Data Security

Hot Topic has reportedly suffered a data breach exposing tens of millions of customer records. The data breach happened in October and exposed 57 million unique email addresses, but also included physical addresses, phone numbers, purchases, genders, dates of birth, and partial credit data containing card type, expiry and last four digits, according to data…

The holiday season is around the corner once again, and it's just as important as ever for retailers and customers to remain vigilant against holiday cyberattacks. The hustle and bustle of the period — from Black Friday to Christmas — is a great time for cybercriminals to target businesses as purchases and foot traffic increase.…

The impressive recent growth trajectory we've seen in the e-commerce market continues to move up and to the right. According to Statista, the global e-commerce market is projected to maintain an annual growth rate of 9.49 percent in the coming years, with 3.6 billion purchases expected to account for $6.48 trillion come 2029. Unfortunately, this…

Rite Aid announced this week it suffered a cybersecurity breach on June 6 and roughly 2 million customers' information was stolen in the hack, reports Newsweek. The drug store chain said the hacker impersonated a company employee to access customer information from 2017 and 2018. This data included purchaser name, address, date of birth, and…

Quantum computers are perceived by the public as sophisticated computers designed to solve complex problems more rapidly than conventional computers. It’s thought that these types of computers can only be found in a handful of IT companies outside of universities. However, variations have been developed in the last year to two years. There are now…

For e-commerce organizations, protecting payment card data is a top priority. So is maintaining compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). With the arrival of PCI DSS 4.0, it’s critical to review your audit readiness, including a thorough assessment of your cardholder data environment (CDE). Segmenting your infrastructure to reduce your auditable footprint…

Account takeover (ATO) fraud costs businesses and consumers billions. ATOs happen when an unauthorized party accesses an online account. This type of fraud has victimized nearly 30 percent of Americans and caused $13 billion in financial losses in 2023 alone. The damage extends beyond money to reputation and consumer trust. The ATO threat is growing.…

Retail shrinkage accounts for $94.5 billion in losses annually for the U.S. retail industry. However, it's not the only theft the sector needs to worry about. The 2024 Verizon DBIR found that credentials are the most frequently breached data in the retail industry. Cybercriminals continue to focus on stealing credentials due to the ease of obtaining them and because password…

High-end department store Neiman Marcus on Monday disclosed a data breach, shortly before a hacker offered to sell information belonging to millions of the company’s customers, reports SecurityWeek. The company told the Maine Attorney General’s Office that the breach has impacted more than 64,000 individuals. Shortly after Neiman Marcus disclosed the breach, a hacker who…

If the ShinyHunter’s breach is confirmed and Ticketmaster’s data is ultimately distributed, online fraud attacks will almost certainly increase. For consumers, the feeling you experience when learning your personal data was stolen during a data breach is often just the start. Data breaches more often than not lead to additional fraud. Depending on the type…