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FBI warns of gift card fraud ring targeting retail companies

Bleeping Computer

The FBI warned retail companies in the United States that a financially motivated hacking group has been targeting employees in their gift card departments in phishing attacks since at least January 2024. [.]

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Online Retail Hack

Schneier on Security

Selling miniature replicas to unsuspecting shoppers: Online marketplaces sell tiny pink cowboy hats. They also sell miniature pencil sharpeners, palm-size kitchen utensils, scaled-down books and camping chairs so small they evoke the Stonehenge scene in “This Is Spinal Tap.”

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Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger data breach may have impacted millions of customers

Security Affairs

A threat actor claimed the hack of the Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger and leaked 2.8 A threat actor, who goes online with the moniker ShopifyGUY, claimed responsibility for hacking the Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger and leaked 2.8 New breach: Canadian retailer Giant Tiger had 2.8M million records on a hacker forum.

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Yacht retailer MarineMax discloses data breach after cyberattack

Bleeping Computer

MarineMax, self-described as one of the world's largest recreational boat and yacht retailers, says attackers stole employee and customer data after breaching its systems in a March cyberattack. [.]

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FBI warns US retailers that hackers are targeting their gift card systems

Graham Cluley

The FBI has issued a warning to US retailers about a financially-motivated malicious hacking ring that has been targeting employees with phishing attacks in an attempt to create fraudulent gift cards. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Retail chain Hot Topic hit by new credential stuffing attacks

Bleeping Computer

American retailer Hot Topic disclosed that two waves of credential stuffing attacks in November exposed affected customers' personal information and partial payment data. [.]

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Retailers Are Rapidly Scaling Surveillance of Australian Consumers — Why This Is a Red Flag

Tech Republic Security

Australian retailers are rolling out mass surveillance solutions to combat shoplifting, but a poor regulatory environment could mean high risks associated with data security and privacy.