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Estée Lauder has seen more than 440 million internal records exposed in a massive data breach, according to reports from Security Discovery.

440,336,852 documents exposed in Estée Lauder hack

February 13, 2020

Data breach, Estée Lauder, Hack, Security Discovery

Estée Lauder has seen more than 440 million internal records exposed in a massive data breach, according to reports from Security Discovery. A cyberattack exposed 440,336,852 records containing swathes of…

Jeff Bezos has sold $4.1 billion (£3.16 billion) worth of Amazon shares in the past week marking the largest seven-day selldown by any billionaire executive on record.

Amazon founder’s phone allegedly hacked by Saudi’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

January 22, 2020

Ben Stevens

News

Crown Prince, Hack, Jeff Bezos, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia

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Jeff Bezos personal phone was hacked after he received a WhatsApp message from Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, suspected of containing malicious files. UN officials are expected to…

Dixons Carphone has been slapped with a £500,000 fine by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) after 14 million customers were affected in a cyber-attack.

£111,000 taken from hundreds of customers in Currys PC World Ebay hack

October 30, 2019

Ben Stevens

Security

Currys PC World, Dixons Carphone, Ebay, Hack, Paypal

Currys PC World customers have been defrauded out of £111,000 after the retailer’s Ebay site fell victim to a major hacking scam. Ebay listings from the technology retailer, which is…

Asics has apologised after pornography was played on giant TV screens facing a busy high for nine-hours at its flagship store in Auckland.

Asics store played porn on giant TV screens for 9 hours

September 30, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Security

ASICS, Auckland, Hack, hackers, New Zealand, Queen Street

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Asics has apologised after pornography was played on giant TV screens facing a busy high for nine-hours at its flagship store in Auckland. Pornography was streamed onto the fashion retailers…

StockX has surpassed $1 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) for the first time thanks to massive growth in 2019.

StockX data breach exposes 6.8m users’ data

August 6, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News, Security

Data breach, ecommerce, Hack, security, StockX

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StockX admitted to the data breach after sending an email to all its users requiring them to change their passwords due to a “system update” on Thursday. The footwear retailer…

Uniqlo’s parent company Fast Retailing has partnered enlisted the help of two robotics startups to increase automation in its warehouses.

460,000 Uniqlo accounts hacked in major breach

May 15, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Security

Fast Retailing, GU, Hack, Uniqlo

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Uniqlo’s owner Fast Retailing Co. has said hackers have likely gained access to at least 460,000 customer accounts. The fashion retailer has said that nearly half a million accounts registered…

Amazon’s UK corporation tax payment is “the square root of diddly-squat” according to critics, as the retailer fights legal battles across the globe.

Amazon hit by “serious” hack seeing over 100 sellers bank details changed

May 10, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News, Security

Amazon, Barclays, Fraud, Hack, Prepay

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More than 100 Amazon accounts fell victim to a “serious” hack which saw fraudsters funnel sellers’ cash into their own bank accounts over a six-month period. According to Bloomberg, the…

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440,336,852 documents exposed in Estée Lauder hack

Amazon founder’s phone allegedly hacked by Saudi’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

£111,000 taken from hundreds of customers in Currys PC World Ebay hack

Asics store played porn on giant TV screens for 9 hours

StockX data breach exposes 6.8m users’ data

460,000 Uniqlo accounts hacked in major breach

Amazon hit by “serious” hack seeing over 100 sellers bank details changed

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