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Social Engineering Used to Breach M&S Systems A cyberattack on Marks & Spencer (M&S) has raised concerns over digital security in the UK retail sector. Sources told BleepingComputer that threat actors allegedly used social engineering to reset an employee password and access internal systems. The tactics mirror those used in other recent attacks on retailers. … Read more
The NFL Draft called an unexpected audible last week; one that didn’t involve a playbook but a privacy breach. A prank caller impersonating an NFL general manager during the draft spotlighted two pressing cybersecurity issues: the protection of confidential data and the risks tied to remote work. SentinelOne notes that the remote workforce has grown … Read more
Attorneys face rising cybersecurity threats as wire fraud schemes grow in frequency and cost. That take and further analysis courtesy of a meandering search of the internet and stumbling across this recent post from Integreon, a global provider of legal and compliance outsourcing. Their article highlights how cyberattacks like business email compromise (BEC) are targeting … Read more
Growing Cyber Risk Meets Uneven SMB Response Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) increasingly understand the cyber risks they face, but many still fall short on defense. This is the central theme of CrowdStrike’s newly released 2025 State of SMB Cybersecurity Report. Despite 93% of SMBs reporting awareness of cybersecurity risks, only 36% invest in modern … Read more
We recently told you how a cyber insurance settlement of $30 million boosted Q1-2025 results for Sonic Automative, which was hit by the ransomware attack last year on CDK Global, provider of software for auto dealerships. Now two more of America’s largest auto dealers have made public filings touching on the hack and their actual … Read more