Heimadal Security

JANUARY 31, 2023

sports-fashion retail company JD Sports announced that one of its servers suffered a data breach. Details About the Data Breach JD Sports […] The post 10 Million JD Sports Customers Had Their Data Exposed in a Data Breach appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Threat actors had almost five months to feast on the data spillage undisturbed. Retail giant Vevor owns over 40 warehouses in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, and other countries and has more than 10 million customers […].

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

With growing concerns around security, ransomware and retail breaches, there are a few key considerations that retailers should keep in mind when it comes to protecting their organizations. Retail’s great “digital transformation” sped up, as did the number of data breaches impacting retail.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 18, 2021

Cyberattacks did not skip the food retail industry in 2020. An Eggfree Cake Box data breach has been recently reported by the UK-based bakery chain itself that is popular for their fresh cream anniversary cakes. The post Eggfree Cake Box Data Breach: Hackers Steal Payment Info appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 13, 2021

In a filing with the Maine Attorney General’s Office, the American clothing brand and retailer Guess declared it had suffered a ransomware cyberattack back in February and confirmed that the private information of some customers has been compromised.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2018

As digital transformation takes hold, the retail industry is under siege from cyber criminals and nation states attempting to steal consumers’ personal information, credit card data and banking information. senior retail IT security managers and 96 IT security managers from retailers across the globe.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2023

Luxottica has finally confirmed the 2021 data breach that exposed the personal information of 70 million customers. pic.twitter.com/62uQWT4YQB — Andrea Draghetti (@AndreaDraghetti) May 12, 2023 The most recent entry in the database is March 16th, 2021, a circumstance that suggests it is a new data breach suffered by Luxottica.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 21, 2021

Eversource Energy, a publicly-traded, Fortune 500 energy organization has announced it fell victim to a data breach after clients’ sensitive data was disclosed on an unsecured cloud server. The post Unsecured Cloud Storage Led to Data Breach at Eversource Energy appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 13, 2023

A data breach can have significant financial, reputational, and legal implications for any retail or ecommerce business. But these often pale in comparison to the financial, professional, emotional, physical, and mental health ramifications for those customers whose personal data was stolen.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Costco, an American multinational organization and one of the world’s largest retailers, has alerted its clients by letter this month that their banking information may have been compromised when purchasing at one of its locations. The post Costco Credit Card Skimmer Led to Data Breach appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2021

” T-Mobile declined to comment beyond what the company said in its blog post today. In 2015, a computer breach at big three credit bureau Experian exposed the Social Security numbers and other data on 15 million people who applied for financing from T-Mobile. WHO HACKED T-MOBILE?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 28, 2018

As the retail industry follows suit with today’s digital transformation, customer expectations are at an all-time high. Retailers are looking to address these demands with interconnected experiences to give customers more personalized and immediate experiences both in-stores and online. The numbers don’t lie.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In September 2020, Singapore-based online grocery store, Redmart, experienced a data breach that exposed the personally identifiable information (PII) of over 890,000 of its customers. Continue reading "Cloud Security Risk for Retail Companies: Why Ignoring Best Practices Could be Costly – The Redmart Story".

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Competition has never been fiercer for online retailers, which means it’s not just quality products and customer service that companies must focus on. Today, we’ll delve into the concept of the zero-trust approach and explain why this is the safest option for retailers.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 24, 2021

In a statement provided to Information Security Media Group, British lifestyle clothing and accessories retailer Fat Face revealed it suffered a security breach. The post British Retailer ‘Fat Face’ Suffers Security Breach appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Graham Cluley

APRIL 5, 2022

UK high street retailer The Works has shut some of its stores following a "cyber security incident" which saw hackers gain unauthorised access to its systems. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Business is booming and data is flowing. Retailers and shoppers are leveraging and enjoying many benefits data sharing brings: loyalty programs, personalized experiences, easier product location and ordering, online shopping, mobile access and the list goes on. The Perfect Storm. Everything.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As I was starting to write this blog, yet another retail program data breach occurred, for Marriott’s Starwood loyalty program. But it looks like my own personal data has been breached – again. But none of these reasons rose to the top in retail. This had me asking a simple question – Why?

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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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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2019

” reads a blog post published by vpnMentor. Some entries also included data from an Equifax database. SecurityAffairs – Canada, Data Leak). The post Freedom Mobile data breach impacts at least 15,000 customers appeared first on Security Affairs. million users.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 7, 2018

August is two-thirds of the way through year, and we have already seen a number of serious, far-reaching data breaches making headlines, some occurred in 2018, and some from 2017 that are now being disclosed. retail sector needs to come to terms with some bad news. retail sector needs to come to terms with some bad news.

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Graham Cluley

JANUARY 30, 2023

If you've purchased trainers from sports fashion retailer JD Sports in the past, your personal details could now be in the hands of hackers. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2020

Diebold Nixdorf , a major provider of automatic teller machines (ATMs) and payment technology to banks and retailers, recently suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some operations. The 35,000-employee company also produces point-of-sale systems and software used by many retailers.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 24, 2023

Retail stores often have visible security measures in place, such as security cameras and personnel monitoring. However, online stores have a security gap as they are vulnerable to cyberattacks, data breaches, and fraud.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

The retailer also reported that its main databases were not impacted. . According to the Brazilian blog TecMundo , the attack against Lojas Renner was orchestrated by RansomExx operators. Renner operates more than 600 stores across three countries under brands such as Renner, Camicado, Youcom, and Ashua.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

Source: Sucuri Blog) Mint Mobile suffered a data breach. Source: BleepingComputer) Guess , the fashion retailer, suffered a breach, too. (Source: Kaseya CSA Incident Response) Attackers use non-malicious documents to disable macro security warnings before executing the malicious macro.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

“A manufacturer might experience a supply disruption for critical manufacturing components due to a ransomware attack at one of its suppliers, or a retail chain might experience a data breach because the company that maintains its air conditioning systems has access to the store’s data sharing portal,” Boyens added.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 26, 2020

Cybersecurity experts say the raid included the charging of a major carding kingpin thought to be tied to dozens of carding shops and to some of the bigger data breaches targeting western retailers over the past decade. law enforcement source who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

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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.

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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. To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Consumers have their Say about Protection of Personal Data – Call for More Stringent Controls. We live in a digital world in which we engage with significant social, government, retail, business and entertainment services now delivered without any direct human service management. Users are prepared to act to protect their data.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In security, some may refute that there is “no savings to worry about" if no investment has been made to begin with, arguing that they’ve been “just fine so far” In this blog, we will argue there is a cost in doing nothing. A 2019 Ponemon study revealed that the cost of a data breach is $4.88

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In security, some may refute that there is “no savings to worry about" if no investment has been made to begin with, arguing that they’ve been “just fine so far” In this blog, we will argue there is a cost in doing nothing. A 2019 Ponemon study revealed that the cost of a data breach is $4.88

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Webroot

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It’s a dirty truth that big businesses suffer data breaches – that means the longer you use a password the more likely it’s been hacked. The biggest retailers have deals all season long. The post The 5 most important rules for online shopping appeared first on Webroot Blog. Strengthen your passwords. Protect your WiFi.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 26, 2021

Inappropriate Access Leads to Data Breaches . Inappropriate levels of access granted to employees, contractors, and partners is the leading cause of data loss, theft, and breaches. Global organizations’ state of readiness in the face of all the high-profile breaches does not paint a positive picture.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2020

Among the recipients was Damon McCoy , an associate professor at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering [full disclosure: NYU has been a longtime advertiser on this blog]. In 2015, the major credit card associations instituted new rules that made it riskier and potentially more expensive for U.S.

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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%. And it’s not good news.

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