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Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger data breach may have impacted millions of customers

Security Affairs

A threat actor claimed the hack of the Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger and leaked 2.8 A threat actor, who goes online with the moniker ShopifyGUY, claimed responsibility for hacking the Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger and leaked 2.8 New breach: Canadian retailer Giant Tiger had 2.8M million records on a hacker forum.

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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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Yacht retailer MarineMax discloses data breach after cyberattack

Bleeping Computer

MarineMax, self-described as one of the world's largest recreational boat and yacht retailers, says attackers stole employee and customer data after breaching its systems in a March cyberattack. [.]

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Retail chain Hot Topic hit by new credential stuffing attacks

Bleeping Computer

American retailer Hot Topic disclosed that two waves of credential stuffing attacks in November exposed affected customers' personal information and partial payment data. [.]

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Demonstrating the Value of Data-Centric Security in Retail: Two Case Studies

Security Boulevard

The retail sector is undergoing profound changes to support digital commerce, personalization and automated buying experiences. Yet with digitization comes additional risk – primarily due to the wealth of highly regulated and sensitive customer data that retailers store and process. It’s not hard to see why. on the previous year.

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Retailers Are Rapidly Scaling Surveillance of Australian Consumers — Why This Is a Red Flag

Tech Republic Security

Australian retailers are rolling out mass surveillance solutions to combat shoplifting, but a poor regulatory environment could mean high risks associated with data security and privacy.

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Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

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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