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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Retail Financial Services Banking Authentication 127

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.” Stop malicious encryption.

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Social Engineering Engineering Ransomware Backups 98

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It’s also clear from recent attacks that the holiday season and the associated spending sprees make online retailers an attractive target for cybercriminals. Dutch electronics retail giant MediaMarkt has fallen victim to the Hive ransomware group. But more and more European firms are showing up on the target list.

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Retail Computers and Electronics Ransomware Accountability 106

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In fact, holiday shopping can account for up to 30 percent of annual sales for online retailers. In fact, the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasts holiday sales will grow to between $727.9 With this continued uptick in predicted spend, ecommerce retailers need to place a stronger emphasis on cybersecurity than ever before.

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Retail eCommerce Small Business Scams 98

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2018

.” Organized cybercrime gangs that coordinate unlimited attacks typically do so by hacking or phishing their way into a bank or payment card processor. “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

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 Identity Theft Retail Antivirus 52

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. . Communication to and from the EdgeRouters involved encryption using a randomly generated 16-character AES key.

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Energy and Utilities Government Firewall Malware 95

Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

Although email phishing and fraudulent websites are not a new threat to the digital community, the attack vectors deployed by scammers have become more diverse and sophisticated. While some may be harmless, consisting of ads from retailers, criminals also use emails in mass-market phishing campaigns. A daily dose of spam.

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Scams Identity Theft Banking Phishing 116

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Unsuspecting online shoppers could also fall victim of identity theft of phishing attack aimed at stealing their payment card data. Only purchase items from official, encryption-using websites. Be wary of online retailers who use a free email service instead of a company email address. Never make purchases using public Wi-Fi.

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Scams Identity Theft Advertising Media 123

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The tech titans have swelled into multi-billion dollar behemoths by myopically focusing on delivering targeted online advertising, in support of online retailing. Cybercriminals have begun escalating their efforts to bend the legitimate online advertising and retailing fulfillment ecosystem to their whims. Smart attacks.

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Retail Digital transformation Advertising Software 138

Centraleyes

APRIL 16, 2024

Organizations can create a structured foundation for data loss prevention techniques by delineating responsibilities and ensuring accountability. Automated classification tags enable the institution to enforce stringent access controls and encryption measures, ensuring the utmost protection for sensitive financial data.

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Encryption Education Risk Healthcare 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

Organizations in the finance sector manage trillions of dollars and maintain very valuable and vital electronic data, including bank account, credit card, and transaction information as well as sensitive data related to estates, wills, titles, and other matters. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 05:15. Malware and ransomware attacks increase. Moving ahead.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Banking 62

Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. A lack of security features to upgrade or downgrade a user may result in mismanagement of user accounts.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

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

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2019

EMV Chip, Pointto -Point Encryption, Tokenization, etc.) According to the new alert issued by the PFD, in the first incident crooks compromised compromise a North American fuel dispenser merchant using a phishing email to deliver a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to the target network. and non-compliance with PCI DSS.

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Cyber Attacks Malware Cybercrime Advertising 63

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.

Banking 71

Banking Malware Surveillance Retail 71

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For most implants, the threat actor uses similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with ShadowPad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with the use of RC4 encryption to hide the payload and evade detection. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

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Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 91

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Last February, Dallas-based email encryption vendor Zix Corp. Certain verticals, namely the government and transportation sectors, gave themselves a positive preparedness rating; meanwhile the hospitality, legal and retail sectors were much less positive about their cybersecurity preparedness.

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Risk Cyber Risk Cyber threats Banking 182

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Previous communications lacked sufficient detail, according to the SAO’s account. ” Stolen data includes unemployment applicants’ names, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, state identification numbers, bank account and routing numbers and places of employment. ” . .”

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Government CISO Media Encryption 96

SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The industries affected included everything from IT to retail, from oil and gas to healthcare. It could be compromised directly or by hacking the account of someone with access to the website management. Buying traffic for malicious sites has transformed into buying data — access to different organizations, account information, etc.

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Cybercrime Banking Malware Ransomware 137

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.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 233

Adam Levin

MARCH 9, 2020

The retailer wasn’t alone. The best way to avoid getting skinned by e-skimming is standard issue: We all need to monitor our accounts, avoid using debit cards (because they are a direct money funnel), keep our password games strong, and generally practice good cyber hygiene. Too Many Coders in the Kitchen. It is cultural.

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Retail Software Accountability Cyber threats 234

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

However, attackers can still prey upon basic security holes as well as utilize phishing techniques to lure unsuspecting end users into running executables or installers that ask for permissions to their public cloud stored data or emails. per user per month retail.

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Backups Ransomware Risk Government 64

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. To use an example of a functional GRC strategy in action, imagine a fictional retail business that sells vitamin supplements. See our in-depth look at RSA Archer. Back to top.

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Software Risk Government Retail 67

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016.

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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. There’s no reason to click unfamiliar links that could scam or phish you. It representsSSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption protecting shopping websites.

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Identity Theft Retail Passwords eCommerce 90

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Unlike common stealers, this malware gathered data that can be used to identify the victims, such as browsing histories, social networking account IDs and Wi-Fi networks. In the past, many actors would join forces to attack and encrypt as many organizations around the world as possible.

Cryptocurrency 87

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 87

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

History of Hive Ransomware Hive typically goes after nonprofits, retailers, energy providers, healthcare facilities, and others in similar spaces. Once trapped, Hive allows its victims to contact a customer service representative through a fake ‘customer service’ link provided at the time of encryption.

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Ransomware Encryption Healthcare Education 124

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. To use an example of a functional GRC strategy in action, imagine a fictional retail business that sells vitamin supplements. See our in-depth look at RSA Archer. Back to top.

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Government Risk Retail Insurance 57

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Data from the Brazilian Federation of Banks registered a considerable increase in crime (such as explosions at bank branches to steal money) and cybercrime (increased phishing and social-engineering attacks) against banking customers and banking infrastructure. Of course, this is the result of economic problems caused by the pandemic.

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Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 104

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. By obtaining sensitive authentication access, attackers can break into the vendor network or user account. Phishing and Social Engineering. How to Defend Against Phishing. Jump ahead: Adware.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Phishing scams use it to compromise networks. A recent HP Wolf Security report found that email now accounts for 89% of all malware. They spot unwanted traffic such as spam, phishing expeditions, malware, and scams. Lets organizations encrypt messages and leverage the cloud to spool email if mail servers become unavailable.

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Phishing Malware Engineering Ransomware 120

Veracode Security

MAY 14, 2021

Phishing, ransomware, and web app attacks ??? Phishing and ransomware attacks, along with the continued high number of web application attacks, dominated the data breaches for 2021. Phishing attacks were present in a whopping 36 percent of breaches in this year???s s dataset, representing an 11 percent increase from last year.

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Data breaches Cybercrime Social Engineering Phishing 102

Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

Some estimates of the damages exceed one billion dollars, taking into account data loss, service outages, disrupted operations, and recovery. In this article, we will take a detailed look at how ransomware works, how your data can be corrupted and encrypted by it, and what you can do to decrease this probability as much as possible!

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Ransomware Encryption Antivirus Backups 59

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. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with the least privilege in mind. Noteworthy March attacks.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Government Computers and Electronics 108

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. Recognize and avoid phishing emails, threatening calls and texts from individuals posing as legitimate organizations, such as banks or credit card companies, or even the IRS. Watch Out For Scams.

Scams 40

Scams Identity Theft Banking Retail 40

Spinone

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Determine the potential impacts to your business of potential cybersecurity events There are varying degrees of cybersecurity events that your cybersecurity risk assessment methodology should take into account. Obviously, there will be different degrees of impact to your business based on the type of cybersecurity event.

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