Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Additionally, the political season gave rise to phishing campaigns, a phenomenon that is likely to continue through the end of the year. The incidence of ransomware attacks has continued to climb, over 700% by some estimates in 2020 in comparison to 2019, with phishing emails being the primary vector.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Meaning the said malware is acting as an access point to hackers spreading the said version of file encrypting malware. According to Sophos researchers, the companies operating in the said two sectors were paying appx $2 million on an average to free up data from encryption. Fourth is the news related to the war-torn country Ukraine.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Retail Encryption 109

Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This indicates that your connection is encrypted, making it harder for cybercriminals to intercept your data. Shop from reputable and well-known online retailers : Stick with the big names or trusted online stores. Be cautious of websites that promise extravagant discounts, as they may be phishing scams or counterfeit sites.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team has made it official that Vice Society, a hacking group, is behind multiple ransomware attacks that were being targeted at education, government and retail sectors.

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Ransomware Education Retail Cyber Attacks 119

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2022

In the latest episode of Thales Security Sessions podcast , I was asked by Neira Jones to join Simon Keates, Head of Strategy and Payment Security at Thales and share my thoughts about the major security and organizational challenges retailers and other financial services organizations are facing. Pandemic has changed us all.

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Retail Financial Services Banking Authentication 126

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Cyber security firm Venafi announced it has uncovered lookalike domains with valid TLS certificates that appear to target major retailers. The number is doubled compared to last year, the study revealed that less than 19,890 certificates have been issued for legitimate retail domains. retailers with over 49,500 typosquatted domains.

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Retail Encryption Advertising Phishing 73

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Electronics retail giant MediaMarkt was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted store operations in the Netherlands and Germany. In order to facilitate file encryption, the ransomware look for processes associated with backups, anti-virus/anti-spyware, and file copying and terminates them. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Computers and Electronics Ransomware Retail Spyware 115

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In fact, holiday shopping can account for up to 30 percent of annual sales for online retailers. In fact, the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasts holiday sales will grow to between $727.9 With this continued uptick in predicted spend, ecommerce retailers need to place a stronger emphasis on cybersecurity than ever before.

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Retail eCommerce Small Business Scams 98

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It’s also clear from recent attacks that the holiday season and the associated spending sprees make online retailers an attractive target for cybercriminals. Dutch electronics retail giant MediaMarkt has fallen victim to the Hive ransomware group. But more and more European firms are showing up on the target list.

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Retail Computers and Electronics Ransomware Accountability 111

Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Be wary of these common online shopping scams: Fake websites and online stores: Scammers often create fake websites that mimic legitimate retailers, hoping to trick unsuspecting shoppers into entering their personal and payment information. Common phishing red flags to look for include typos or low-resolution images.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. A now-deleted Tweet from Synoptek on Dec.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Scammers who use “phishing” emails (it looks like it’s from a brand you know, but it’s not) will include a link to a fake website where they’ll ask for your banking or other personal information. Legitimate retailers are never going to make you dig for the deals, so they aren’t going to put the good stuff in an attachment.

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Scams Banking Retail Consumer Protection 239

SiteLock

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

affect retailers everywhere, there’s no denying that online holiday shopping will look different this year. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly every business, retailer, and consumer has opted to shop online for the holiday season. Cyber Checklist For Retailers And Businesses To Follow. Use secure networks.

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Retail Encryption Passwords Banking 52

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

ALPHV was the third most used RaaS between October 2022 - September 2023 ALPHV is a typical RaaS group where several criminal organizations work together to extort victims for data theft and/or encryption of important files. Stop malicious encryption. Use EDR or MDR to detect unusual activity before an attack occurs.

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Social Engineering Engineering Ransomware Backups 104

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The tech titans have swelled into multi-billion dollar behemoths by myopically focusing on delivering targeted online advertising, in support of online retailing. Cybercriminals have begun escalating their efforts to bend the legitimate online advertising and retailing fulfillment ecosystem to their whims. Smart attacks.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2024

In a Dark Web post earlier today, RansomHub said it had breached the Christie's corporate networks and encrypted servers containing terabytes of confidential data. They can then launch sophisticated spear-phishing attacks that use text, audio, and video against the victims or their families, friends, and associates," Raju said.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2022

ICO stated it was notified about the incident by Ford Retail, which also assured that no customer data was compromised in the incident. Exotic Lilly is a hackers group, possibly linked to the Russian hacking gang Wizard Spider and gets access to the corporate network by launching phishing email campaigns.

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Ransomware Retail Cyber Attacks Malware 79

Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

Although email phishing and fraudulent websites are not a new threat to the digital community, the attack vectors deployed by scammers have become more diverse and sophisticated. While some may be harmless, consisting of ads from retailers, criminals also use emails in mass-market phishing campaigns. A daily dose of spam.

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Scams Identity Theft Banking Phishing 116

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. . Communication to and from the EdgeRouters involved encryption using a randomly generated 16-character AES key.

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Energy and Utilities Government Firewall Malware 99

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 215

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2020

Analyzing the general distribution of the compromised domains, grouped by category, it is possible to verify that the most affected were as follows: professional/companies (20.2%), personal (13.5%), retail (12.7%) and industry (11.9%). Social media/communication organizations, health care and non-profit organizations were less impacted.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Unsuspecting online shoppers could also fall victim of identity theft of phishing attack aimed at stealing their payment card data. Only purchase items from official, encryption-using websites. Be wary of online retailers who use a free email service instead of a company email address.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The copycat sites are using valid certificates to be more convincing.

Retail 74

Retail Encryption Phishing 74

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of fake warnings of cyberattacks sent from a hacked FBI email server GravityRAT returns disguised as an end-to-end encrypted chat app Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed (..)

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Spyware Data breaches Ransomware Retail 53

Centraleyes

APRIL 16, 2024

Automated classification tags enable the institution to enforce stringent access controls and encryption measures, ensuring the utmost protection for sensitive financial data. In the event of a device loss, the encrypted data remains inaccessible to unauthorized individuals, mitigating the impact of a potential breach.

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Encryption Education Risk Healthcare 52

Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Enforcing security requirements such as OS updates and disk encryption help organizations set a baseline for healthy and compliant devices. HIPAA compliance in healthcare or PCI compliance in retail), organizations need to ensure that only managed devices are authorized to access.

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Authentication Data breaches Encryption Retail 96

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 24, 2021

The retail sector, especially, is a lucrative target for credential stuffing attacks , resulting in billions lost every year. One of the great benefits of FIDO2 is that it is not susceptible to phishing, man-in-the-middle and other attacks targeting user credentials. Encryption Key Management. Compliance with PSD2.

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Authentication Banking Marketing Retail 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

The 2022 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition, outlines the challenges financial services organizations face securing sensitive data and provides guidance around reducing the risk of attacks such as ransomware, malware, phishing, and denial of service. Malware and ransomware attacks increase. Moving ahead.

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Financial Services Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Banking 62

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

According to the National Retail Federation, 2016’s holiday sales are expected to increase 3.6 Look for the “https” or “shttp” at the beginning of web addresses or the closed padlock to signify an encrypted website. Phishing links or malicious attachments are often hidden in seemingly innocent emails. billion dollars.

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eCommerce Retail Scams Banking 52

Centraleyes

APRIL 23, 2024

Illustration : Amazon’s retail transformation illustrates the benefits of data-driven personalization. To mitigate data privacy risks, organizations should implement strong encryption measures, establish clear data privacy policies, and conduct regular assessments of data handling practices to ensure compliance with privacy regulations.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2019

The threat group is also known for its recent attack campaign against Bank and Retail business sectors, but the latest evidence indicates a potential expansion of its criminal operation to other industries too. The intercepted attack starts with a spear-phishing email embedding a spreadsheet. Technical Analysis. The TA505 Connection.

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Retail Banking Advertising Encryption 68

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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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For most implants, the threat actor uses similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with ShadowPad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with the use of RC4 encryption to hide the payload and evade detection. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

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Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 104

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 22, 2019

If you visit a large retail website, you may encounter 100 or 150 third party companies that get access to your computing device. In yet another recent cutting-edge attack, cybercriminals targeted smaller online retailers with stealthy malware, dubbed CartThief , designed to exploit websites using the open-source Magento ecommerce platform.

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Advertising Retail Antivirus eCommerce 113

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Between February and April, allegedly state-sponsored hackers have launched a spear-phishing campaign against government agencies. The phishing messages posed as delivery notifications from the Croatian postal or other retail services, they included a Microsoft Excel saved in the old.xls format and compiled the previous day.

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Government Malware Computers and Electronics Advertising 83

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2022

And these use cases can span many industries – manufacturing, public sector, healthcare, education, stadiums, retail and more. This state-of-the-art firewall technology brings advanced capabilities to prevent known and unknown threats such as vulnerability exploits, ransomware, malware, phishing and data theft.

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Firewall IoT Mobile Technology 94

Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2018

The malware was involved in a small email campaign targeting organizations primarily in the information technology, healthcare, and retail industries. The phishing emails used weaponized Microsoft Word attachments with macros that act as a downloader for the RAT. Researchers already spotted the threat in attacks in the wild.

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