A database including thousands of names and addresses has been stolen from Guntrader, the UK’s largest online marketplace for guns, and published on the dark web.
Category: Retail
Your industry’s biggest threats – and allies
We take a ‘deep dive’ look into the responses from participants in a range of sectors. What are the biggest threats faced by different industries? What are their priorities? And who are their most reliable allies in the struggle against cybercrime?
Hackers claim to have accessed personal data of ~200,000 Superdrug customers
Superdrug has announced that up to 200,000 of its customers with online accounts may have had their personal data exposed.
Dixons Carphone breach almost 10x bigger than initially thought
Revising its June estimates significantly upwards, Dixons Carphone now says that 10 million customers were involved in last year’s data breach.
Ticketmaster breach part of ‘massive’ global operation with 800+ victims
The third-party breach affecting Ticketmaster customers is just the tip of the iceberg – researchers say that the actors behind it have stolen data from over 800 websites worlwide.
Adidas warns customers of potential breach
Sportswear company Adidas has warned customers of a “potential data security incident” affecting millions of US customers.
ICO issues Enforcement Notices, fine over nuisance phone calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office has taken enforcement action against two companies for nuisance phone calls, including a fine of £700,000.
Breach at Ticketmaster exposed data of up to 40,000 customers
Ticket purchasing platform Ticketmaster has disclosed a data breach which may have impacted as many as 40,000 UK customers. (Updated with further details, 29/06)
Veriff raises $7.7 million Series A funding
Estonian identity verification startup Veriff, which hopes to be ‘Stripe for identity’, has raised $7.7 million in Series A funding.
SensibleVision announces new facial recognition payment platform
Mobile AI tech company SensibleVision has announced its new 3DWALLET technology, designed to let retailers replace card and cash payments with a 3D facial recognition platform.