Fraud attempts expected to rise this holiday seasonConsumers and merchants aren’t the only ones preparing for the busiest shopping season of the year. A different kind of data breach hits NordstromAnother retailer was hit by a cyber-attack, but this one didn’t target customer information. City Furniture takes steps to protect customer data City Furniture is protecting store-level customers from the damaging impact of identity theft. Increasing ‘Dark Web’ activity puts retailers at risk Retailers may be leveraging more digital channels to increase revenue opportunities, but these are also fertile ground for cyber-thieves. Retailers looking to clamp down on ‘serial returners’ Shoppers who regularly return items may be in for a rude awakening. Asda gets more ‘intelligent’ about shrink Asda Group Ltd. is using cloud-based analytics to get a better handle on shrink occurring across its U.K.-based stores. Online fraud attacks on the rise Retailers continue to feel the fallout from online fraud, and the pressure is on as they are attacked from multiple sources. Social media giant suffers huge data breach Not even six months after being caught up in a data breach scandal with political data firm Cambridge Analytica, Facebook was targeted in a new cyber-crime. Boscov’s deploys new technology to protect goods A family-owned department store retailer is using new technology that discourages shoplifting without negatively impacting sales. PCI compliance drops for first time in years More companies are failing compliance assessments or not maintaining full compliance, two issues that make them more vulnerable to cybercrime. First Previous 42 43 44 45 46 Next Last