Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

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

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach? Retailers started the century as the prime targets for cyber attackers looking for credit card data. Today, unfortunately, retailers are again coming back to the spotlight. Similar to many organizations, 36% of retail respondents cited human error as the leading threat.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Here's how retailers can protect themselves. Attackers were collecting user credit card information for an entire week from the Macy's website before they were alerted.

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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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Retail giant Home Depot has agreed to a $17.5 The US largest home improvement retailer giant Home Depot agrees to $17.5 According to the US retailer the payment card information of approximately 40 million Home Depot consumers nationwide. The post Retail giant Home Depot agrees to a $17.5 ” . . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The security.txt file made available by USAA , for example, includes links to its bug bounty program; an email address for disclosing security related matters; its public encryption key and vulnerability disclosure policy; and even a link to a page where USAA thanks researchers who have reported important cybersecurity issues.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Retail has a ransomware problem. While almost every sector has been plagued by ransomware over this past year– which is malicious software that locks access to systems and encrypts data so that users cannot access it – retail is a particularly hard hit vertical. To read this article in full, please click here

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Centraleyes

APRIL 10, 2025

The most commonly used methods for securing cardholder data are tokenization and encryption. This blog will explore the differences between PCI DSS tokenization vs. encryption, how each method fits into PCI compliance, and the associated PCI DSS encryption requirements and tokenization practices. What Is Encryption?

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2019

NIST has completed a study -- it was published last year, but I just saw it recently -- calculating the costs and benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard. And I certainly agree that the benefits of a standardized encryption algorithm that we all trust and use outweigh the cost by orders of magnitude.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2021

American clothing brand and retailer Guess discloses a data breach after the February ransomware attack and is notifying the affected customers. On July 9, 2021, the fashion retailer started sending notification letters to the individuals whose information may have been involved. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

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. Unfortunately, this results in retailers as a top target for cyberattacks. Business is booming and data is flowing.

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Adam Levin

APRIL 10, 2019

The analysis was conducted by the Aite Group, which looked at mobile apps in eight categories: retail banking, credit cards, mobile payment, healthcare savings, retail finance, health insurance, auto insurance and cryptocurrency.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2019

But typically, such breaches occur when cybercriminals manage to remotely install malicious software on a retailer’s card-processing systems. “This encryption technology protects card data by making it unreadable.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2025

This includes sensitive data like the serverconfig.xml file, which contains hashed admin and technician passwords, LDAP credentials, and other secrets, all encrypted with a hardcoded key. The DragonForce ransomware group recently made the headlines after claiming attacks on UK retailers like Marks & Spencer , Co-op , and Harrods.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity sparsh Tue, 11/21/2023 - 05:01 As global consumers gear up for the much-anticipated shopping bonanza that is Black Friday and Cyber Weekend, retailers brace themselves for the frenzied onslaught of shoppers and the deluge of cyber threats lurking in the shadows.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It’s worth noting that there’s no reason a legitimate retailer would need that last one — the skeleton key to your identity — to process a purchase.). VPNs encrypt data , making it much harder to intercept when transmitted through a shared or suspect internet connection. Shop at reputable and recognizable retailers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

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% trillion and $5.28

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Jane Frankland

MAY 3, 2025

Then, the focus of cyber attacks on retailers, and what lessons must be learned by business leaders and customers. These hackers, often part of loosely affiliated communities like “The Com,” use innovative methods and target industries like retail, telecoms, and finance for maximum impact.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2020

E-Land Retail suffered a ransomware attack, Clop ransomware operators claim to have stolen 2 million credit cards from the company. E-Land Retail is a South Korean conglomerate headquartered in Changjeon-dong Mapo-gu Seoul, South Korea. “We are striving to quickly recover damage and normalize business. .”

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 8, 2023

Other editions of the book — Cybersecurity for Dummies , Cyber-Sicherheit für Dummies , and Cybersecurity voor dummies respectively — are also available in both brick-and-mortal and online retail outlets.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 9, 2020

The retailer wasn’t alone. It doesn’t matter if the site is encrypted or you see the green padlock by a URL. In the high-turn world of online shopping, e-skimmers are like pilot fish getting a good meal by hitching a ride on super-predators at the top of the retail food chain. Too Many Coders in the Kitchen.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2025

The result is an unmatched combination of adaptive real-time traffic filtering, AI-powered bot detection, and a next-gen web application firewall for secure and encrypted interactions in a single suite. At the end of 2023, Link11 secured an investment of 26.5 million from Pride Capital Partners.

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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% trillion and $5.28

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 5, 2021

” The message above was sent to a customer of RaceTrac Petroleum , an Atlanta company that operates more than 650 retail gasoline convenience stores in 12 southeastern states. . “Call or write to this store and ask to protect your privacy!!!!”

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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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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

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. It’s not just attachments from retailers, but also from shipping companies or financial institutions. …and don’t open that attachment. Change your passwords.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 22, 2022

American Online Retailing Giant CafePress has been pressed with a $500,000 penalty for failing to protect the data of its customers. This includes usage of multi-factor authentication, encrypting sensitive details such as social security numbers, and not storing any critical information on the retail servers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 29, 2022

NOTE 1- According to a discussion on Reddit, a 128 bit encryption standard can take at least 3 months to break and a 256-bit key might take even longer. Perhaps it’s high- time to think about the deployment of quantum proof encryption on servers storing and processing financial, healthcare, retail and manufacturing info….isn’t

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Businesses, particularly those in financial services, healthcare, and retail sectors, suffer from operational disruptions and financial penalties. The answer is three-fold: data encryption, strong access controls, and application security. Individuals risk identity theft, financial loss, and privacy violations.

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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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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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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2020

.” Gemini’s director of research Stas Alforov stressed that some of the 30 million cards advertised for sale as part of this BIGBADABOOM batch may in fact be sourced from breaches at other retailers, something Joker’s Stash has been known to do in previous large batches. The company found the median price of U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Verizon DBIR 2020 report indicates that financially motivated attacks against retailers have moved away from Point of Sale (POS) devices and controllers, towards web applications. Figure 1: Web application breaches in the Retail industry. There are two ways to protect customers’ PAN, encryption and tokenization.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It ensures your data remains encrypted, secure, and accessible only to authorised users. Encryption keys safeguard your organisations sensitive data, regulate access, and ensure the integrity of your IT systems. These frameworks require you to implement robust encryption and key management practices.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

We’re excited to introduce our latest threat landscape report on the retail trade sector, offering fresh insights into the evolving cyber threats facing the industry. from last year. This contrasts the 20% average increase seen across all sectors.

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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.

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Hacker Combat

JULY 16, 2021

World-renowned fashion retailer; Guess confirmed over the course of the past week that some of its clients had their confidential data compromised in a brutal ransomware attack that the fashion giant first noted in February of this year. The company also operates a further 524 more retail outlets throughout the globe.

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