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Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma has been summoned to a court in India amid allegations the retailer censored content seen as unfavourable to China.

Alibaba’s Jack Ma summoned to Indian court over allegations of censorship and fake news at the retailer

July 27, 2020

Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma has been summoned to a court in India amid allegations the retailer censored content seen as unfavourable to China. China’s richest man has been thrown into…

Co-op has issued hundreds of its frontline store staff with body cameras amid fears for their safety as violence towards them skyrockets.

Body cameras issued to hundreds of Co-op staff amid unprecedented “levels of violence and abuse”

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July 23, 2020

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Co-op has issued hundreds of its frontline store staff with body cameras amid fears for their safety as violence towards them skyrockets. The grocer has provided staff at 250 stores…

TikTok has officially launched ‘TikTok For Business’ offering brands and retailers a myriad of marketing tools in a major challenge to Snapchat and Instagram.

Amazon temporarily bans TikTok from employee phones as security concerns grow

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July 13, 2020

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Amazon instructed its employees to remove TikTok from their mobile devices due to “security risks” on Friday, before reversing its decision hours later. TikTok, the Chinese video sharing app which…

Amazon was hit by the largest DDoS attack ever recorded for over three days in what experts are calling a “warning we should not ignore

Amazon hit with largest DDoS cyber attack in history

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June 19, 2020

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Amazon was hit by the largest DDoS attack ever recorded for over three days in what experts are calling a “warning we should not ignore”. Amazon Web Services (AWS), on…

Claire’s customers card details stolen in month-long cyber attack

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June 16, 2020

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Claire’s customers may have had their card payment details stolen after the brand and its sister company Icing were hit by a skimming cyber-attack. The accessories retailer, which was forced…

Amazon and Alibaba have both partnered with law enforcement agencies to help tackle the rise in coronavirus-related ecommerce fraud.

Amazon and Alibaba team up with US law enforcement to tackle sharp rise in COVID-19 fraud

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May 7, 2020

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Amazon and Alibaba have both partnered with law enforcement agencies to help tackle the rise in coronavirus-related ecommerce fraud. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has joined forces with the world’s two…

471 fake COVID-19 shops shut down as “despicable” scammers capitalise on pandemic

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April 21, 2020

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Hundreds of fake online shops selling fraudulent coronavirus safety equipment have been shut down by UK authorities as scammers seek to capitalise on the pandemic. The National Cyber Security Centre…

Morrisons has partnered with delivery giant DPD to provide next-day delivery of its new food boxes for those struggling to secure home deliveries in lockdown.

Morrisons ruled “not liable” for data leak exposing 100,000 employees payroll data in landmark case

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April 1, 2020

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Morrisons is not “vicariously liable” for a data leak which exposed payroll data of 100,000 staff according to a landmark Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court ruled via livestream today…

AllSaints enlists the help of bot protectors to bar malicious attacks

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March 11, 2020

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Fashion brand AllSaints has enlisted the help of bot management solution Netacea, in order to protect itself from unwanted web traffic. The East London brand will now use Netacea’s machine…

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