Tag: retail sector
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The Register: Harrods blames its supplier after crims steal 430k customers’ data in fresh attack
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/harrods_blames_thirdparty_supplier_after/ Source: The Register Title: Harrods blames its supplier after crims steal 430k customers’ data in fresh attack Feedly Summary: Attackers make contact but negotiations fall on deaf ears Luxury London-based retailer Harrods is facing its second cybersecurity scandal in 2025, confirming criminals not only stole 430,000 customers’ data in a fresh attack…
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Microsoft Security Blog: Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/24/retail-at-risk-how-one-alert-uncovered-a-persistent-cyberthreat/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat Feedly Summary: In the latest edition of our Cyberattack Series, we dive into real-world cases targeting retail organizations. With 60% of retail companies reporting operational disruptions from cyberattacks and 43% experiencing breaches in the past year, the stakes…
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The Register: Sainsbury’s eyes up shoplifters with live facial recognition
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/sainsburys_lfr/ Source: The Register Title: Sainsbury’s eyes up shoplifters with live facial recognition Feedly Summary: Privacy campaigners cry foul as grocer joins Asda, Iceland, and others in retail surveillance boom Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second-largest supermarket chain, has caught the attention of privacy campaigners by launching an eight-week trial of live facial recognition (LFR) tech…
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The Register: Experts count staggering costs incurred by UK retail amid cyberattack hell
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/23/experts_count_the_staggering_costs/ Source: The Register Title: Experts count staggering costs incurred by UK retail amid cyberattack hell Feedly Summary: Cyber Monitoring Centre issues first severity assessment since February launch Britain’s Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) estimates the total cost of the cyberattacks that crippled major UK retail organizations recently could be in the region of…
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Slashdot: Starbucks To Roll Out Microsoft Azure OpenAI Assistant For Baristas
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/10/2032225/starbucks-to-roll-out-microsoft-azure-openai-assistant-for-baristas?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Starbucks To Roll Out Microsoft Azure OpenAI Assistant For Baristas Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Starbucks is launching a generative AI assistant named “Green Dot Assist” on Microsoft Azure’s OpenAI platform to enhance barista efficiency and service quality. This initiative showcases the integration of AI in…
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The Register: Cyber fiends battering UK retailers now turn to US stores
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/cyber_scum_attacking_uk_retailers/ Source: The Register Title: Cyber fiends battering UK retailers now turn to US stores Feedly Summary: DragonForce-riding ransomware ring also has ‘shiny object syndrome’ so will likely move on to another sector soon The same miscreants behind recent cyberattacks on British retailers are now trying to dig their claws into major American…