Hunton Privacy

MARCH 21, 2017

On March 17, 2017, retailer Neiman Marcus agreed to pay $1.6 million as part of a proposed settlement (the “Settlement”) to a consumer class action lawsuit stemming from a 2013 data breach that allegedly compromised the credit card data of approximately 350,000 customers.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

We’ve talked a lot recently about the financial effects of data breaches and how you should respond to incidents , but that still leaves the question of how data breaches occur. This blog looks at some real-world examples of some of the most common causes of data breaches and explains how they occurred. Recent malware attacks.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) has fined Heathrow Airport £120,000 for failing to secure sensitive personal data after a member of public found an unencrypted USB stick containing data about the airport’s staff. How did the data breach occur? However, the ICO hasn’t confirmed this.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2019

Public data includes names, dates, pictures and messages sent, Hang Do Thi Duc was able to track a profile for some of them, such as two users identified with the monikers ‘The Cannabis Retailer’ and the ‘The cord dealer.’ 943 transactions in 2017.” this public URL. ” wrote Salmon.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2019

As people have growing opportunities to shop online, the chances for hackers to carry out lucrative cyberattacks in the retail sector also go up. Statistics from 2016 showed that the average cost per compromised retail record was $172. People are becoming less tolerant of retailers that have widescale data breaches.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) released its annual National Exam Program Examination Priorities (Exam Priorities). 1 As has been widely reported, the Exam Priorities’ general focus areas include: retail investors. 1 As has been widely reported, the Exam Priorities’ general focus areas include: retail investors.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2021

TA544 is a financially motivated threat actor that is active at least since 2017, it focuses on attacks on banking users, it leverages banking malware and other payloads to target organizations worldwide, mainly in Italy and Japan. Banca Sella UniCredit Group. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

ZDnet confirmed the authenticity for some of the data available for sale. Experts from threat intelligence firm KELA , speculate the threat actor could have obtained the credentials buying “Azor logs,” which are lots of data stolen from computers infected with the AzorUlt info-stealer trojan. ” reported ZDNet.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

KrebsOnSecurity reviewed the Web sites for the global top 100 companies by market value, and found just five percent of top 100 firms listed a chief information security officer (CISO) or chief security officer (CSO). Take the mega breach at Equifax last year that exposed the personal and financial data on 148 million people.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

These data are the result of the increased exposure of netizens through social media. The US agency received over 95,000 reports from US consumers victims of social media frauds, this marks an 18-fold increase over 2017 reported losses and more than double compared to 2020.

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Retail Marketing Privacy IT 97

Data Matters

JANUARY 16, 2019

In fiscal year (FY) 2018, the OCIE National Exam Program examined approximately 17 percent of SEC-registered advisers (RIAs), up from 15 percent during FY 2017 and 11 percent during FY 2016. Exams are Risk-Based and Data-Driven. Continued Focus on Retail Investors. Just five years ago, 9 percent of RIAs were examined.

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Retail Compliance Risk Marketing 66

Data Matters

JANUARY 24, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Protection of Retail Investors . Retail-Targeted Investments.

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Cybersecurity Retail Compliance Marketing 66

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2019

BriansClub, one of the biggest a dark web “carding store,” which specializes in the sale of stolen payment card data, has been hacked. . at ), one of the biggest black market sites, that specializes in the sale of stolen credit card data. million cards in 2017; and 9.2 Hackers have breached BriansClub ( BriansClub [. ]

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Protection of Retail Investors . Retail-Targeted Investments.

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Retail Compliance Marketing Risk 66

ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2020

"You sort of sense that the discovery of flaws in SSL stacks is accelerating,” he said, “and so I was curious about [what] the current state of security was with regards to SSL stacks and I went and took a look.". He describes the events leading up to it in this 2017 podcast. The Heartbeat Problem. through 1.0.1f

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Encryption Retail Security Passwords 52

ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2020

"You sort of sense that the discovery of flaws in SSL stacks is accelerating,” he said, “and so I was curious about [what] the current state of security was with regards to SSL stacks and I went and took a look.". He describes the events leading up to it in this 2017 podcast. The Heartbeat Problem. through 1.0.1f

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Encryption Retail Security Passwords 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Compared to its predecessors, the sixth “Hi-Tech Crime Trends” report is the first to contain chapters devoted to the main industries attacked and covers the period from H2 2018 to H1 2019, as compared to the period from H2 2017 to H1 2018. Bank card compromise, carding, and data leaks. million to 43.8

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2019

After researching and blocking these resources, Group-IB’s team discovered several other fake websites illegally using famous international brands, including Conad (Italian retail store), Target (International retail stores), Carrefour (international chain of hypermarkets) and many others. How does this scheme work?

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Retail Marketing Cybersecurity Phishing 85

ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2020

"You sort of sense that the discovery of flaws in SSL stacks is accelerating,” he said, “and so I was curious about [what] the current state of security was with regards to SSL stacks and I went and took a look.". He describes the events leading up to it in this 2017 podcast. The Heartbeat Problem. through 1.0.1f

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Encryption Retail Security Passwords 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), announced its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International a combined £282.6

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Data breaches Personal data GDPR Ransomware 60

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 15, 2017

On December 12, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission hosted a workshop on informational injury in Washington, D.C. Later in the afternoon, the discussion turned to business and consumer perspectives on the benefits, costs and risks of collecting and sharing data.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Retailers are the most affected , but lax security over Christmas is a problem for all organisations. If the account contains sensitive information, organisations should consider using multi-factor or hardware-based tokens in place of system-level passwords. Employees are often directly responsible for data breaches.

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IT Governance

MARCH 27, 2019

Things are particularly bad among investment banks, which saw a tenfold increase year-on-year (from 3 to 34), and retail banks (from 1 to 25). You might remember that in April 2017, seven British banks, including Santander, Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays, were forced offline following a series of attacks. More threat actors’.

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CGI

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Tue, 10/24/2017 - 07:00. Across business and technology media alike, I’ve seen frequent coverage of the hundreds of thousands of cybersecurity and IT security job openings that are not getting filled. Maturing an organization to utilize more low-level automation tools can help reduce some requirements for security-related FTEs.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 29, 2019

FINRA will assess firms’ compliance with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s newly enhanced customer due diligence rule, focusing on the data integrity of suspicious activity monitoring systems as well as the decisions associated with changes to those systems. Customer Due Diligence and Suspicious Activity Reviews. Market Risks.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. When I was working for a retail company I thought it was fantastic. Welcome to the Hacker Mind, an original podcast from ForAllSecure.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. When I was working for a retail company I thought it was fantastic. Welcome to the Hacker Mind, an original podcast from ForAllSecure.

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IT Manufacturing Government Paper 52