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New Data Covers How the Retail Market is at Greater Risk of Industry-Specific Cyberthreats

KnowBe4

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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USPS Surges to Take Top Spot as Most Impersonated Brand in Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

New data shows phishing attacks are deviating from the traditional focus on technology and retail sectors and are opting for alternate brands with widespread appeal.

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Beware of Bogus Roborock Retailers: The Perils of Misleading URLs in E-Commerce

KnowBe4

Roborock's online storefronts have been used for cybercrime schemes in the past, and it seems attackers are continuing to create fake online shops. After all, the Chinese-originated robot vacuum cleaner brand only sells through resellers in Germany.

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ROUNDTABLE: Targeting the supply-chain: SolarWinds, then Mimecast and now UScellular

The Last Watchdog

The intruders got in by tricking UScellular retail store employees into downloading malicious software on store computers. While technology is an important element of a cyber defense plan, this situation again highlights the equal importance of culture and security awareness within an organization.

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2022 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Scams

KnowBe4

Then, in 2005 the clever people at the National Retail Federation decided that an online frenzy of shopping was needed the Monday after Thanksgiving. Over time, Black Friday became Black November as retailers cashed in on the sales and consumers obliged. We know this Monday as Cyber Monday.

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OmniVision disclosed a data breach after the 2023 Cactus ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The company is also updating security policies, migrating some systems to the cloud, and requiring additional security awareness training. In early January, the Cactus ransomware group claimed to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden.

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A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams

Krebs on Security

“Marketing and digital strategy roles drive top line revenue for firms—the latter is particularly important in retail and banking businesses as so much commerce moves online,” Conroy said.

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