Heimadal Security

JULY 7, 2023

The year 2023 has witnessed a surge in data breaches and cyberattacks, posing significant challenges for organizations striving to safeguard sensitive information. Recent high-profile attacks targeting various industries, including healthcare, finance, retail, government, manufacturing, and energy, highlight the evolving threat landscape.

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 23, 2022

The retail industry is important to protect. Some of the biggest retailers have been breached in recent years costing millions of dollars in lawsuits and brand degradation. Learn how criminals break into a retail organization’s systems and how to harden your security posture. Ready to protect your retail company?

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Retail Malware Authentication Mobile 84

CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Industry analyst firm IDC expects there will be over 41 billion connected IoT devices by 2025. In particular, the retail sector is increasingly using IoT technology to personalize the customer experience and digitization. However, much of this includes the collection of personal data, which is a target for cyber criminals.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 30, 2021

Cyber Security firm DarkTrace that uses the technology of Artificial Intelligence to track down cyber threats is nowadays busy protecting the computer network of British Fashion retailer Ted Baker. The post DarkTrace Cyber Protects Fashion retailer Ted Baker appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Automotive Industry Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

The Brazilian retail arm of car manufacturing giant Volvo leaked sensitive files, putting its clientele in the vast South American country in peril. Volvo’s retailer in Brazil, Dimas Volvo, leaked sensitive files through its website. website, belonging to an independent Volvo retailer in the Santa Catarina region of Brazil.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Retailers around the world are preparing for a chaotic holiday season. Supply chain disruptions are causing issues , and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is something retailers need to keep in mind, especially when operating a brick-and-mortar location. About 24% of all 2020 breaches were aimed at retailers. Train staff members.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Originally published in Security Magazine on November 20, 2019. The sad truth is that cyber criminals do not take vacations and may be looking at the holidays as yet another opportunity to steal and monetize consumer data. This is a problem facing nearly every industry, but retailers remain a top target for cybercrime.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 22, 2024

The report analyzes the bad bot threat landscape across industries, sophistication levels, origin, and more. Bad Bots Affect All Sectors The gaming industry suffers most from bad bot traffic, with 57.2% It is crucial to recognize that various industries are threatened by bad bots in distinct ways.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Future of Payments Security. 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. This largely follows the trend in the industry of moving transactions primarily to a more web-focused infrastructure.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 18, 2021

Cyberattacks did not skip the food retail industry in 2020. An Eggfree Cake Box data breach has been recently reported by the UK-based bakery chain itself that is popular for their fresh cream anniversary cakes. The post Eggfree Cake Box Data Breach: Hackers Steal Payment Info appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2024

The report analyzes the bad bot threat landscape across industries, sophistication levels, origin, and more. Bad Bots Affect All Sectors The gaming industry suffers most from bad bot traffic, with 57.2% It is crucial to recognize that various industries are threatened by bad bots in distinct ways.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of an escalation in LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks against Australian organizations in multiple industry sectors starting July 2021. This activity has occurred across multiple industry sectors.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

While we tend to look at consumer tendencies during the holidays, the season also presents a significant challenge to industries coping with the increase in consumer demands. This creates an urgency for organizations to have actionable security plans and to effectively contain and respond to threats. E-Commerce and Retail.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As I scroll through the numerous cybersecurity e-newsletters I receive, review the unsolicited vendor and PR pitches offering solutions and commentary related to breaches (some due to third-party vendor issues, as well), and peruse LinkedIn and Twitter, it is abundantly clear that the bad actors don't care which industries they affect.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 4, 2023

Phishing remains one of the top cyber threats faced by organizations, and as phishing scams become more sophisticated, security leaders need clearer insights into phishing risks across their industry and geography to prioritize defenses. The 2023 Phishing Attack Landscape and Industry Benchmark Report analyzes data from more than 12.5

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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. Dollars earmarked for innovating sales, like for online shopping, now had to compete with securing the remote workforce.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 28, 2018

As the retail industry follows suit with today’s digital transformation, customer expectations are at an all-time high. Retailers are looking to address these demands with interconnected experiences to give customers more personalized and immediate experiences both in-stores and online. The numbers don’t lie.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The last eighteen months have brought a surge to the eCommerce industry, with consumers of all ages learning how to order items online. Competition has never been fiercer for online retailers, which means it’s not just quality products and customer service that companies must focus on. What is the zero trust model?

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 8, 2024

With approximately 6,000 employees and a loan servicing portfolio exceeding $140 billion, loanDepot is a major nonbank retail mortgage lender in the United States. LoanDepot has confirmed that the cyber incident involved unauthorized third-party access to certain systems, resulting in the encryption of data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Business is booming and data is flowing. 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. The Perfect Storm. Everything.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Instead of jewelry or money, cybercriminals opt for credentials, customer data, and digital wallets. More than 4,000 small business websites were compromised by hackers to steal credit card and other payment details, according to new research by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

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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. He brings over 20 years of product management and product marketing experience across numerous cybersecurity technologies, working with industry-leading companies.

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Marketing Retail Healthcare Manufacturing 72

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. What Are Data Breaches?

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2023

Luxottica has finally confirmed the 2021 data breach that exposed the personal information of 70 million customers. is an Italian eyewear conglomerate and the world’s largest company in the eyewear industry. It is probably the data put up for sale on RaidForum, now relase for free! Luxottica Group S.p.A.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 19, 2023

Predictions on insider threats, passwordless authentication, artificial intelligence, and more Few industries move as quickly as cybersecurity, broadly, and the identity and access management (IAM) segment, specifically. There is a constant barrage of novel threats that can lead to costly breaches — and innovative, new ways to combat them.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

How to Secure Access for your Seasonal Workers. As the holiday season approaches, many retail, hospitality, logistics, and food manufacturing organizations hire seasonal workers to meet increasing demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 7% job rise in the retail industry. Mon, 11/21/2022 - 05:36.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Researchers from the Akamai Security Intelligence Group uncovered a Magecart web skimming campaign that is manipulating the website’s default 404 error page to hide malicious code. The attacks are targeting a large number of Magento and WooCommerce websites, including large organizations in the food and retail industries.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Resecurity researchers dumped Gigabytes of data from Agent Tesla C2Cs, one of the most well-known cyberespionage tools suffers a data leakage. The data extraction was made possible through a collaboration with Resecurity, law enforcement and several ISPs in the European Union, Middle East and North America.

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Cyber threats Engineering Financial Services Malware 136

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2023

Afterward, cybercriminals leaked data of thousands of the company’s employees onto the dark web, including social security numbers and bank account details of employees involved in the R&D of infrastructure products. The third news item concerns a lawsuit related to Facebook owner Meta.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 22, 2024

Although Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne said: “We are banning the importation, sale and use of consumer hacking devices, like flippers, used to commit these crimes.” The specifics will be revealed after deliberation with Canadian companies, online retailers, and the automotive industry.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 1, 2022

Data breaches are one of the most reported cyberattacks against businesses—regardless of size and industry. For many, a breach is treated as proof that companies are not doing what they’re supposed to with their data, and that is to primarily secure it at all cost, especially when businesses are placed high on their attack list.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

With 2015 almost over, let’s take a look back at the top 10 largest data breaches of the year. Make sure you don’t make next years list: visit SiteLock and find the security solution that fits your website. Check out the top data breaches that hit the retail industry in 2015. 2015 Attack Timeline.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Ten patient advocates active in the cancer support community downloaded and analyzed their data from Facebook’s “Off Facebook Activity” feature, a record of user information that third parties have shared with the social media giant. The post Health Sites Share User Info With Facebook | Avast appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Retail Media Network Security 95

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Now, let me give you a few reasons, why pen testing has emerged as a “must-have” security practice. For example, your website security may prove strong, applications not so much. A pen test can inform and help clarify security policies and strategies. Data protection. Strategic positioning. Proactive defense.

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