Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The post Shielding Your Storefront: How SASE Protects Retailers in a Digital Age appeared first on Security Boulevard. SASE offers a comprehensive and scalable security solution that protects your data, safeguards your customers and empowers you to thrive in the digital age.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday josh.pearson@t… Tue, 11/26/2024 - 08:01 As Black Friday and Cyber Monday loom, the stakes for retailers extend far beyond enticing deals and record sales. With retail sales during 2024 set to grow to between $5.23 trillion and $5.28 trillion and $5.28

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SecureWorld News

JULY 10, 2025

retailers—Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods—earlier this year. Retail disruption costing hundreds of millions The arrests follow months of investigation into a coordinated campaign of cyber intrusions that began in April. retail sector in recent memory. Still, the wave of attacks sent shockwaves through the U.K.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2025

Google warns that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S. Google researchers warn that the group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S. Shields up US retailers. Threat actors target retailers because they manage the huge trove of PII and financial data.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 4, 2025

In a matter of days, three major cybersecurity incidents have hit the retail and financial services sectors, drawing renewed attention to supply chain vulnerabilities, credential-based attacks, and the increasing value of non-financial customer data. The retail sector can find themselves caught in tradeoffs," said BeyondTrust's Maude.

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 23, 2025

but GOOD news for other big online retailers. When Marks & Spencer paused online orders after it was hit by ransomware, it was bad news for them. Fashion rivals like Next, John Lewis, and Zara saw a nice little bump while M&S sales floundered.

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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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Troy Hunt

JULY 12, 2025

For now, here are my thoughts: References Sponsored by: Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocks phishing, ads, scams, and trackers for safer, faster browsing The UK's NCA has picked up 4 individuals they've charged with the recent attacks on big retail (it's mostly the usual story of young guys, with one exception) Looks like a heap of (..)

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Shefel confirmed he indeed went by the Rescator identity for several years, and that he did operate a slew of websites between 2013 and 2015 that sold payment card data stolen from Target, Home Depot and a number of other nationwide retail chains. “Hi, how are you?” ” he inquired. “Maybe we can open business?”

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 2024

Over the past year I have experimented to see how various retailers handle personal information that they collect from customers, especially when such information is collected as part of a purchase made by the customer in what appears, at first glance, to be some “amazing deal.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2025

M&S is a major British multinational retailer headquartered in London. .” The company immediately reported the incident to the relevant data protection supervisory authorities and the National Cyber Security Centre. The company did not share technical details about the 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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Zero Day

MAY 23, 2025

Save $100 on the Watch Series 10 at several retailers this Memorial Day weekend. It's a shopper's paradise.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 24, 2025

The post ADR Virtual Patching Use Rising as Retail Application Layer Attacks Spike | May Attack Data | Contrast Security appeared first on Security Boulevard. One important Application Detection and Response feature is helping customers intercept real threats in real time, shielding apps while developers patch the underlying flaws.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 22, 2025

Like this guy yesterday: For my international friends, JB Hi-Fi is a massive electronics retailer down under and they have my data! I mean a really trustworthy one you can be confident won't lead you up the garden path with false promises of data breaches.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 17, 2025

retailers has begun to target major insurance companies, according to Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). The notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider (aka UNC3944) that recently targeted various U.K. Google Threat Intelligence Group is now aware of multiple intrusions in the U.S.

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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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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 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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The Hacker News

JUNE 21, 2025

retailers Marks & Spencer and Co-op have been classified as a "single combined cyber event." The April 2025 cyber attacks targeting U.K. That's according to an assessment from the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC), a U.K.-based based independent, non-profit body set up by the insurance industry to categorize major cyber events.

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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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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 2, 2025

The Scattered Spider hacking group has caused chaos among retailers, insurers, and airlines in recent months. Researchers warn that its flexible structure poses challenges for defense.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For example, just this morning a trusted source forwarded me the VPN credentials for a major clothing retailer that were stolen by malware and made available to cybercriminals. Perhaps this particular retailer also did so at one point, however my message was returned with a note saying the email had been blocked.

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The Hacker News

JULY 10, 2025

National Crime Agency (NCA) on Thursday announced that four people have been arrested in connection with cyber attacks targeting major retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods. The arrested individuals include two men aged 19, a third aged 17, and a 20-year-old woman.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 26, 2021

federal investigators today raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology , a Chinese provider of point-of-sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally. The investigation into PAX Technology comes at a dicey time for retailers, many of whom are gearing up for the busy holiday shopping season. organizations.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 10, 2025

SilentPush found the Smishing Triad now spoofs recognizable brands in a variety of industry verticals across at least 121 countries and a vast number of industries, including the postal, logistics, telecommunications, transportation, finance, retail and public sectors.

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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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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 3, 2024

A helpful summary of which US retail stores are using facial recognition, thinking about using it, or currently not planning on using it. This, of course, can all change without notice.) Three years ago, I wrote that campaigns to ban facial recognition are too narrow. The problem here is identification, correlation, and then discrimination.

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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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The Hacker News

JUNE 20, 2025

When retail giant Marks & Spencer experienced a security event over Easter weekend, they were forced to shut down their online operations, which account for Threat actors prefer to target businesses during off-hours. That’s when they can count on fewer security personnel monitoring systems, delaying response and remediation.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Polovic said some retail tax collection was affected. The Director of the Directorate for Information Security, Dusan Polovic, said 150 computers were infected with malware at a dozen state institutions and that the data of the Ministry of Public Administration was not permanently damaged.

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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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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As the Holiday Season approaches, online retailers face the challenge of protecting their websites against the growing threat of malicious attacks, such as Magecart. “Reflectiz understands the challenges faced by online retailers during this busy time of the year. Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept.

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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. Astral Foods is a South African integrated poultry producer and one of the country’s largest food companies. It specializes in poultry production, animal feed, and related agricultural operations.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 12, 2025

The Order stresses that the retailer "would have known" about these configuration issues on the site "had it been monitoring its website, but [the retailer] instead deferred to third-party privacy management tools without knowing their limitations or validating their operations."

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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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Zero Day

MAY 23, 2025

I love the Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) for its basic features and fair price, and it's 32% off at several major retailers now.

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