Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cyber attacks that lead to data breaches are becoming increasingly common in all industries, but there are certain types of businesses that are more vulnerable than others. The hospitality industry in particular is one of the most likely industries to be targeted by cybercriminals in addition to retail and finance.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2023

Retailer WH Smith disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack, threat actors had access to access company data. Retailer WH Smith revealed that threat actors have breached its infrastructure and had access to the data of about 12,500 current and former employees.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 30, 2023

JD Sports, Britain’s online retailer of branded sportswear, has reportedly become a victim of a cyber attack that leaked information of over 10 million customers. The post Data Breach at Britain JD Sports leaks 10 million customers appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Data breaches Retail Identity Theft Social Engineering 109

Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

The Cactus ransomware group claims to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden. Coop is one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden, with approximately 800 stores across the country. The stores are co-owned by 3.5 million members in 29 consumer associations.

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Retail Ransomware Encryption Hacking 141

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Competition has never been fiercer for online retailers, which means it’s not just quality products and customer service that companies must focus on. Ensuring that customers stay safe from cyber criminals while completing online transactions is of utmost importance in today’s environment. What is the zero trust model?

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Cybercriminals might be looking to capitalize on the start of the new academic year, which brings high employee turnover and a busy period for sectors like hospitality and retail trade. Such abuse can lead to data loss, unauthorized access to critical systems, and ultimately operational disruptions.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2025

Victorias Secret took its website offline after a cyberattack, with experts warning of rising threats against major retailers. American lingerie, clothing, and beauty retailer Victorias Secret took its website offline following a cyberattack. The company did not provide technical details about the attack.

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Retail Data breaches Cyber Attacks Hacking 82

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Waves of widespread, continuous cyber attacks hit the retail sector hard in 2014. Big names, including Home Depot and Michaels, suffered massive data breaches that affected millions of customers. A Few of the Top Breaches. Sam’s Club, Costco and Rite Aid were among other retailers potentially affected.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Austrian company this week disclosed a cyber incident that has all but halted its IT operations, in what appears to be the result of a ransomware attack. The firm greets visitors on its website with the following statement: “PALFINGER Group is currently the target of an ongoing global cyber attack. SolarWinds).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2023

The BBC and British Airways were both impacted by the data breach suffered by the payroll provider Zellis. As a result of the cyber attack on the payroll provider Zellis, the personal data of employees at the BBC and British Airways has been compromised and exposed.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2025

House banned WhatsApp on government devices due to security concerns Russia-linked APT28 use Signal chats to target Ukraine official with malware China-linked APT Salt Typhoon targets Canadian Telecom companies U.S.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2019

The subdomains listed above suggest the attackers may also have targeted American retailer Sears ; Green Dot , the world’s largest prepaid card vendor; payment processing firm Elavon ; hosting firm Rackspace ; business consulting firm Avanade ; IT provider PCM ; and French consulting firm Capgemini , among others.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 9, 2022

IKEA has admitted that its Canadian wing has become a victim of a large data breach that could have spilled personal details of approximately 95,000 customers to hackers. The post IKEA Canada becomes a victim of a large data breach appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. BleepingComputer first reported the attack that hit the Sustainability Business division of the company on January 17th.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2025

officials Shields up US retailers. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. US Government officials targeted with texts and AI-generated deepfake voice messages impersonating senior U.S. Scattered Spider threat actors can target them U.S.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Finland's defence and foreign affairs ministries have just been hit with a cyber attack, VMware urges customers to update their software to resolve critical vulnerabilities, a major British retailer shuts down stores after a cyberattack and a data breach impacts Spanish energy giant Iberdrola.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2025

CISA adds SAP NetWeaver flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog SentinelOne warns of threat actors targeting its systems and high-value clients Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 75 actively exploited zero-day flaws in 2024 VeriSource data breach impacted 4M individuals U.S. CISA adds Qualitia Active!

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2023

The Retail Data Threat Environment and Why CIAM is a Key Cornerstone to Better Cybersecurity. madhav Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:06 The retail landscape has changed significantly. Customers should be aware of the existing threats, while retailers must understand the risks associated with poor management of customer identities.

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Retail Cybersecurity Ransomware Authentication 71

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The clothing chain C&A in Brazil suffered a cyber attack on its gift card/exchange system last week, hackers leaked data on Pastebin. The International fashion retail clothing chain C&A in Brazil suffered a data breach, the company confirmed hackers hit its gift card platform. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 30, 2023

The bright side of data privacy compliance: 5 value-driven opportunities for retailers madhav Thu, 08/31/2023 - 05:20 Failing to keep up with data privacy legislations, such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can harm a brand’s bottom-line and public reputation.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

At the time, BleepingComputer contacted Schneider Electric which confirmed the data breach. The attack impacted the services of Schneider Electric’s Resource Advisor cloud platform causing outages. Schneider Electric said that other divisions of the company were not impacted by the cyber attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2023

Australian firm Latitude Financial Services is hitting news headlines as a cyber attack on its servers has led to the data breach of 225,000 customers. Among the stolen data, a majority of the documents are related to driving licenses, employee login details, and such. The company which has over 2.8

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2025

2024’s top attacks: a look back Vast quantities of personal data, stolen and sold to malicious actors or extortionists, characterised many cyber attacks in 2024. Big themes from the year included rising attacks against healthcare providers and incidents reflecting geopolitical tensions.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2023

UK communications regulator Ofcom suffered a data breach after a Clop ransomware attack exploiting the MOVEit file transfer zero-day. UK’s communications regulator Ofcom disclosed a data breach after a Clop ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

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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. Your reward?

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Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

The information has been originally published at RaidForums which are known for the illegal selling of any data loss from Internet portals and insecure online services. . The data breach of such a resource having close ties to the victim’s lifestyle may disclose the vital information affecting user’s privacy globally.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

hacking tools and electronics A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 30, 2023

Recent statistics reveal that 70% of companies were impacted by ransomware last year ( State of Malware Report 2023, Malwarebytes ), and 83% experienced more than one data breach. Despite widespread deployment of endpoint protection solutions, cyberattacks continue to make headlines, affecting organizations of all sizes and sectors.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

LockBit ransomware gang hit the Commission des services electriques de Montréal (CSEM) Social engineering attacks target Okta customers to achieve a highly privileged role Talos wars of customizations of the open-source info stealer SapphireStealer UNRAVELING EternalBlue: inside the WannaCry’s enabler Researchers released a free decryptor for the Key (..)

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 14, 2018

Encryption provides an extra layer of security and control over your data, as well as the systems holding and transmitting your data. This enables regulatory compliance with HIPPA for healthcare organizations, PCI DSS for retailers, and other regulations.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

Recently another data breach made the headlines, the hack of the payroll services provider Zellis. As a result of the cyber attack on the payroll provider Zellis, the personal data of employees at the BBC and British Airways has been compromised and exposed.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Target Optical, Eyemed vision care plan, and Glasses.com. Luxottica Group S.p.A. Its best known brands are Ray-Ban, Persol, and Oakley. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Multiple supply chains potentially impacted Bulgaria hit by a cyber attack originating from Russia Interpol arrested 75 members of the cybercrime ring Black Axe 45,654 VMware ESXi servers reached End of Life on Oct.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2024

Major public breaches have severely impacted other luxury brands in the past. The non-profit Identify Theft Resource Center's most recent data breach analysis supports this observation, showing a decline in the number of victims per compromise, indicating a rise in targeted attacks."

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Iran announced to have foiled a second cyber-attack in a week. Largest hospital system in New Jersey was hit by ransomware attack. A thief stole hard drives containing Facebook payroll data from a car. Online Retailer LightInTheBox exposes unsecured DB containing 1.3TB of web server logs.

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Data breaches Advertising Retail Ransomware 85

GlobalSign

APRIL 8, 2022

Finland's defence and foreign affairs ministries have just been hit with a cyber attack, VMware urges customers to update their software to resolve critical vulnerabilities, a major British retailer shuts down stores after a cyberattack and a data breach impacts Spanish energy giant Iberdrola.

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