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Fraudsters pretending to be ecommerce giant Amazon employees scammed US consumers out of $27 million from July 2020 to June 2021.

Amazon impersonators stole $27m over the last 12 months

October 21, 2021

Fraudsters pretending to be ecommerce giant Amazon employees scammed US consumers out of $27 million from July 2020 to June 2021. The fraudsters were part of a “business impersonator” scam,…

Retail security personnel could soon be equipped with body worn cameras capable of facial recognition as violence towards staff continues to escalate.

Retail security staff could soon be equipped with facial-recognition-capable body worn cameras

Artificial Intelligence Security

August 2, 2021

Ben Stevens

Retail security personnel could soon be equipped with body worn cameras capable of facial recognition as violence towards staff continues to escalate. Technology company Reveal has unveiled the world’s first…

Amazon is being slapped with the largest ever fine given by the European Union’s privacy watchdog for violating data protection rules.

Amazon slapped with €746m fine marking largest GDPR penalty in history

Ecommerce Security

Amazon data protection fine GDPR

August 2, 2021

Ben Stevens

Amazon is being slapped with the largest ever fine given by the European Union’s privacy watchdog for violating data protection rules. Amazon was handed the €746 million (£637 million) fine…

The Hut Group is set to integrate blockchain payment giant Mode’s technology into over 30 of its brands offering Bitcoin cashback rewards.

THG develops award winning anti-fraud tech

July 23, 2021

The Hut Group (THG) has developed an award winning anti-fraud technology which won recognition at last night’s Retail Risk’s Fraud Awards 2020. The tech, coined THG Detect, is used by…

Amazon, Tesco Bank, Waitrose and the NHS app were all taken offline yesterday as widespread internet outages hit millions of users.

Internet outages bring down NHS app, Amazon, Waitrose and thousands more websites potentially costing millions in lost revenues

Ecommerce Industry Security

Amazon NHS App Sainsbury's Bank Tesco bank Waitrose

July 23, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Amazon, Tesco Bank, Waitrose and the NHS app were all taken offline yesterday as widespread internet outages hit millions of users. The NHS app, now notorious amid the ongoing ‘pingdemic’…

Online shopping fraud has skyrocketed by 65 per cent over the past year seeing online fraud victims lose a whopping £2.3 billion.

Online shopping scams skyrocketed 65% during pandemic costing shoppers £69m

Ecommerce Security

Fraud online shopping Scam Which?

July 15, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Online shopping fraud has skyrocketed by 65 per cent over the past year seeing online fraud victims lose a whopping £2.3 billion. Fraud rates are continuing to skyrocket across the…

Users of facial recognition software as a means of payment will increase by 120 per cent by 2025 according to a research carried out by Juniper.

Retailers called on to stop using facial recognition tech by civil rights groups

Industry News Security

July 14, 2021

George Iddenden

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Civil rights organisations are calling on retailers to ditch facial recognition technology to screen shoppers over fears it can lead to abuses. A coalition of over 35 organisations including National…

Amazon hit by massive global outage leaving many unable to access site for hours

Ecommerce Security

Amazon cyberattack down Downdetector outage

July 12, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Amazon has experienced its second major outage in as many months seeing its shopping service go down across the globe for a number of hours. More than 38,000 users reported…

Nearly 1000 grocery stores could take weeks to recover from one of the largest ransomware attacks in history, seeing hackers demand $70 million to restore data.

800 grocery stores shut down by “colossal” ransomware attack could take weeks to recover

Security

Coop cyberattack REvil Sweden

July 6, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Nearly 1000 grocery stores could take weeks to recover from one of the largest ransomware attacks in history, seeing hackers demand $70 million to restore data. Over the weekend hackers…

Two major beauty retailers are facing class action lawsuits over accusations their virtual makeup services are illegally storing users’ biometric data.

Two major beauty retailers face lawsuits over virtual try-on technology

Artificial Intelligence Augmented & Virtual Reality Security

AI Mary Kay Ulta Beauty virtual try on

July 5, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Two major beauty retailers are facing class action lawsuits over accusations their virtual makeup services are illegally storing users’ biometric data. Ulta Beauty and Mary Kay, which both offer popular…

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Amazon impersonators stole $27m over the last 12 months

Retail security staff could soon be equipped with facial-recognition-capable body worn cameras

THG develops award winning anti-fraud tech

Internet outages bring down NHS app, Amazon, Waitrose and thousands more websites potentially costing millions in lost revenues

Online shopping scams skyrocketed 65% during pandemic costing shoppers £69m

Retailers called on to stop using facial recognition tech by civil rights groups

Amazon hit by massive global outage leaving many unable to access site for hours

800 grocery stores shut down by “colossal” ransomware attack could take weeks to recover

Two major beauty retailers face lawsuits over virtual try-on technology

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