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Black Friday Triggers Near 700% Rise in Retail Cyber Scams

SecureWorld News

Darktrace today revealed a surge in retail cyberattacks at the opening of the 2024 holiday shopping season. Brands, particularly major retailers like those analyzed, invest significantly in protecting themselves and their customers from scams and cyberattacks, and often step up those measures for the holiday period.

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7 Ways to Leverage Retail Analytics without Compromising on Security

SecureWorld News

Retail analytics can provide companies of all sizes with a significant advantage in the market. In this article, we'll look at seven ways retail businesses can benefit from the power of retail analytics tools without compromising their cybersecurity measures. Our clients rely on us to have robust measures in place.

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Did This Retail Giant Pay a Ransom to Scattered Spider?

Security Boulevard

The post Did This Retail Giant Pay a Ransom to Scattered Spider? Moral hazard ahoy: M&S head Archie Norman won’t say if he authorized DragonForce ransomware hacker payday. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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5 Ways Identity-based Attacks Are Breaching Retail

The Hacker News

Here’s how five retail breaches unfolded, and what they reveal about. In recent months, major retailers like Adidas, The North Face, Dior, Victoria's Secret, Cartier, Marks & Spencer, and Co‑op have all been breached. These attacks weren’t sophisticated

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Green Bay Packers Retail Site Hacked, Data of 8,500 Customers Exposed

Security Boulevard

The data of more than 8,500 customers were exposed during an attack on the Green Bay Packers online retail website in which the hackers were able to bypass security measure and install malicious code, steal customers' names, addresses, and credit card information.

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Online Retail Hack

Schneier on Security

Selling miniature replicas to unsuspecting shoppers: Online marketplaces sell tiny pink cowboy hats. They also sell miniature pencil sharpeners, palm-size kitchen utensils, scaled-down books and camping chairs so small they evoke the Stonehenge scene in “This Is Spinal Tap.”

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Scattered Spider Strikes Again: U.K. Attacks Spark U.S. Retailer Alarm

SecureWorld News

retailers potentially next in the crosshairs. Google's report confirms that UNC3944 continues to "demonstrate persistence and adaptability in targeting organizations, particularly those in the retail, hospitality, and telecommunications sectors." tariffs drive up retail prices and force U.S.

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