identify any out-of-date components and upgrade them. For premium components, you need to check with the retailer or developer to see if there are updates and then apply them if you are not able to update them from within the CMS.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 26, 2021

Global organizations are being overrun by a flood of malware, phishing, and ransomware attacks and compromised credentials. In the 2021 ForgeRock Consumer Identity Breach Report , ”for the third consecutive year unauthorized access was the most common type of breach, accounting for 43% of breaches.”. What Is RBAC? Time-based access.

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Data breaches Artificial Intelligence Retail Architecture 57

Centraleyes

APRIL 16, 2024

Organizations can create a structured foundation for data loss prevention techniques by delineating responsibilities and ensuring accountability. Real-World Example: A retail company utilizes network security controls to monitor transactions between its online store and payment gateway.

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Encryption Education Risk Healthcare 52

Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) just released the 2022 Holiday Season Cyber Threat Trends report that reveals the most prevalent malware tools leveraged by cyber criminals this year, with phishing and fraud dominating the list.

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Retail Cyber threats Social Engineering Phishing 78

Security Boulevard

APRIL 20, 2022

Download your free copy of the 2022 ThreatLabz Phishing Report, and check out our infographic. For decades, phishing has been a complex and time-consuming challenge for every security team. Avoiding the latest breed of phishing attacks requires heightened awareness from users, additional context, and a zero trust approach.

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Phishing Retail Risk Architecture 113

Elie

MAY 30, 2018

This blog post survey the attacks techniques that target AI (artificial intelligence) systems and how to protect against them. This strategy is mostly carried out by implementing rate limiting on scarce resources such as IP and accounts. forums where accounts and IP addresses are routinely sold, as visible in the screenshot above.

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Accountability Artificial Intelligence Engineering Retail 107

Elie

MAY 30, 2018

This blog post survey the attacks techniques that target AI (artificial intelligence) systems and how to protect against them. This strategy is mostly carried out by implementing rate limiting on scarce resources such as IP and accounts. forums where accounts and IP addresses are routinely sold, as visible in the screenshot above.

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Accountability Artificial Intelligence Engineering Retail 91

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

It has links to multiple types of cyber crime, including ransomware, carding, phishing, and malware development. In this blog, we’ll take a look at the components of a crypto scam, including investors, designers, developers, and marketers, as well as a few interesting trends that characterize this black market.

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Scams Cryptocurrency Marketing Advertising 40

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware. Phishing and Malware Q3 & Q4 2022 The results depicted in Figure 1 show that phishing campaigns (98,7%) were more prevalent than malware (1,3%) during Q3 and Q4 2022. of the total, in comparison with 31.1% in Q2 2022. of the total, in comparison with 31.1%

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 10, 2022

million online accounts at 17 companies, including online retailers, restaurant chains and food delivery services, according to the report. Users – forced to contend with an ever-expanding number of online accounts they must manage – tend to reuse the same passwords across multiple online services. They’re inconvenient.

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Password Management Passwords Authentication Accountability 120

Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Here’s how the top five industries ranked by number of ransomware attacks this spring: Services: 171 Manufacturing: 76 Technology: 65 Utilities: 61 Retail: 50. To add insult to injury, REvil (aka Sodonokibi) appeared to return in April with new payloads and a fresh leak blog featuring a mixture of recent and old victims.

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