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AllSaints enlists the help of bot protectors to bar malicious attacks

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…

GlobalData: “Companies are still failing to take adequate steps against cyber threats”

March 9, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce, Security

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GlobalData has accused retailers of failing to take sufficient precautions against cyber threats. Following the news last week of cyber attacks and data breaches at Tesco, Boots and Virgin Media,…

Tesco is being forced to reissue more than 600,000 Clubcards after they were hit with “fraudulent activity” exposing customer information.

620,000 Tesco Clubcards to be reissued after “fraudulent activity” exposed customer data

March 3, 2020

Ben Stevens

News, Security

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Tesco is being forced to reissue more than 600,000 Clubcards after they were hit with “fraudulent activity” exposing customer information. The UK’s largest grocer emailed 620,000 Clubcard holders to inform…

Amazon “terminates” employees for sharing customer data with third parties

January 13, 2020

Ben Stevens

Companies, News, Security

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Amazon has “terminated” a number of employees who were found to have sold customer data to third party sources. The online retailer informed a number of customers via an email,…

Black Friday scams are becoming more “sophisticated” with nearly a quarter of 18 to 34-year olds stating they’d fallen victim to fraud on the day.

Black Friday scams hit 24% of under 35s costing an average of £661

November 18, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News, Security

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Black Friday scams are becoming more “sophisticated” with nearly a quarter of 18 to 34-year olds stating they’d fallen victim to fraud on the day. Scams aimed at exploiting “our…

Alibaba prevents 300m cyber attacks every day

October 16, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Security

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Alibaba thwarts 300 million hacking attempts every day thanks to its advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, according to its founder. Cyber attacks made against the Chinese ecommerce giant top hundreds of…

Amazon staff in India and Romania are employed to watch select snippets of footage from customers Cloud Cam home security cameras, according to Bloomberg.

Amazon embroiled in fresh privacy scandal as Cloud Cam footage could be watched by employees

October 10, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Artificial Intelligence, Industry, News, Voice

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Amazon staff in India and Romania are employed to watch select snippets of footage from customers Cloud Cam home security cameras, according to Bloomberg. The ecommerce giant has become embroiled…

Ecommerce retailers see more than 30 per cent of their traffic come from bots, as automated attacks on online retailers become more sophisticated.

30% of all ecommerce traffic comes from bots

September 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News, Security

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Ecommerce retailers see more than 30 per cent of their traffic come from bots, as automated attacks on online retailers become more sophisticated. Bot’s account for a staggering percentage of…

StockX says the coronavirus has been “great for our business and growth” as shoppers are forced to turn online to make purchases.

StockX data breach exposes 6.8m users’ data

August 6, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News, Security

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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…

Amazon prepares for facial recognition vote

May 22, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Artificial Intelligence, Ecommerce, News

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Amazon shareholders will vote in two different polls today to asses if the online retail giant can sell its facial recognition technology to US police forces. Ahead of Amazon’s annual…

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AllSaints enlists the help of bot protectors to bar malicious attacks

GlobalData: “Companies are still failing to take adequate steps against cyber threats”

620,000 Tesco Clubcards to be reissued after “fraudulent activity” exposed customer data

Amazon “terminates” employees for sharing customer data with third parties

Black Friday scams hit 24% of under 35s costing an average of £661

Alibaba prevents 300m cyber attacks every day

30% of all ecommerce traffic comes from bots

StockX data breach exposes 6.8m users’ data

Amazon prepares for facial recognition vote

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