Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

.” The CPU will address critical vulnerabilities in Oracle Essbase, Graph Server and Client, Secure Backup, Communications Applications, Communications, Construction and Engineering, Enterprise Manager, Financial Services Applications, Fusion Middleware, Insurance Applications, PeopleSoft, Support Tools, and Utilities Applications.

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Communications Financial Services Big data Retail 309

Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4 Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Artificial Intelligence 309

Artificial Intelligence Security Data breaches Ransomware 309

Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2021

The group focuses on organizations in the insurance, retail, technology, and chemical industries in the U.S., In the most recent attack investigated by BitDefender, the group conducted reconnaissance on the target network to gather information to use in the attack and conduct lateral movement and privilege escalation.

Retail 338

Retail Insurance Cybersecurity Phishing 338

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

The incident interrupted retail store inventory replenishment and delayed order fulfillment. “VF will be seeking reimbursement of costs, expenses and losses stemming from the cyber incident by submitting claims to VF’s cybersecurity insurers. VF Corp also added that it has found no evidence that customer passwords were stolen.

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Data breaches Passwords Retail Insurance 338

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

.” PIONEER KITTEN hackers to date have focused their attacks against entities in North American and Israeli, while targeted sectors include technology, government, defense, healthcare, aviation, media, academic, engineering, consulting and professional services, chemical, manufacturing, financial services, insurance, and retail. .

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Access Financial Services Retail Insurance 323

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A joint research by Elliptic and Corvus Insurance revealed that the group accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022. ” Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. The average ransom payment was $1.2 61,9% of the victims are in the US, 15.8%

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Ransomware Blockchain Retail Insurance 308

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

million of expected insurance coverage. “A little less than half of the estimated lost sales relates to our retail business where a significant number of clinics have been unable to service end-users in a regular fashion.

Ransomware 253

Ransomware Sales Retail Insurance 253

Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2019

TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. and which used emails with subjects pertaining to finance or urgent concerns on insurance policies. The emails used in these campaigns used subjects pertaining to finance or urgent concerns on insurance policies.” XLS or VBA.DOC macros.”

e-Delivery 256

e-Delivery Insurance Retail Government 256

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Target Optical, Eyemed vision care plan, and Glasses.com. For some patients, exposed information included credit card numbers and social security numbers.

Data breaches 217

Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Retail 217

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2021

Prometei has been observed to be active in systems across a variety of industries, including: Finance, Insurance, Retail, Manufacturing, Utilities, Travel, and Construction.” . “The victimology is quite random and opportunistic rather than highly targeted, which makes it even more dangerous and widespread.

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Mining Retail Insurance Manufacturing 248

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

Since then, it has conducted 26 targeted attacks on commercial organizations alone, including companies in the fields of construction , finance , consulting , retail , banking , insurance , law ,and travel. The APT group RedCurl, discovered by Group-IB Threat Intelligence experts, has been active since at least 2018.

Cloud 363

Cloud Phishing Analytics Access 363

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The threat actor mainly targets insurance, consulting, and construction companies. In the past year, cybersecurity specialists detected four new POS Trojans, used mainly in attacks on retailers in the United States. The largest bank card data leaks are related to compromises of US retailers. million to 43.8

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IT Military Cybersecurity Phishing 308

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Each of these regulations addresses different aspects of cybersecurity and data protection, making it essential for businesses and organizations to stay informed and proactive. The act also requires institutions to allow customers to opt out of having their information shared with non-affiliated third parties.

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Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Compliance Privacy 121

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). This post explores some reasons why this is the case, and why it can’t change fast enough.

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Security Marketing Cybersecurity Data breaches 255

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

Meanwhile, you can subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. With that out of the way, it’s time to move on to May 2023.

Data breaches 121

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 121

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 9, 2023

If left unremediated, the exposures would allow attackers and malicious insiders to drain funds from the wallets of millions of retail and institutional customers in seconds, with no knowledge to the user or vendor. New York, N.Y.,

Retail 100

Retail Insurance Libraries Paper 100

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

With that in mind, Geraint Williams, IT Governance’s chief information security officer, discusses his cyber security predictions in the upcoming year. Cyber insurance has in some regions encouraged victims to pay as it is cheaper than remediation in some cases. Our predictions. Ransomware will continue to increase.

Security 98

Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source (New) Retail Italy Yes 436,932 Toner-dumping.de Source (New) Retail Germany Yes 334,000 Yakima Valley Radiology, PC Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Healthcare USA Yes 235,249 Consorzio Innovation Source (New) Professional services Italy Yes 225 GB Northeast Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Source (New) Healthcare USA Yes 177,276 Strike.me

Data Privacy 78

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 78

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

On September 15, 2016, the New Jersey Senate unanimously approved a bill that seeks to limit retailers’ ability to collect and use personal data contained on consumers’ driver and non-driver identification cards. The bill, known as the Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act , must now be approved by the New Jersey Assembly.

Privacy 45

Privacy Retail Personal data Insurance 45

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

According to the newly released 2019 edition of Symantec’s annual Internet Security Threat Report , formjacking has overtaken ransomware and cryptojacking as cyber criminals’ attack vector of choice. million of this amount, the rest being covered by insurance. It’s essentially a virtual form of card skimming.

Passwords 68

Passwords Data breaches Retail Government 68

Hunton Privacy

JULY 24, 2017

On July 21, 2017, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill that places new restrictions on the collection and use of personal information by retail establishments for certain purposes. to record, retain or transmit information by a covered entity pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Privacy 40

Privacy Retail Insurance Sales 40

CGI

JUNE 14, 2016

This flagship research surveyed 150 C-level and boardroom business leaders from the UK’s largest companies (1,000+ employees) across the commercial sectors of retail, banking, insurance, utilities and telco. Less than half of UK boardrooms are confident in the IT security advice they receive today.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity Government Retail Insurance 40

CGI

JUNE 15, 2016

This flagship research surveyed 150 C-level and boardroom business leaders from the UK’s largest companies (1,000+ employees) across the commercial sectors of retail, banking, insurance, utilities and telco. Less than half of UK boardrooms are confident in the IT security advice they receive today.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity Government Retail Insurance 40

Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

CVS Pharmacy (“CVS”), reportedly the largest retail pharmacy chain, has agreed to pay the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) $2.25 CVS Pharmacy (“CVS”), reportedly the largest retail pharmacy chain, has agreed to pay the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) $2.25

Privacy 49

Privacy CMS Compliance Information Security 49

Armstrong Archives

DECEMBER 19, 2023

No matter the size of a business, a well-defined record retention policy serves multiple purposes: ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, aiding in efficient document management, and securing sensitive information. Also, their policies must be tailored to their specific industry requirements and business size.

Compliance 52

Compliance Archiving Digital transformation Records Management 52

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2009

The FTC appears to interpret this definition to encompass entities that may have little or no involvement in credit decisions, such as retailers that accept credit card applications for forwarding to credit card companies. Second, the guide sets out an expansive view of “covered accounts.” by processing credit applications.”

Compliance 40

Compliance Retail Insurance Manufacturing 40

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

LogicManager’s GRC solution has specific use cases across financial services, education, government, healthcare, retail, and technology industries, among others. Insurance & claims management. To use an example of a functional GRC strategy in action, imagine a fictional retail business that sells vitamin supplements.

Compliance 68

Compliance Risk Government Retail 68

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Panelists were presented with two consumer harm and injury hypotheticals (one in a privacy context, based on retail tracking and marketing, and one in a security context, based on unauthorized access to company consumer data) and asked to assess at which stage of the hypothetical they believed consumer injury was taking place.

Privacy 42

Privacy Risk Retail Insurance 42

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

LogicManager’s GRC solution has specific use cases across financial services, education, government, healthcare, retail, and technology industries, among others. Insurance & claims management. To use an example of a functional GRC strategy in action, imagine a fictional retail business that sells vitamin supplements.

Compliance 58

Compliance Risk Government Retail 58

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Source (New) Manufacturing Taiwan Yes 4,715,133 Mustafa Centre Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Retail Singapore Yes >3,5000,000 TRAXERO Source (New) Software USA Yes 2,634,753 Piping Rock Health Products Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 2,103,100 FBCS, Inc. To learn more about our research methodology, click here.

Data Privacy 91

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 91

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Think TV licenses and car insurance, for example. There has never been more public awareness around the importance of data security – between the Cambridge Analytica scandal and hundreds of GDPR ‘opt-out’ notifications – the topic has been on our front pages and at the top of our inboxes for a while.

GDPR 76

GDPR Security Marketing Data breaches 76

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In December 2023, Elliptic and Corvus Insurance published a joint research that revealed the group accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022. Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. reads the CSA. The average ransom payment was $1.2

Ransomware 185

Ransomware Blockchain Retail Insurance 185

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2024

CISA adds ScienceLogic SL1 flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog VMware failed to fully address vCenter Server RCE flaw CVE-2024-38812 Cisco states that data published on cybercrime forum was taken from public-facing DevHub environment Internet Archive was breached twice in a month Unknown threat actors exploit Roundcube Webmail flaw (..)

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Security Data breaches Archiving Ransomware 302