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. JD Sports has assured that hackers accessed no passwords related to their accounts and issued an apology for failing to protect the customer info.

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Data breaches Retail Identity Theft Social Engineering 109

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 12, 2021

Prima facie has revealed that the stolen data includes birth dates, customer names, gender details, password, phone numbers and shopping & payment history. And usually details such as these are accessed by cyber criminals to launch social engineering driven attacks in the future.

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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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Malwarebytes

MARCH 16, 2022

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it took action against online customized merchandise platform CafePress over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a major breach. CafePress is a popular online custom T-shirt and merchandise retailer. Informing customers.

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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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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Education was the most targeted industry in 2022, with attacks increasing by 576%, while the retail and wholesale sector dropped by 67% from 2021. It highlights the importance of educating employees on the risks of phishing and the need for strong password policies and MFA.

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Phishing Social Engineering Education Retail 122

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack in which bad actors pose as a trustworthy entity via phone, email, or text message in order to steal personal information from the recipient. Attackers may try to get their victims to reveal their date of birth, social security number, credit card information, or account passwords.

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