It has been reported that Italian luxury fashion giant, Moncler, has suffered a data breach after files were stolen by the AlphV/BlackCat ransomware operation in December and published on the Dark Web. The attack unfolded in the final week of 2021 when the luxury fashion brand announced an interruption in its IT services but assured that the attack would […]

Organisations are making better use of smart technology such as AI to predict and protect against sophisticated cyberattacks. Here, Leon Shepherd, Chief Information Officer, Ted Baker, discusses how it relies on Darktrace’s AI technology to protect its digital systems and explains how the solution enables the company to focus on higher-value tasks. Darktrace, a global leader […]

It has been reported that Spar, a leading UK convenience store, has experienced a cyberattack which hit more than 300 convenience stores across the north of England. Some stores have been forced to close their doors. Shops are not taking card payments, with those remaining open taking cash only. The National Cyber Security Centre and […]

It has been reported that Japanese consumer electronics giant, Panasonic, has disclosed a security breach wherein an unauthorised third-party broke into its network and potentially accessed data from one of its file servers.  ‘As the result of an internal investigation, it was determined that some data on a file server had been accessed during the […]

Costco Wholesale Corporation has warned customers in notification letters that their payment card information might have been stolen while recently shopping at one of its stores. The retail giant (also known as Costco Wholesale and Costco) is an American multinational that operates a large chain of membership-only retail stores, the fifth-largest retailer worldwide, and the 10th largest corporation in the US by […]

Goutam Pudota, CISO and Group Head of Information Security at IFFCO discusses how it – a leading manufacturer in the food and beverages industry based in the United Arab Emirates – worked with Secureworks to securely simplify and streamline its operations. Pudota explains how the company leverages Secureworks’ XDR and VDR platforms to support cybersecurity […]

With several global trends leading to challenges for retailers in the coming year, Oklahoma-based Courtney Radke, Retail CISO at Fortinet, tells Intelligent CIO what cyberthreat trends retailers should be aware of. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, global online retail sales increased in 2020. According to statistics, consumers spent US$861.12 billion online with US […]

American fashion brand and retailer, Guess, is notifying affected customers of a data breach following a February ransomware attack that led to data theft. “A cybersecurity forensic firm was engaged to assist with the investigation and identified unauthorised access to Guess’ systems between February 2, 2021 and February 23, 2021,” the company said in breach […]

Leading food service retailer, McDonald’s, has announced that it has been the target of a data breach. The event affected customer data from Korea and Taiwan, but its cyber defences meant that the breach was quickly identified and there was no interruption caused to business operations.  McDonald’s Corporation said in a statement: “McDonald’s understands the […]

LogRhythm, the company powering today’s security operations centres (SOCs), has been selected by CDON, the Nordic region’s leading marketplace, to deploy its NextGen Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Platform. The Sweden-based eCommerce marketplace chose the NextGen SIEM Platform to enable it to identify risk, proactively stop cyberattacks and increase its overall cyber-resiliency. The result […]