Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Holiday Shopping Readiness: How is Retail Data Security Holding Up? Retailers have been prepping for this season all year and are ready to provide a safe, secure, and seamless customer shopping experience. According to the National Retail Federation (NFR), retail sales during 2024 will grow between 2.5%

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2025

and UK retailers in a series of attacks, is now turning its attention to the insurance industry and appears to have landed a big victim in Aflac after compromising networks and systems of the Philadelphia Insurance and Erie Insurance companies. The prolific Scattered Spider threat group, which recently targeted U.S.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

retail, healthcare and hospitality). Thanks to national events like Data Privacy Day (DpD) which bring together privacy professionals, law enforcement and industry leaders alike, fostered communication helps to ensure the long-term viability of our digital ecosystem.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2024

Chinese fast-fashion-cum-junk retailer “is a data-theft business.” The post Temu is Malware — It Sells Your Info, Accuses Ark. AG appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Specifically, it has driven an unprecedented number of people online, to shop and perform numerous transactions which they can no longer do in person – and companies and industries, including retail, have responded in turn. There is no doubt retail has been one of the sectors most disrupted by the pandemic.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 31, 2022

The slim nature of margins for retailers is a major reason that rounding out web security must be a top priority…you can’t afford to lose millions of dollars to security response costs, brand damage, fines for data privacy non-compliance and judgements from class actions.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Digital transformation (DX) is fundamentally impacting all aspects of the economy across every industry, and nowhere is this truer than in retail. Overall, 76% report that they will also use sensitive data within at least one of these cloud environments. Tools that reduce multi-cloud data security complexity are critical.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Twitter, the world’s second largest social media platform has being caught in a data privacy issue as for the first time, the company that is now being led by Elon Musk is found collecting data from over 70,000 websites that include those belonging to government, retailers, manufacturers, car companies and healthcare related business firms.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

Category News, Privacy Risk Level. As a Data Privacy Week Champion , and as part of our commitment to the link between cybersecurity and privacy, we wanted to share some best practices from the National Cybersecurity Alliance about how to protect your privacy online.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 16, 2024

A class-action lawsuit claims that outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia violated plaintiffs' privacy rights by letting Talkdesk's AI-based call center products record, store, and analyze customer conversations without their knowledge or consent.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

And it’s that reality that’s going to make ensuring data privacy and preventing security breaches more costly. It can include sensitive personal and business discussions and secrets, statements and alerts from your bank and credit card providers, your personal habits, hobbies, beliefs, your travel and vacation plans etc.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 28, 2024

Chinese online shopping giant Temu is facing a lawsuit filed by State of Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, alleging that the retailer’s mobile app spies on users. Temu purports to be an online shopping platform, but it is dangerous malware, surreptitiously granting itself access to virtually all data on a user’s cellphone.”

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

Evolving privacy regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) mean ongoing headaches for cybersecurity, compliance and risk management teams. At least 10 additional states have enacted or are considering data privacy laws. Best data management practices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 30, 2021

Amazon, the American retail giant, has been slapped with a penalty of 746 million Euros($849 USD) for using its consumer data for ad targeting without permission of the populace of Luxembourg—a small European country surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Industries most affected by these breaches include healthcare, finance, and retail, where sensitive data is routinely shared with vendors for operational efficiency. The attackers gained access to confidential patient information, which raised alarms about data privacy and patient trust.

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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

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The cosmetics retailer is set to pay $1.2 million in penalties for running afoul of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Regulators have roared back from a pandemic-induced stupor that seemingly tamped down some of the most aggressive actions at their disposal—as Sephora recently became painfully aware.

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2025

The roundup lists the incidents in chronological order, starting with last Januarys ransomware incident against LoanDept, one of Americas largest retail mortgage lenders. Februarys Change Healthcare ransomware attack led to 100 million data breach notices being sent. Connected cars drive roughshod over data privacy.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 9, 2023

“Our vision is to open up small to medium sized data centers in as many strategic geolocations as we can, based on input from our customers, and then scale those data centers out over time as the demand increases.” They’re all becoming increasingly dependent on hyperconnectivity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2021

More online retailers are offering Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday deals to maximize profits and expect to see a 107% revenue boost over the holiday shopping weekend. Data privacy. Another way for businesses to streamline workflows is to automate data privacy functions such as compliance.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

More online retailers are offering Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday deals to maximize profits and expect to see a 107% revenue boost over the holiday shopping weekend. Data privacy. Another way for businesses to streamline workflows is to automate data privacy functions such as compliance.

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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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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Operating like this is now costing clothing retailer H&M $42,000,000 in fines. H&M fines for violating employee privacy rights. This case is unfolding in Germany, where the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information just leveled that $42M fine against H&M. Enhanced data cleansing processes.

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ZoneAlarm

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The holiday season is a busy time for online shopping, but it’s also when fake e-shops flood the internet, trying to steal your data and money. These fraudulent sites are more sophisticated than ever, often appearing as legitimate as your favorite online retailers.

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ZoneAlarm

JANUARY 31, 2023

Sportswear retailer JD Sports has confirmed that a recent cyber-attack may have resulted in the exposure of around 10 million customers’ personal data, including names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, order details, and the last four digits of bank cards linked to online orders placed between Nov 2018 and Oct 2020.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 14, 2023

It’s estimated that more than 20% of retail sales will come from eCommerce in 2023 (rising to nearly 25% in 2026), illustrating the magnitude of digital transactions. It’s not only consumers and retailers taking notice of this trend, of course. Privacy and data protection are not the only things consumers expect from a retailer.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

million for violating California's Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), becoming the first company to be publicly fined under the landmark privacy law. Attorney General Bonta discusses the settlement: "Technologies like the Global Privacy Control are a game changer for consumers looking to exercise their data privacy rights.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 16, 2021

Alibaba’s consumer businesses annual active consumers on its China retail marketplaces reached 811 million for the twelve months that ended March 31, 2021, increasing from 779 million at the last quarter of 2020. The post Jail for consultant who scraped colossal trove of Alibaba customer data appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 11, 2024

However, industries reliant on shared devices—such as healthcare, retail, and manufacturing—face unique challenges. These fast-paced environments need a more flexible approach to balance security, speed, and user privacy. Similarly, in retail and manufacturing, delays caused by authentication procedures reduce overall efficiency.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 28, 2021

Assure data compliance. Find and protect sensitive data and personally identifiable information. Change it irreversibly and deliver realistic data to downstream environments to comply with data privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA and protect financial data (PCI). Achieve near-zero data refresh times.

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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?

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 25, 2020

When it comes to cybersecurity and data privacy, 2020 is a year of convergence. COVID-19 pushed customers and employees toward a greater reliance on the internet, heightening cyberattack concerns — just look at the cybercrime facing online retailers. Five key takeaways about data privacy in 2020. And in the U.S.,

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2018

November 2017 saw one of Australia’s biggest ever data breaches, in which sensitive personal information regarding almost 50,000 consumers and 5,000 public servants was exposed online. billion Indian citizens was reported to have been made publicly available when the country’s national ID database was breached.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 17, 2022

These issues will often arise when a company fails to ensure proper security measures and when companies don’t process sensitive data properly. You would be surprised that only in the United States, 67% of users don’t actually even know about any data privacy rules. . Industry-focused data.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With all the gathered data on facial recognition technology, it indeed offers significant potential for the security aspects of enterprises. Face First will benefit retailing enterprises, transportation firms, and event management while ensuring that user rights and privacy are protected.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 16, 2021

While the passing of PSD2 SCA is a watershed moment and a loud wake-up call for retail banking and financial services industries, readiness continues to confound financial institutions across the region. Added to that, security concerns and strict data privacy regulations stifle the ability to move and share data. .

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Centraleyes

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Ron DeSantis aimed to pass several “priority legislations” set to increase Florida data privacy laws and safeguard consumers against censorship and tracking. This year’s version weaves together some strings of other data privacy laws in the US. Republican Gov.

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