Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

In addition to the encryption of data, victims have received threats that data stolen during the incidents will be published.” Ransomware operators also stole data from the victims and leaked it online when they refused to pay the ransom. This activity has occurred across multiple industry sectors. in Australia since 2020.

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Ransomware Security Retail Manufacturing 304

Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2023

Luxottica has finally confirmed the 2021 data breach that exposed the personal information of 70 million customers. On May 12, the cybersecurity expert Andrea Draghetti noticed that a threat actor released data belonging to Luxottica speculating a new databreach. Luxottica Group S.p.A.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 23, 2021

Emails Are Likely a Reconnaissance Mission for Future Email Compromise Fraudsters are using Google forms to target retail, telecom, healthcare, energy and manufacturing companies in an apparent reconnaissance campaign to identify targets for a possible follow-up business email compromise attack.

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Retail Manufacturing 279

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2021

As of 2018, Ermenegildo Zegna operated 480 retail stores (267 of which company-owned) across the world. The RansomEXX ransomware group claims to have stolen 20.74GB of data from the company and leaked 43 archives (42 archives of 500MB in size and 1 archive containing 239.54MB of documents). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Ransomware Archiving Retail Manufacturing 327

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Estée L auder is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of p restige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care p roducts, it owns multiple brands, distributed internationally through both digital commerce and retail channels. SecurityAffairs – Data Leak, Estée Lauder). ” continues the post.

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Archiving Retail Manufacturing Passwords 356

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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Cybersecurity Retail Manufacturing Data breaches 264

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Steelcase is a US-based furniture company that produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. It is the largest office furniture manufacturer in the world. The company is not aware of data loss caused by the ransomware attack.

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Ransomware Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Mining 324

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

This ransomware strain emerged in September 2020, but the threat actors behind already managed to lock quite big companies, such as game developers Crytek, booksellers Barnes & Noble, and most recently a retail giant Cencosud from Chile. Moreover, Egregor operators have been using Rclone for data exfiltration – same as with ProLock.

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Ransomware Retail Encryption Manufacturing 355

CGI

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Data monetization: driving the new competitive edge in retail. Retailers are fully aware that their future relies largely on their ability to use data efficiently. Data has become an essential resource and a key element in the growth strategy of large retail organizations. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com.

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Retail Sales Customer Experience Artificial Intelligence 96

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

A data breach suffered by Luxottica has exposed the personal and health information of patients of LensCrafters, Target Optical, and EyeMed. The exposed financial data includes budgets, marketing forecast analysis, and other sensitive data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). Luxottica Group S.p.A.

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Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Retail 218

OpenText Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industries are experiencing a profound technological metamorphosis, driven by rapid digital innovation, changing consumer expectations, and the need for operational efficiency. In 2025, these technologies are no longer novelties but integral components of retail and CPG marketing strategies.

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Retail Artificial Intelligence Energy and Utilities Manufacturing 81

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2020

The gang behind the Sodinokibi ransomware has been very active in the US in recent weeks, in December, CyrusOne, one of the major US data center provider, was hit by the same ransomware. The infection took place on December 23, the hackers first compromised the company network then installed the ransomware.

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IT Ransomware Financial Services Retail 243

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The rise of online commerce over the last two decades has completely transformed the retail and consumer goods industries—and with smartphone adoption accelerating globally, the share of shopping done via the internet will only continue to expand. For retail, the average data breach studied cost $2.96

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Retail Data breaches Security Manufacturing 79

Data Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

The decision gives effect to the CDA as drafted and will make it significantly harder for the government to hold manufacturers and online retailers liable for content, including software, created and sold by third parties. On March 28, 2024, in US v. EZ Lynk , the U.S.

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Manufacturing Communications Retail Sales 88

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: more than 59 million data records. BianLian claims to have exfiltrated 5 TB of data, comprising millions of sensitive documents. Data breached: 5 TB.

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Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 97

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. According to CyberNews , more than 300 million data records were compromised, including 21,000 telephone numbers and 31,000 email addresses. Some payment card data was also exposed.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. A now-deleted Tweet from Synoptek on Dec.

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Ransomware IT Phishing Financial Services 224

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. .” reads the joint report. The US government operation blocked access to the routers by Russian cyberspies.

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Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 333

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

The only saving grace for the organisation – which didn’t do itself any favours by initially denying the story and threatening to sue people who reported on it – is that the leaked database comprised a list of records from past data breaches. You can take a look at every data breach and cyber attack that we recorded in June in this blog.

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Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Retail 140

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2019

Attackers hit organizations in several industries including Technology, Retail, Manufacturing, State/Local Government, Hospitality, Medical, and other Professional business. shortened URL revealed it was clicked over 1,900 times by targets from roughly 20 countries, this data could give us an idea of the extent of the campaign.

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Retail Manufacturing Passwords Government 246

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

It’s simply the case that in the majority of cases, the breached organisation didn’t reveal how much data was compromised, either because it didn’t know or wasn’t obliged to reveal it publicly. Data breaches. But don’t be fooled by that number – it comes from 106 incidents, which is roughly average for the year. Cyber attacks.

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Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breaches. Of the 128 publicly disclosed incidents that we discovered in May, more than 40% of them were ransomware attacks. That partially explains why May’s total of 115,861,330 breached records is comparatively low. Ransomware.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches. Data breaches. As usual, incidents affecting UK organisations are in bold. Cyber attacks.

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Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

How we arrived at this CX environment Early days of retail Before mass media, it was harder to know what other products were available outside of the ones offered by the local store. They were much less likely to have any meaningful relationship with the product manufacturer unless those products were made and sold locally.

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Customer Experience Retail Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence 92

Rocket Software

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) plays an essential role in meeting these goals and keeping goods moving from creation to delivery. Benefits included faster payments, fewer errors due to manual data entry, improved inventory management and business-process insight, and optimized operations. Manage all EDI in a single place.

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B2B Manufacturing e-Delivery Cloud 87

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

We’ll have a separate post looking at the year’s data breaches and cyber attacks in more detail, but in the meantime, you can find the full list of December’s incidents below. Data breaches. That brings the total for 2020 to more than 20 billion. As usual, incidents affecting UK organisations are in bold. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In fact, the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report found that “with an unprecedented number of people working remotely, phishing and ransomware attacks increased by 11 percent and 6 percent respectively.” Such attacks directly impact service availability, data exfiltration and information integrity. Securing Iot, MEC.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: 36 million records. Data breached: 6,935,412 individuals’ data. Data breached: 6.9 Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 78

OpenText Information Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Here are some ways AI can help to improve supply chain visibility end-to-end: Optimize Sourcing Strategies: Analyze vast amounts of data to identify alternative suppliers, evaluate potential costs, and assess supplier reliability.

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Artificial Intelligence B2B Healthcare Retail 59

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. The data is more than mere credentials, too – according to Cybernews, most of the exposed data is sensitive. In total, 3,876 domain names were included in the exposed data set.

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Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Six months on from the legal implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a third of consumers have admitted they still aren’t confident that the companies they interact with comply with the regulation. A surprising 17% of UK consumers said they still hadn’t heard of the regulation compared to just 9% in Germany.

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GDPR Data breaches Retail Manufacturing 81

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 30, 2024

In the last post , we looked at creating a blueprint for a sustainable data center. Now we’ll look at how to get the most out of a modern data center. Get inspired A successful data center implementation can best be described as a distributed, dynamic, efficient and resilient IT nucleus.

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Analytics Cloud Manufacturing Retail 71

IT Governance

JULY 12, 2018

On 28 June 2018, athletic apparel company Adidas announced that its US website had suffered a data breach , exposing online customers’ personal data. In its statement , Adidas said: “According to the preliminary investigation, the limited data includes contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords.

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Data breaches Retail Passwords Manufacturing 56

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Though you may encounter the terms “data science” and “data analytics” being used interchangeably in conversations or online, they refer to two distinctly different concepts. Meanwhile, data analytics is the act of examining datasets to extract value and find answers to specific questions.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

15, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP , a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a NetDiligence-authorized Breach Coach ® , a designation only extended to law firms that demonstrate competency and sophistication in data breach response. Greene Led by partner F.

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Data breaches Financial Services Big data Retail 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation 2021 Report indicates that over 80% of breaches evolve phishing, brute force or the use of lost or stolen credentials. Ponemon Institute in their 2021 Cost of a Data Breach report evaluate the average cost of one data breach at $4.24 Data security. More About This Author >.

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Authentication Data breaches Access Retail 143

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

The data shows how perceptions around cyber and technology risks, from ransomware and other cyber-attacks to the threats posed by AI, are changing the global business risk landscape. Companies with an annual revenue of US$250,000 to US$999,999 report feeling less prepared to deal with cyber risks in 2023 (76%) than they did in 2022 (70%).

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Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities Marketing 189