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. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

How to activate multifactor authentication everywhere. The impact of not having multifactor authentication (MFA) activated for all users is now well known by enterprises. Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation 2021 Report indicates that over 80% of breaches evolve phishing, brute force or the use of lost or stolen credentials.

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Authentication Mobile Data breaches Marketing 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2018

So before the shopping frenzy begins, we thought this would be an opportune time to outline some best practices that both retailers and consumers should follow in order to protect consumer data. As convenience technologies evolve, look for more risks to consumers and retailers. Protecting Consumer Data is Priority #1.

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Retail Data breaches Mobile Threat Reports 70

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Mobile payment platforms, like Apple Pay and Google Pay, use advanced technology, like fingerprint authentication and tokenization (in which credit card account numbers are replaced by randomly generated numbers) to provide brick-and-mortar shoppers with an added layer of security. Shop at reputable and recognizable retailers.

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Scams Retail Banking Passwords 243

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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Retail Authentication Data breaches Risk 71

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

CyberNews researchers reported that Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. Our research team discovered an exposed instance hosting a trove of data for Ecco. Original post @ [link].

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Retail Manufacturing Phishing Authentication 100

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2018

Dixons Carphone announced on Monday that the security breach discovered in June affected around 10 million customers, much more than the initial estimate. The situation was worse than initially thought, the company announced on Monday that the security breach affected around 10 million customers, much more than the initial estimate.

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Data breaches Telecommunications Advertising Retail 44

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

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Social Engineering Spyware Data breaches Surveillance 110

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 291 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Data breaches Social Engineering Ransomware Malware 92

Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

“There are primarily three ways you can authenticate someone: with their username and password, with two-factor authentication, and with a company-supplied device that you can trace. For critical applications and environments with sensitive data (e.g., For most stuff, you should have two of those things.

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Authentication Data breaches Encryption Retail 98

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

These are seven of the ways the FTC says your personal data can land in the wrong hands, possibly leading to identity theft, and the best steps you can take to help protect your information: Data breaches. Data breaches often make headlines, so this is one method you’ve likely heard about before. Review your bills.

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Identity Theft Scams Data breaches Insurance 130

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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Hacking Retail Cyber Insurance Authentication 130

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. In both cases, the attackers managed to phish someone working at the Blacksburg, Virginia-based small bank.

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Banking Accountability Retail Phishing 214

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

From retail to healthcare, banking to government, manufacturing to communications services – achieving your organization's mission and beating the competition requires paying attention to customer experience demands and working in a timely fashion to address them. What exactly are customers asking for? What helps build engagement and loyalty?

Passwords 97

Passwords Retail Digital transformation Risk 97

Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

The lockdowns have made on-demand retail and mCommerce a permanent fixture among Australian users who share their transaction details without any qualms. Almost 75% of data breach originators have gone completely scot-free and remain anonymous. Whaling is an evolved form of phishing that is highly organized and sophisticated.

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Social Engineering Mobile Scams Engineering 92

Centraleyes

APRIL 23, 2024

Enhanced Customer Experience and Personalization The power of data-driven personalization enhances customer experiences, fostering stronger connections between businesses and their clientele. Illustration : Amazon’s retail transformation illustrates the benefits of data-driven personalization.

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Risk Technology Artificial Intelligence Data privacy 52

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

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. There are so many more ways to subvert authentication.

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Risk Cyber Risk Cyber threats Banking 182

Herjavec Group

JUNE 25, 2021

Whether you’re selling custom t-shirts on Shopify, or you’re the largest online retailer in the world, all businesses are vulnerable to data breaches and malware. In addition to Identity Governance, Herjavec Group also specializes in Privileged Access Management and User Authentication services.

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Cybersecurity Ransomware Digital transformation Risk 87

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 94

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Here’s a closer look at what typically transpires in the weeks or months before an organization notifies its users about a breached database. TARGETED PHISHING. customers this month.

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Passwords Password Management Phishing Scams 355

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

“Washington state unemployment users will need to be on the alert for phishing emails, snail mails, texts and phone calls – all designed to extract more personal information from unwitting victims. Hence the reason why credit card information is never transmitted to the retailer.

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Government CISO Media Encryption 96

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. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked. A report commissioned by Sen.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 230

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. By Gal Ringel, Co-Founder & CEO of Mine Privacy Ops. billion , a 2.5%

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Identity Theft Retail Passwords eCommerce 90

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Major risks for online retailers. Phishing — Still probably the most familiar form of cybercrime to the majority of people, phishing involves sending malicious emails that convince the receiver to click a bogus link and enter their credentials. Why cybercrime can even damage your SEO.

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eCommerce Cybercrime Retail Phishing 80

The Last Watchdog

JULY 7, 2021

Data enrichment is a thing that happens in the criminal economy. When you have a victim that came from a phishing attack on the financial services industry for example, and then later you obtain that victim’s gaming details, if there is a match on email addresses, username, address, etc. SQLi for example.

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Accountability Mobile Passwords Authentication 257

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

You might not think of it as a major aspect of security and yet, stolen credentials are really the key to data breaches today. But this method of authentication is flawed; either hashed or hashed and salted, usernames and passwords can still be stolen and reused. To use a service, we enter our user name and a password.

Passwords 52

Passwords Authentication Mobile Password Management 52

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Phishing scams use it to compromise networks. They spot unwanted traffic such as spam, phishing expeditions, malware, and scams. In some cases, in-depth analysis is done on outgoing messages to detect and block the transmission of sensitive data. Employees are duped into clicking on malicious email attachments and links.

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Phishing Malware Engineering Ransomware 120

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Email-based phishing attacks : These can include both of the above attacks and typically target employees through their business email accounts. Imagine you’re a retailer with 50 store locations. And network users don’t just need to be authorized — they need to be authenticated, too.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 94

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

Justice Department announces more than 70 indictments and 125 convictions or arrests for phishing, hacking, spamming and other Internet fraud as part of Operation CyberSweep. . Media scrutiny eventually leads the consumer data broker, which has since been purchased by LexisNexis, to reveal another 128,000 people had information compromised.

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135