Malwarebytes

MARCH 16, 2022

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it took action against online customized merchandise platform CafePress over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a major breach. CafePress is a popular online custom T-shirt and merchandise retailer. Reusing passwords.

Data breaches 113

Data breaches Passwords Authentication Social Engineering 113

Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Another fashion retailer suffered a data breach, the victim is SHEIN that announces the security breach affected 6.42 The retailer hired a forensic cybersecurity firm as well as an international law firm to investigate the security breach. ” reads the data breach notification.

Data breaches 79

Data breaches Retail Advertising Passwords 79

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2019

Exposed records include email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, IP addresses associated with payment methods, credit scores (from Equifax and other companies), unencrypted payment card data with CVV codes, locations, and other customer service records, and account details. All the data was encrypted.

Mobile 82

Mobile Data breaches Retail Accountability 82

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

At the time, BleepingComputer contacted Schneider Electric which confirmed the data breach. The ransomware identifies user accounts by viewing successful logins in Windows Event Viewer, it also uses a modified variant of the open-source PSnmap Tool.

Ransomware 104

Ransomware Digital transformation Retail Antivirus 104

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2019

On Tuesday of this week, one of the more popular underground stores peddling credit and debit card data stolen from hacked merchants announced a blockbuster new sale: More than 5.3 million new accounts belonging to cardholders from 35 U.S. “This encryption technology protects card data by making it unreadable.

Energy and Utilities 265

Energy and Utilities Retail Data breaches Marketing 265

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.

Scams 243

Scams Retail Banking Passwords 243

SecureList

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Every year is abundant with major data leaks, biggest data breaches and hacks drawing massive media attention (such as Medibank and Optus data breach, Twitter data breach, and Uber and Rockstar compromise in 2022 and in T-Mobile , MailChimp and OpenAI in 2023).

Data breaches 81

Data breaches Accountability Telecommunications Malware 81

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Virtually every major financial institution, retailer, and scores of payment processors have been the victims of data breaches, incurring both financial and reputational damage. According to the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Services Edition , 52% of U.S. million, second only to healthcare. Requirement 3.2

Financial Services 78

Financial Services Data breaches Accountability Encryption 78

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.

Retail 144

Retail Banking Big data Computers and Electronics 144

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0

Spyware 83

Spyware Data breaches Retail Ransomware 83

Malwarebytes

APRIL 27, 2021

According to the company, its password manager is used by more than 29,000 customers across the industries of banking, retail, manufacturing, education, healthcare, government, aerospace, and more. That estimate may increase though, said Click Studios, as it continues to investigate. That attack, which resulted in an $18.5

Password Management 88

Password Management Passwords Malware Retail 88

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

Census Bureau’s latest  Annual Retail Trade Survey  reports e-commerce expenditures rose from $571.2 Cybercriminals everywhere matched the uptick with clever new schemes to filch payment card data and defraud victims of billions of dollars. is clearly failing to protect cardholder account details effectively in today’s environment.

Antivirus 138

Antivirus Retail Software Accountability 138

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.”

Banking 215

Banking Accountability Retail Phishing 215

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

“Frappo” acts as a Phishing-as-a-Service and enables cybercriminals the ability to host and generate high-quality phishing pages which impersonate major online banking, e-commerce, popular retailers, and online-services to steal customer data.

Phishing 72

Phishing Banking Retail Financial Services 72

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 25, 2018

First – The breaches. It’s probably no surprise to anyone reading this that organizations are experiencing record data breaches; we hear about the breaches almost daily even in mainstream media. What we capture as part of our data is a bit different, however. Big Data – 99%. Encrypt the data.

Digital transformation 97

Digital transformation Threat Reports Big data Data breaches 97

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

This London-based business provides facility management & security services to organizations such as the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), HM Revenue & Customs, various UK boroughs and councils, British retailer WHSmith , and other organizations.

Identity Theft 86

Identity Theft Social Engineering Retail Banking 86

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 17, 2022

The GDPR and CPRA are both the largest privacy policies globally and have brought many amendments to the private data world. Hence, the GDPR accounts for all companies doing business within EU borders or residing in it. Industry-focused data. Hence, sometimes data breaches might not be an external threat but an internal one.

Data breaches 142

Data breaches Insurance Marketing Data privacy 142

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2020

27, a popular fraud bazaar known as Joker’s Stash began selling card data from “a new huge nationwide breach” that purportedly includes more than 30 million card accounts issued by thousands of financial institutions across 40+ U.S. On the evening of Monday, Jan. The company found the median price of U.S.

Retail 308

Retail Banking Malware Accountability 308

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

However, over 30 percent of consumers say they hesitate to make those purchases due to security concerns, like credit card data theft. As an online retailer, it is time to address the elephant in the room by addressing your customers’ fears. It is one of the most effective ways to achieve data security. What is an SSL?

eCommerce 52

eCommerce DDOS Data breaches Education 52

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Last February, Dallas-based email encryption vendor Zix Corp. Many SMBs lack the wherewithal to recover from the long-run consequences of a serious breach. High to very high threat Index contributors expressed a widely held belief that a data breach can put a company out of business.

Risk 182

Risk Cyber Risk Cyber threats Banking 182

SiteLock

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Allows the attacker to encrypt or destroy data on the device. This means there are more weaknesses for cybercriminals to exploit—especially during the holiday season, when more retailers are creating new websites, offering online deals, and putting additional time and effort into building their online presence. Ransomware.

Firewall 52

Firewall Malware Software Passwords 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

They all must have unique identifiers and the ability to collect and transfer data over networks to enable monitoring, surveillance, and execution of decisions based on the collected data with little or no human intervention. But making the IoT work requires trust in the devices and the data they collect.

IoT 72

IoT Data collection Encryption eCommerce 72

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

25, 2021, that Accellion confirmed to SAO that SAO files were subject to this attack and provided the information needed for SAO to begin to identify which data files were impacted and individuals whose personal information is in those files.” Previous communications lacked sufficient detail, according to the SAO’s account.

Government 96

Government CISO Media Encryption 96

Veracode Security

MAY 14, 2021

Verizon recently published its 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). This year, Verizon analyzed 79,635 incidents, of which 29,207 met their quality standards and 5,258 were confirmed data breaches, from 88 countries around the world. Web applications made up 39 percent of all data breaches.

Data breaches 102

Data breaches Cybercrime Social Engineering Phishing 102

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000. ” SEPTEMBER.

Cryptocurrency 233

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 233

Spinone

OCTOBER 27, 2020

IBM’s “ 2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report ” details the costs that come from a data breach as a result of various cybersecurity risks. million Healthcare organizations for the 9th year in a row had the highest costs associated with data breaches – $6.45 Yes, they are. percent in 2019.

Risk 52

Risk Cybersecurity Penetration Testing Data breaches 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This ransomware is controlled by command line parameters and can either retrieve an encryption key from the C2 or an argument at launch time. Facebook incidents (a data breach in April and a data leak in October). This ransomware sample is custom made and developed explicitly by the threat actor behind this attack.

Cryptocurrency 104

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 104

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

At the same time – in fact, as a direct result of data’s central importance – more adversaries are working harder and finding more nefarious ways to steal or otherwise compromise your data. As just one measure, the number of data breaches in the first nine months of 2021 exceeded all those in 2020, a new record.

Encryption 214

Encryption Data privacy Cloud Migration Risk 214

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

LogicManager’s GRC solution has specific use cases across financial services, education, government, healthcare, retail, and technology industries, among others. Like other competitive GRC solutions, it speeds the process of aggregating and mining data, building reports, and managing files. See our in-depth look at RSA Archer.

Software 67

Software Risk Government Retail 67

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

LogicManager’s GRC solution has specific use cases across financial services, education, government, healthcare, retail, and technology industries, among others. Like other competitive GRC solutions, it speeds the process of aggregating and mining data, building reports, and managing files. See our in-depth look at RSA Archer.

Government 57

Government Risk Retail Insurance 57

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Q4 is always the busiest time of year for shoppers and retailers, chock-full of shopping celebrations like Singles’ Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, among others. It representsSSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption protecting shopping websites. By Gal Ringel, Co-Founder & CEO of Mine Privacy Ops. billion , a 2.5%

Identity Theft 90

Identity Theft Retail Passwords eCommerce 90

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The CCPA requires the AG to provide opinions to “[a]ny business or third party” as well as warnings and an opportunity to cure before the business can be held accountable for a violation of the CCPA. Those amendments were the subject of a contentious battle between interested stakeholders. No such language is present in the CCPA.

Internet 58

Internet Internet Education Consumer Protection 58

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The CCPA requires the AG to provide opinions to “[a]ny business or third party” as well as warnings and an opportunity to cure before the business can be held accountable for a violation of the CCPA. Those amendments were the subject of a contentious battle between interested stakeholders. No such language is present in the CCPA.

Government 58

Government Internet Internet Consumer Protection 58

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A recent HP Wolf Security report found that email now accounts for 89% of all malware. It integrates data loss prevention functionality to minimize the risk of data breaches. Lets organizations encrypt messages and leverage the cloud to spool email if mail servers become unavailable. Barracuda’s key features.

Phishing 120

Phishing Malware Engineering Ransomware 120

Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2019

But new data suggests that over the past year, the economics of supply-and-demand have helped to double the average price fetched by card-not-present data, meaning cybercrooks now have far more incentive than ever to target e-commerce stores. That figure was more than two and a half times higher than a year earlier.

Retail 226

Retail Hacking Marketing Identity Theft 226

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 6, 2018

Encrypt sensitive files stored electronically, such as tax records, and use strong and unique passwords for each account. Shop at reputable online retailers. Recently, the IRS issued a specific warning of a quickly growing scam involving erroneous tax refunds being deposited into taxpayer bank accounts.

Scams 40

Scams Identity Theft Banking Retail 40