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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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

But some of them — like 911 — build their networks in part by offering “free VPN” or “free proxy” services that are powered by software which turns the user’s PC into a traffic relay for other users. “Not sure how did the hacker get in,” the 911 message reads. “None of those are good replacements for LuxSocks or 911.

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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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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

Does using a VPN slow down your Internet ? Source: BleepingComputer) Guess , the fashion retailer, suffered a breach, too. Source: Gizmodo) Twitter verifying bot accounts raised a lot of questions regarding their process. US offers huge reward in fight against state-sponsored cybercriminals. Source: Security Week). Stay safe!

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Approachable Cyber Threats

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

If you decide to venture out for a Venti mocha at the mall and connect to a nearby Wi-Fi, it’s best to skip the Wi-Fi and stick to your cellular data, or if you have a personal VPN set up on your phone, use that if you absolutely must connect to a public Wi-Fi network. It logs you into Amazon, but no packages are showing up as delayed.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

While this festive time of year presents a big opportunity for retailers, it is also rife with fraudsters hoping to catch them off guard. They often use their own devices and resort to simple obfuscation strategies like a VPN. By Doriel Abrahams, Head of U.S. Analytics, Forter. Increase in Couponing. Gift Card Growth.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 12, 2023

To find out, in 2022 we created a list of 700 companies worldwide from different industries: industrial, telecommunication, financial, retail, and others. According to the source of origin, we divide all compromised accounts into three categories: Public leakages that are freely distributed within cybercriminal society.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

is an American bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States in fifty states. A series of messages published on Barnes & Noble’s Nook social media accounts state that it had suffered a system failure and is working to restore operations by restoring their server backups. Barnes & Noble, Inc. ,

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Cyber Attacks VPN Backups Ransomware 114

Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M

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Data breaches Retail Malware VPN 94

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 11, 2022

One option to combat this is to use an Enterprise VPN Solution. . After all, if a retail business owner is searching for a system that can help with ecommerce, they’re not going to be much interested in a retail IT solution that nobody knows. But a business needs a decent digital footprint for people to find out about them.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Besides ESP and CRM, our e-mail beacon rankings included the large Japanese online retailer Rakuten (5.97%), the business networking website LinkedIn (4.77%), the ride-hailing platform Uber (1.49%), and Booking.com (0.56%), a major accommodation booking service. Many VPN services offer tracker blocking as an added feature.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Employees already have their laptops configured just the way they like them, and they don't want another one just for getting through the corporate VPN. The "people who liked this also liked" feature on many retail websites is just the beginning. They're already reading their mail on their BlackBerrys or iPads.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2024

Its client roster includes more than 7,000 organizations spanning healthcare, finance, retail, technology, and more. This allowed the threat actor to access and exfiltrate data hosted on the Snowflake platform across multiple customer accounts. Demo accounts are not connected to Snowflake's production or corporate systems.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Also, many groups relied on vulnerabilities in VPN servers. An incident investigation conducted by Kaspersky ICS CERT at one of the attacked enterprises revealed that they exploited a vulnerability in FortiGate VPN servers (CVE-2018-13379). Threat actors conducted a series of attacks using the Cring ransomware.

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Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 120

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2019

But this story is about so-called “bulletproof residential VPN services” that appear to be built by purchasing or otherwise acquiring discrete chunks of Internet addresses from some of the world’s largest ISPs and mobile data providers. com , also known as “ IAPS Security Services ” (formerly intl-alliance[.]com

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In the Apple or Google ecosystems, they can seamlessly be shared between devices logging into the same iCloud or Google account respectively. Once a user’s credentials are known, they may be used by attackers on any system with user accounts, from anywhere. Each user account on the same device should have separate passkeys.

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Passwords Authentication Accountability Password Management 72

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

History of Hive Ransomware Hive typically goes after nonprofits, retailers, energy providers, healthcare facilities, and others in similar spaces. Hive Ransomware Attack Methodology Initial Access Techniques: Using single-factor logins via RDP, VPN, and other remote network connection protocols, Hive actors can access the victim’s networks.

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Ransomware Encryption Healthcare Education 124

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 28, 2023

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager Aruba ClearPass provides role- and device-based network access control for employees, students, contractors and guests across any multi-vendor wired, wireless and VPN infrastructure. Prices through partners may be eligible for promotional or bulk discounts, so the prices listed may be representative, not exact.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

These threats include: Spoofed websites : Threat actors direct internet users to sites that look legitimate but are designed to steal their account credentials. Email-based phishing attacks : These can include both of the above attacks and typically target employees through their business email accounts.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Retail websites big and small can expect a lot of interest from shoppers looking for deals, and a lot of interest from cybercriminals looking to cash in on those shoppers, by stealing their credit card details with stealthy card skimmers. Give everyone their own account, with their own password, and tell them not to share.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 19, 2021

It also collects user account names on the local computer and gathers information about installed software and services by enumerating HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall’ and ‘HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServices registry keys. < The vpnDll32 module establishes a VPN connection.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 29, 2018

I even shutdown accounts I no longer wanted / needed. verified subscribers has an account in a data breach (albeit without the 3rd step encouraging them to subscribe to notifications, for obvious reasons). Thanks for all your work! — Dan Blank (@danblank000) March 20, 2018. Same again when one of the 1.9M

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SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

While direct customer facing businesses like restaurants and retailers have had to change their opening hours, adapt their business models or close their doors entirely, there are still millions of jobs that can be done at home, outside of the usual office working environment. Most common shadow IT in use.

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Scams Passwords Phishing Internet 62

Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For example: a user enumeration vulnerability, a weak password policy, and a lack of brute force protection and lockout can still lead to an attacker gaining access to an account. This can be a traditional VPN, reverse SSH tunnel, or private APN on a mobile network. Back to Table of contents▲ 3.6. As discussed in 6.5

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Token-related helpdesk tickets can account for 25% of the IT support workload. Ask your provider if they offer a self-service portal that allows users to manage their own accounts, add or delete devices, and perform other simple tasks. If you need to replace any of the broken tokens, you’re talking about another added cost.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By Jordan Durham I was recently reading an article which made a brief analogy between cybersecurity and a retail store. and 3rd party vendors (VPN to cloud provider, service provider, etc.). This got me thinking – could there be a deeper analogy made for cybersecurity and a supermarket, especially detection and response programs?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

A person’s credit card details and account balance are sold for 150 USD if the account balance is under 1000 USD, but 240 if it is under 5000 USD. Stolen Paypal account details, Neteller, PerfectMoney, TransferGo, and other payment services are also on the list. More retailers accept several forms of online payments.

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Accountability Marketing Hacking Cryptocurrency 118

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Group-IB’s report Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 examines various aspects of cybercrime industry operations and predicts changes to the threat landscape for various sectors, namely the financial industry, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, and the energy sector. downloaders), and new types of botnets (brute-force botnets).

Banking 133

Banking Ransomware Phishing Marketing 133

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 21, 2019

namely smart refrigerators, garage doors, home routers and the like – nearly quadrupled for the retail and financial services sectors. Just the other day, Krebs broke another story about what he’s calling “bulletproof residential VPN services.” In the same time frame, US-based retail companies experienced roughly an 800% spike.

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IoT Financial Services Retail Internet 153