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Taking Stock of Your Data Security to Deliver a Happy Holiday Shopping Season

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Originally published in Security Magazine on November 20, 2019. This is a problem facing nearly every industry, but retailers remain a top target for cybercrime. According to the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report-Retail Edition , 62 percent of U.S. Read the full article in Security Magazine.

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Retailer WH Smith discloses data breach after a cyberattack

Security Affairs

Retailer WH Smith disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack, threat actors had access to access company data. Retailer WH Smith revealed that threat actors have breached its infrastructure and had access to the data of about 12,500 current and former employees.

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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex

Krebs on Security

retailers, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord and Taylor , Bebe Stores , Hilton Hotels , Jason’s Deli , Whole Foods , Chipotle , Wawa , Sonic Drive-In , the Hy-Vee supermarket chain , Buca Di Beppo , and Dickey’s BBQ. The Russian hacker group Nerf as described in a March 2006 article in the Russian hacker magazine xakep.ru.

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MY TAKE: Why the next web-delivered ad you encounter could invisibly infect your smartphone

The Last Watchdog

The tech titans have swelled into multi-billion dollar behemoths by myopically focusing on delivering targeted online advertising, in support of online retailing. Cybercriminals have begun escalating their efforts to bend the legitimate online advertising and retailing fulfillment ecosystem to their whims.

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E-Skimming Strikes Again: Macy’s Confirms Magecart Data Breach

Adam Levin

In a letter to affected customers, the retailer said that it had detected malware on its e-commerce website on October 15 and that it had been active for a little over a week. . Magecart attacks are a growing threat to online retailers and e-commerce sites, where rogue code is inserted into sites to “skim” customer card information.

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U.S. Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble hit by cyberattack

Security Affairs

is an American bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States in fifty states. Over the weekend, users have been complaining on Nook’s Facebook page and Twitter that they were not able to access their library of purchased eBooks and magazine subscriptions. Barnes & Noble, Inc. ,

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Is email really the nemesis of better collaboration software?

ChiefTech

A few years later, CIO magazine reported that in companies such as Mercedes-Benz and Chevron in the United States, e-mail was proving to be popular with sales teams. 1989, 'Big Brother in a Laptop', CIO magazine, May 1989, p.22. 1990, 'Son of Email', CIO magazine, September 1990, p.10. Source: Buerger, D. Source: Yovovich, B.