OpenText Information Management

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The resulting bottleneck in goods movement sent shockwaves across industries. For retail, it underscored an urgent need to address the escalating threat of natural disasters to global trade. With consumer confidence up, interest rates and inflation down, retailers could be dealing with heavy demand. Check us out.

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Retail Compliance Risk IT 59

Weissman's World

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

If you’re a regular reader, then you know that my pieces are typically more universal than they are industry-specific – though I have been known to opine in such particular places as local government and oil and gas.

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Retail Security Government Records Management 156

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

This group primarily focused its attacks on the construction, manufacturing/industrial, and retail industries. Previously dominated by the construction industry, the IT sector now claims the top spot in 2023. The data shows a shift in ransomware targets over the past three years.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Retail Insurance 352

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

Skanlog, a critical distributor for Systembolaget, the Swedish government-owned retail chain suffered a ransomware attack. It operates stores across Sweden and is responsible for the retail sale of wine, spirits, and strong beer. “It Systembolaget has a monopoly on the sale of alcoholic beverages containing more than 3.5%

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Ransomware Retail Sales Government 340

KnowBe4

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

A new analysis of the retail market’s threat landscape discusses the challenges faced by this industry and what threat tactics are being used to take advantage of retail’s cyber weaknesses.

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Retail Marketing Risk Security awareness 119

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The APT32 group has been active since at least 2012, it has targeted organizations across multiple industries and foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. We shared our findings including YARA rules and malware signatures with our industry peers so they too can detect and stop this activity.” ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Agriculture IT Retail Manufacturing 345

KnowBe4

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

With Retail seeing and feeling the impact of more ransomware attacks than nearly every other industry, a new report focuses in on what the repercussions look like for this sector… and it’s not good.

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Retail Ransomware 128

The Last Watchdog

JULY 7, 2021

The video game industry saw massive growth in 2020; nothing like a global pandemic to drive people to spend more time than ever gaming. The video game industry withstood nearly 11 billion credential stuffing attacks in 2020, a 224 percent spike over 2019. LW: SQL injection persists, accounting for 59% of gaming industry attacks.

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Passwords Authentication Marketing Access 257

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

ransomware attacks against Australian organizations in multiple industry sectors starting July 2021. This activity has occurred across multiple industry sectors. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks against Australian organizations starting July 2021. ransomware. . ransomware.

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Ransomware Security Retail Manufacturing 300

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

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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Retail Cybersecurity Ransomware Authentication 127

KnowBe4

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

New data polled from analysts and members of the retail industry about their security focus is this holiday season reveals the kinds of attacks every organization should be preparing for.

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Retail Security Phishing 136

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. Schneider Electric is a multinational company that specializes in energy management, industrial automation, and digital transformation.

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Ransomware Data breaches Digital transformation Encryption 351

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

is an Italian eyewear conglomerate and the world’s largest company in the eyewear industry. The Italian eyewear and eyecare giant Luxottica has reportedly suffered a cyber attack that disrupted its operations in Italy and China. Luxottica Group S.p.A.

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Retail Manufacturing Ransomware Security 362

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The majority of intercepted credentials by Agent Tesla related to financial services, online-retailers, e-government systems and personal and business e-mail accounts. . Last year, Agent Tesla was spotted in highly targeted campaigns against the oil and gas industry.

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Financial Services Retail Education Information Security 360

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

.” At the time of the report, although Mandiant has no evidence about the purposes of the attacks, the broad targeting across multiple industries and the choosing of targets of a global scale, suggests that the attackers could be financially motivated. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Manufacturing Phishing Military Retail 336

Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2019

“CyberInt researchers have been tracking various activities following the spear-phishing campaign targeting large US-based retailers detected in December 2018.” ” The TA505 group was first spotted by Proofpoint back 2017, it has been active at least since 2015 and targets organizations in financial and retail industries. .

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Retail Phishing Ransomware Access 245

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. of victims) and Retail (14.5%). ProLock = Egregor. Inside Egregor.

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Ransomware Retail Encryption Manufacturing 353

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Toy industry giant Mattel announced that it has suffered a ransomware attack that took place on July 28th, 2020, and impacted some of its business operations. Toymaker giant Mattel disclosed a ransomware attack, the incident took place in July and impacted some of its business operations. ” reads the 10-Q form.

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Ransomware Retail Encryption IT 355

Data Breach Today

MAY 7, 2024

Nordstrom CISO Nicole Darden Ford Shares Her Journey From B2B to B2C Industry From working in B2B industries to now shifting to a B2C industry, Nicole Darden Ford, CISO, Nordstrom, is confident of bringing a fresh perspective to tackling the retail sector's complex cybersecurity and fraud challenges.

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B2C B2B Communications Retail 173

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2020

Analyzing the general distribution of the compromised domains, grouped by category, it is possible to verify that the most affected were as follows: professional/companies (20.2%), personal (13.5%), retail (12.7%) and industry (11.9%).

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Ransomware Retail Phishing Encryption 359

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including education, real estate, retail, non-profit organizations, telecom companies, and governments. Unit42 researchers uncovered a new backdoor named Agent Raccoon, which is being used in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S.

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Retail Education Communications Government 358

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2019

Some of the flaws could be exploited to execute arbitrary code, modify passwords, and change system settings, Sierra Wireless AirLink gateways and routers are widely used in enterprise environments to connect industrial equipment, smart devices, sensors, point-of-sale (PoS) systems, and Industrial Control systems (ICSs).

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Passwords IoT Sales Authentication 275

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

Black Basta affiliates have targeted over 500 private industry and critical infrastructure entities, including healthcare organizations, in North America, Europe, and Australia.” Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. ” reads the CSA. in Germany, and 5.9%

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Ransomware Blockchain Retail Insurance 356

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. Bleeping Computer, citing a source in the cybersecurity industry, confirmed that Steelcase suffered a Ryuk ransomware attack.

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Ransomware Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Mining 320

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2020

The company owns and operates eleven properties and an outdoor lifestyle equipment/apparel retail division with stores in cities throughout Michigan. An industry leader in multiple U.S. Most of the victims belong to the manufacturing industry, followed by IT and media and telecommunications sectors.

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Ransomware Retail Manufacturing Encryption 306

CGI

MARCH 3, 2020

CGI Client Global Insights: A look at top retail banking trends and priorities. Many retail banks have invested in their “plumbing”- implementing digital technologies to deliver the products, services and experiences their customers demand - but many are still running their businesses just as they did before.

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Retail Digital transformation Customer Experience GDPR 104

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.

Retail 81

Retail Artificial Intelligence Energy and Utilities Manufacturing 81

Data Breach Today

JULY 30, 2024

Tighter Security Controls Help Stop Fraud, But Fake IDs and Web Scraping Are Rising Account takeover fraud in the financial services industry is declining in contrast with other industries such as retail and hospitality.

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Financial Services Retail Authentication Cybersecurity 162

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

As a California-based provider of POS technology for the retail and hospitality sector, a successful infection would allow the group to obtain payment card data and later sell the information on online marketplaces.” “The specified targeting of the Clearmind domain fits well with FIN7’s preferred modus operandi.

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Retail Sales Phishing IT 360

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As the retail industry witnesses a shift towards a more digital, on-demand consumer base, AI is becoming the secret weapon for retailers to better understand and cater to this evolving consumer behavior. Retailers recognize the need to build their strategies around AI, integrating it into many aspects of their operations.

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Retail Unstructured data Artificial Intelligence Sales 90

Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2019

After two years of silence, FIN8 group is back and carried out a new campaign against the hotel-entertainment industry employing the ShellTea/PunchBuggy backdoor. At the time, FireEye and root9B published detailed reports about a series of attacks targeting the retail sector. ” reads the analysis published by Morphisec.

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Phishing Retail Communications Security 267

Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2021

The group focuses on organizations in the insurance, retail, technology, and chemical industries in the U.S., The group has been active since 2016, it leverages known malware such as PUNCHTRACK and BADHATCH to infect PoS systems and steal payment card data. Canada, South Africa, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Italy.

Retail 337

Retail Insurance Cybersecurity Phishing 337

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2019

” The following table shows stolen credentials per industry: Most of the login credentials (95%) include plaintext passwords, 76% of them were compromised during the last 12 months. . “As many as 95% of the credentials contained unencrypted, or bruteforced and cracked by the attackers, plaintext passwords.”

Passwords 268

Passwords Sales Retail Marketing 268

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Since August, FIN11 started targeting organizations in many industries, including defense, energy, finance, healthcare, legal, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, technology, and transportation. The group carried out multiple high-volume operations targeting companies across the world, most of them in North America and Europe.

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Ransomware IT Healthcare Phishing 350

Data Breach Today

JUNE 12, 2019

Tommy McDowell, Vice President, on the Value of Information Sharing In response to large data breaches, the retail and hospitality industry formed the RH-ISAC to serve as a central hub for sharing sector-specific cybersecurity information and intelligence, says Tommy McDowell, vice president, who explains how ISACs' roles are changing.

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Retail Data breaches Cybersecurity 171

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The sophisticated phishing campaign exploits the reputation of international brands and targets businesses in multiple industries, including retail, banking, travel, and energy. Researchers from Cyjax reported that a China-based financially motivated group, dubbed Fangxiao, orchestrated a large-scale phishing campaign since 2017.

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Phishing Retail Security IT 323

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 10, 2019

Secret Service shared with financial industry partners states that Secret Service field offices in New York and St. The data can be encoded onto any card with a magnetic stripe, and then used to buy high-priced items at retail outlets — or to withdrawn funds from ATMs (if the fraudsters also have the cardholder’s PIN).

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Retail Sales IT 258