Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2025

Google warns that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S. Initially targeting telecoms for SIM swaps, they expanded to ransomware and broader sectors by 2023. Google researchers warn that the group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S. Theyre here.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Blue Yonder, a prominent supply chain software provider, has been targeted in a ransomware attack, leading to disruption at major retail outlets.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 29, 2025

website this week after an unspecified security incident that cybersecurity experts believe is related to similar attacks on UK retailers earlier this month by the high-profile threat group Scattered Spider, which appears to be deploying the DragonForce ransomware in the campaign. Victoria's Secret took down its U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Blue Yonder, a supply chain software provider, suffered a ransomware attack, impacting operations for clients like Starbucks and grocery stores. A ransomware attack on Blue Yonder disrupted operations for several customers, including Starbucks and U.K. Blue Yonder confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 28, 2025

In early May 2025, two of the United Kingdom's best-known grocers, Marks & Spencer (M&S) and the Co-op, as well as luxury retailer Harrods, were struck by sophisticated social-engineering attacks that tricked IT teams into resetting critical passwords and deploying ransomware across their networks. retail industry.

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 6, 2025

Over Easter, retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) discovered that it had suffered a highly damaging ransomware attack that left some shop shelves empty, shut down online ordering, some staff unable to clock in and out, and caused some of its major suppliers to resort to pen and paper.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2025

Harrods confirmed a cyberattack, following similar incidents suffered by M&S and Co-op, making it the third major UK retailer targeted in one week. The incident marked the third UK retailer hit in a week after Marks and Spencer ( M&S) and the Co-op. ” reads a statement published by the company.

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Graham Cluley

MAY 7, 2025

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned the IT helpdesks of retailers to be on their guard against bogus support calls they might receive from hackers pretending to be staff locked out of their accounts. Read more in my article on the Exponential-e blog.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 10, 2025

UNFI supplies a vast ecosystem of retailers, including Whole Foods Market, which relies heavily on its distribution network. This breach not only raises concerns about UNFI's internal resilience but also underscores broader risks to food supply chains and retail operations. UNFI also provided a systems update regarding the issue.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2025

The company supplies chicken products to retail, wholesale, and fast-food markets in South Africa and neighboring countries. At this time, no ransomware gang has taken credit for the cyber attack. Astral Foods is a South African integrated poultry producer and one of the country’s largest food companies.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 5, 2021

Some of the top ransomware gangs are deploying a new pressure tactic to push more victim organizations into paying an extortion demand: Emailing the victim’s customers and partners directly, warning that their data will be leaked to the dark web unless they can convince the victim firm to pay up. “Good day! .

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Details are few, but Montenegro has suffered a cyberattack : A combination of ransomware and distributed denial-of-service attacks, the onslaught disrupted government services and prompted the country’s electrical utility to switch to manual control. […]. Polovic said some retail tax collection was affected.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2025

Sophos warns that a DragonForce ransomware operator chained three vulnerabilities in SimpleHelp to target a managed service provider. Sophos researchers reported that a DragonForce ransomware operator exploited three chained vulnerabilities in SimpleHelp software to attack a managed service provider.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 28, 2021

You can find them on countless retail store and restaurant counters, vending machines, taxis, and parking meters around the globe. NFC systems are what let you wave a credit card over a reader — rather than swipe or insert it — to make a payment or extract money from a cash machine.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2025

Alleged arachnid arrests: Three teenage males and a young woman hauled away by cops, suspected of hacking huge retailers. The post 4 Arrests in Dawn Raid of Scattered-Spider Suspects appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2025

“On November 20, 2024, we were notified by a vendor of point-of-sale processing services for some of our retail locations that accounts with their organization had been compromised by an organized cybercrime group.” After discovering the security breach, the company investigated the incident and notified law enforcement.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Ahold Delhaize is a Dutch-Belgian multinational retail and wholesale holding company. ” The company did not share specific details about the incident, but its actions suggest it may have been the target of a ransomware attack. The security of our customers, associates and partners is a top priority.”

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Jane Frankland

MAY 3, 2025

Reports suggest their systems were infiltrated as early as February 2025, with sensitive data reportedly stolen and ransomware deployed to disrupt their infrastructure. Then, the focus of cyber attacks on retailers, and what lessons must be learned by business leaders and customers.

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 12, 2025

The spate of cyber attacks impacting the retail industry continues, with the latest victim being United Natural Foods (UNFI), which supplies organic produce to Whole Foods, Amazon, Target, and Walmart, amongst many others. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2025

Scattered Spider steals data for extortion and often launches ransomware once inside. “Once inside, Scattered Spider actors steal sensitive data for extortion and often deploy ransomware. In May, Google warned that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

retailers, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord and Taylor , Bebe Stores , Hilton Hotels , Jason’s Deli , Whole Foods , Chipotle , Wawa , Sonic Drive-In , the Hy-Vee supermarket chain , Buca Di Beppo , and Dickey’s BBQ. Joker’s sold cards stolen in a steady drip of breaches at U.S. A screenshot of a website reviewing PM2BTC.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 3, 2025

Then came the inevitable: a ransomware attack that encrypted patient records, forced appointment cancellations for three weeks, and ultimately cost more than $12 million in recovery costs, regulatory fines, and lost revenue. Their security team developed a solid remediation plan, but couldn't convince leadership to prioritize the fixes.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Ransomware and state-sponsored attacks continue to escalate Canada's critical sectorsincluding healthcare, energy, education, and retailhave become prime targets for cybercriminals. Ransomware is no longer an "if" but a "when," making proactive defense strategies essential. Retail: Supply chain vulnerabilities contribute to $7.05

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

11, 2022 after they SIM-swapped an AT&T customer by impersonating them at a retail store using a fake ID. “Of the stolen assets that can be traced through ChipMixer, significant amounts are combined with funds from Russia-linked criminal groups, including ransomware gangs and darknet markets, before being sent to exchanges.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2025

A ransomware attack on grocery giant Ahold Delhaize led to a data breach that affected more than 2.2 A ransomware attack on Dutch grocery giant Ahold Delhaize has led to a data breach affecting over 2.2 Ahold Delhaize is a Dutch-Belgian multinational retail and wholesale holding company. million people. million people.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2025

Victorias Secret took its website offline after a cyberattack, with experts warning of rising threats against major retailers. American lingerie, clothing, and beauty retailer Victorias Secret took its website offline following a cyberattack. retailers, according to Google. Marks & Spencer now face a potential 300M loss.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The online retail giant confirmed Monday that some employee data, including names and email addresses, was obtained by a threat actor in a breach that impacted a third-party vendor. The threat actor responsible for the breach, known as "Nam3L3ss," has been actively exploiting the MOVEit vulnerability to target numerous organizations.

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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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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2025

The cyberattacks on British retailers caused massive disruptions and huge financial losses to the businesses. In early May, the attackers behind the Co-op cyberattack, who go online with the name DragonForce , told the BBC that they had stolen data from the British retail and provided proof of the data breach.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In 2023, Malwarebytes Labs subverted these boundaries to successfully get ChatGPT to write ransomware twice. Cybercrime is a very mature field that relies on a set of well-established tools, such as phishing, information stealers, and ransomware that are already feature complete. That could change in 2025.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 10, 2025

While the nature of the cyberattack has not been publicly confirmed, many industry observers suspect ransomware may be involved. It supplies over 30,000 locations, including major chains and small retailers, and offers more than 250,000 product SKUs from over 50 distribution centers.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2025

Although there remains some ambiguity over whether ransomware was employed, the Play ransomware gang later claimed responsibility , alleging that sensitive data, such as payroll records, contracts, tax documents, and customer financial information, was exfiltrated. The average breach in the retail sector costs $2.9

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2025

The attackers behind the recent Co-op cyberattack, who go online with the name DragonForce, told the BBC that they had stolen data from the British retail and provided proof of the data breach. DragonForce ransomware group scrambles victims’ data and demands a ransom; they are also known to steal victims’ data.

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Zero Day

JULY 8, 2025

We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or service, we may earn affiliate commissions. A robust camera built to IP54 standard.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 15, 2020

With the threat from ransomware attacks grabbing all the headlines, it may be tempting to assume plain old credit card thieves have moved on to more lucrative endeavors. Gemini puts the exposure window between July 2019 and August 2020.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2025

House banned WhatsApp on government devices due to security concerns Russia-linked APT28 use Signal chats to target Ukraine official with malware China-linked APT Salt Typhoon targets Canadian Telecom companies U.S.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2025

In early May, the attackers behind the Co-op cyberattack, who go online with the name DragonForce , told the BBC that they had stolen data from the British retail and provided proof of the data breach. DragonForce ransomware group scrambles victims’ data and demands a ransom; they are also known to steal victims’ data.

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