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NRF Protect Keynote Speaker
Southwest Flight 1380 pilot Tammie Jo Shults on leading in times of crisis
 When Captain Tammie Jo Shults entered the cockpit of Southwest Flight 1380 in
April, she couldn't have known an in-flight engine explosion would require her
to complete a feat of aviation to bring the plane safely to the ground. But she
was in the right place at the right time, successfully landing the damaged plane
with grace under extreme pressure.
On a flight from New York's LaGuardia airport to Dallas, one of the plane's
engines exploded, fatally injuring passenger Jennifer Riordan. Despite the
damage to the plane, Shults and the crew guided the aircraft and its passengers
to safety.
In her first speaking appearance since piloting the flight, Captain Shults
shared her story with those gathered at the NRF PROTECT loss prevention
conference in Dallas in a session called "Leading in Uncertain Times."
Shults credits preparation, teamwork and trust for the successful landing. Other
than trading flights with her husband, also a captain, her day began like any
other, greeting and getting to know the names of her crew. And that, Shults
said, is important.
Connection and trust within a team is essential. While Shults and co-pilot
Darren Ellisor were managing the flight, flight attendants were communicating
the situation in the cabin and helping keep passengers calm. Shults said she
changed plans several times based on information the crew provided. "A good
captain is a captain who listens," she said. "Flexibility is survivability."
nrf.com
NRF Protect 2018 Photo Album
Waffle House Apologizes Over Handcuffing of Black Customers in Bill Dispute
Waffle House, the 24-hour breakfast chain, and the police in a small, Florida
Panhandle town found themselves on the defensive this week, after a video showed
a black couple being handcuffed after a dispute over the cost of a meal and a
glass of orange juice.
 After a cellphone video of the May 2 episode was shared widely on social media,
the police in Fort Walton Beach released its own body camera footage on Tuesday
with a forceful statement saying that they wanted to "set the record straight"
about the encounter, that they had "followed proper protocol" and that there had
been "no misconduct" by the officers.
Waffle House, facing renewed calls for a boycott, said that the couple had
received a full refund for the meal the day after the handcuffing and that
Walter G. Ehmer, the Waffle House chief executive, had called on Thursday to
apologize to the woman.
The chain plans to offer "additional training" in customer service to employees
at the restaurant, Pat Warner, a spokesman, said in a statement on Thursday.
"While our review of the Fort Walton Beach, Fla., incident is continuing, we
think both sides could have handled this situation better," he said. "On our
part, our employee could have done more to de-escalate the dispute before
calling the police."
The May 2 encounter was only the latest high-profile controversy for Waffle
House, whose yellow-and-black signs are ubiquitous in the South. There have been
other viral videos showing the police being called on African-American customers
of the chain after disputes with restaurant staff. It comes amid greater
scrutiny of the differing treatment of black and white customers by businesses.
nytimes.com
Women claim racial profiling at Miramar, FL Walgreens
'We were just rushed by three officers'
 Crystal
Davis and Santanna Neal walked into a Walgreens in Miramar to get some
beauty supplies. They both left feeling they were racially profiled. A
cellphone video posted to Instagram by Davis shows a Miramar police
officer searching their bags in the Walgreens near Miramar Parkway and
South University Drive on Tuesday night.
Davis said she and Neal were being followed and watched over by an
employee as they shopped. "As soon as we walked in the store, we kept
hearing the alerts, 'Security check the floor," Davis said. After making
their purchase, they were stopped by officers as they were walking to
their car. "We were just rushed by three officers," Davis said.
Davis said the officers didn't find any stolen items and they were told
they could leave. Still, Davis and Neal want this to be brought to the
attention of Walgreens. "It was like a profiling situation from the very
beginning," Davis said.
local10.com
World Cup 2018: Russia promises 'unprecedented' security
At a surveillance centre in Kaliningrad, monitoring teams are keeping a close
eye on the city. Sitting at their computers, staff are studying CCTV images from
more than 700 security cameras. Another 1,200 cameras have been installed at
Kaliningrad Stadium, where England play Belgium on 28 June.
With the latest face-recognition technology, individuals are checked
automatically in a police database within seconds of being caught on camera.
Similar security systems are in operation in the other World Cup host cities.
"In terms of anti-terrorism, this system will help locate suspicious
individuals," says Sergei Evstigneev from the Kaliningrad regional government.
"It will allow the police to monitor their movements and react to any
situation."
But security cameras are just the first line of defence. In Kaliningrad, local
security forces have been training to react to a possible terrorist attack
during the World Cup. In one exercise, elite units - the "Spetsnaz" - parachuted
into the football stadium to deal with a hostage scenario.
In a dramatic training video released by Russia's internal security service, the
FSB, special forces armed with Kalashnikovs are shown battling to secure the
venue.
The security challenge is considerable: to protect not only stadiums,
training grounds and fan zones, but all crowded public areas, from shopping
centres to squares and public transport.
bbc.com
NFL's Tennessee Titans spend day at Metro
Nashville Police Training Academy
 Titans
general manager Jon Robinson said the outing provided lessons on several fronts.
"The thought behind it was to have a team activity," Robinson said. "These guys
have worked hard throughout the entire offseason, and to engage our local law
enforcement to educate our players on what they go through, the situations they
deal with on a daily basis, it gives us a further appreciation for what they do
for our community. "(And players) are putting themselves in the shoes that
police officers go through day in and day out. It is very eye-opening, and it
makes you think about situations. You see news stories all the time, and you
always point fingers this way and that way. But you put yourself in that
situation and I think it is very educational for our players."
titansonline.com
'I ultimately am not afraid to get fired'
Leaked audio captures Whole Foods CEO describing clashes with Amazon
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey said that the grocery chain's same-store sales were
growing again under Amazon but that the two companies have had "many, many"
clashes where he has had to "speak truth to power" and Amazon has "backed off."
Mackey made the remarks Tuesday during an internal companywide meeting,
according to audio of the meeting obtained by Business Insider.
"I ultimately am not afraid to get fired ... so that gives me a position of
strength to speak truth to power when it's necessary to do so, and I've done it
many, many times," Mackey said.
businessinsider.com
Amazon Must Release Data In 3rd-Party Tax Row, Judge Says
Including Corporate Organizational Structure
A South Carolina administrative law judge on Wednesday ordered Amazon to turn
over data to the state Department of Revenue including the sale of goods into
the state from its website by third parties and an organizational chart
detailing Amazon's corporate structure, in a dispute involving a $12.5 million
tax bill.
The South Carolina Administrative Law Court granted the state's motion to
compel, saying retail giant Amazon must turn over in 20 days a chart detailing
its corporate structure, the sale of tangible personal property from the
website, its affiliates or third parties and any services Amazon provides to
those affiliates in connection with its website.
law360.com
The Hidden Cost of Trying to Land Amazon's HQ2
The Seattle-based online-retail giant
announced in September that it was accepting proposals from cities looking
to host its second headquarters, dubbed HQ2, which could hire up to 50,000
well-paid employees. With the public process came
eye-popping tax incentives. New Jersey and Newark offered
$7 billion in tax breaks, while Maryland proposed $5 billion.
In addition to those financial incentives, cities and states have spent
hundreds of thousands of dollars on site-selection consultants, quirky stunts
and
highly produced videos and graphics to win Amazon's attention.
Economic-development agencies can be privately or publicly funded, or some
combination of the two. Some tapped private funds to help finance their HQ2
pitches.
Economic-development groups in Pittsburgh, another of the 20 finalists,
approved spending close to $360,000 in consulting fees, according to public
records. Washington, D.C.,
also a finalist, paid $140,000 in consulting fees for website design,
marketing and other services.
The time, money and projects that had to be set aside to focus on HQ2 proposals
are the result of a highly unusual and public bidding process that some
site-selection experts say puts too much pressure on cities to compete.
wsj.com
Amazon On Track To Become First Trillion-Dollar
Company: Can Anything Stop It?
According to a report by
Markets Insider, all predictions point to online retail giant Amazon
surpassing Alphabet, Microsoft and even Apple at being the first to reach that
ever-coveted trillion-dollar mark. But are the predictions wrong? Can Amazon
achieve what the others, up until this point, have failed to do?
With Amazon reporting a market cap of $801.35 billion, as of June 4, 2018, and
earnings that have spurned ahead 7%, it seems like there are no obstacles to the
e-commerce giant reaching its goal. Unless, of course, it loses the trust it has
worked so hard to gain with consumers worldwide.
Below, 12 members of
Forbes Technology Council analyze Amazon's position and discuss some of the
factors that could potentially prevent it from becoming the first
trillion-dollar company:
1. Transparency And Ethics
2. Public Opinion And Their Data
3. Profitability
4. Government Regulation
5. User Trust
6. Shipping Costs And Prime Churn
7. AWS Data Breach
8. Experiential Booms, Diversified Delivery, VR/AR
9. The Decision On HQ2
10. Walmart Taking Away Market Share
11. Practically Nothing
12. Apple
forbes.com
Kentucky sues Walgreens, cites 'alarming' rate of
dispensing opioids
Kentucky's attorney general on Thursday sued Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA.O),
accusing the company of playing a dual role in propagating an opioid epidemic in
the state as both a pharmacy chain and wholesale drug distributor.
The lawsuit, filed in state circuit court in Boone County, said Walgreens filled
massive opioid orders in both unusually large sizes and great frequencies. In
its role as a distributor that shipped drugs, the company failed to report
suspicious orders to authorities.
At the store level, Walgreens dispensed opioids at "such an alarming rate and
volume that there could be no legitimate medical purpose associated to their
use," according to the complaint.
The only possible explanation for the large quantities of opioids dispensed from
its Kentucky stores was that some of the drugs were distributed to addicts and
abused or diverted for illegal uses, the complaint said.
reuters.com
Consumers Are Spending Like Crazy Again. Here's
Why
Brick-and-mortar store
sales rose 0.8% in May, with big gains across clothing retailers,
restaurants, and home improvement stores including Lowe's and Home Depot.
Physical stores even outpaced online retail giants like Amazon.
 Overall, retail spending, which includes everything from sporting goods to
autos, is up 5.9% from this time last year, at roughly
double the rate of inflation.
The reason? According to a government report out today, American consumers are
feeling more optimistic thanks to a surging economy and job market. The
unemployment rate hasn't been this low since 2000. And with a little extra in
their pockets each week thanks to President Trump's tax cuts, it's likely
there's a bit more spending money to go around.
Consumers may eventually slow spending and start saving again as the Federal
Reserve is expected to continue to raise interest rates through 2019 (after
raising rates yesterday). So while this spending spree may not continue,
Barclays economists remain hopeful, projecting the economy will expand at 3.5%
in 2018, up from an earlier forecast of 3%, according to
CNN.
fortune.com
Retailers Say Tariffs Against China Will Undermine Recent Economic
Progress
The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from
President and CEO Matthew Shay after the Trump administration
announced it will issue tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports.
"Tariffs are taxes on American consumers, plain and simple. These
tariffs won't reduce or eliminate China's abusive trade practices, but
they will strain the budgets of working families by raising consumer
prices.
"Tax reform has increased the paychecks of American workers, encouraged U.S.
companies to expand and invest in their workforces, and unleashed the strongest
levels of consumer confidence in a generation. Unfortunately, these tariffs and
the retaliation China has promised put all this economic progress at risk. Once
again, we urge the administration to change course and develop a clear and
comprehensive strategy to hold China accountable."
A study commissioned by NRF and the Consumer Technology Association
found that tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports, coupled with the
impact of retaliation, would lead to four job losses for every job
gained and reduce U.S. gross domestic product by nearly $3 billion.
nrf.com
6 Fitbit employees charged with stealing trade
secrets from Jawbone
Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal linked to
salmonella outbreak spanning 31 states
Gap Names New CEO to Revive Struggling Flagship Brand
Big Lots, Ollie's, others snatch up Toys R Us store sites
A'gaci readies to exit bankruptcy in coming weeks
Quarterly Results
Tailored Brands Q1 comp's up 2.1%, retail net sales up 4.1%
Men's Wearhouse comp's up 3.2%
Moore's up 1.8%
Jos. A. Bank up 1.2%
K&G down 1.7%
Restoration Hardware Q1 comp's up 1%, net revenue down 0.8%
Michaels Q1 comp's up 0.4%, net sales down 0.3%
Destination Maternity Q1 comp's down 0.1%, new sales down 3%
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Springfield, MA
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NRF Protect 2018 Recap
When Fate Finds Favor: A Tale of Triumph
 By
David George
Managing Partner - Calibration Group, LLC
Loss Prevention and Asset Protection (LP/AP) professionals descended on Dallas
this week for NRF Protect, the National Retail Federation's annual conference
dedicated to providing educational and networking opportunities to those of us
in the business of protecting people, assets and brands for the retail industry.
While traveling to the conference, I found myself reflecting upon the LP/AP
profession and how most of the issues the industry deals with are negative in
nature. When the phone rings, it's never the CEO calling to ask you if you want
to hang out after work or come over to his or her house on Saturday for a
cookout. The core of the LP/AP profession doesn't lend itself to cheerful
dilemmas with celebratory outcomes. The mobile phones carried by LP/AP
professionals are sometimes seen as mere devices for delivering tragic news such
as a robbery, serious injury, lawsuit, homicide, or some other serious
brand-damaging event. Yet every one of those incidents is the result of smaller,
random events coming together in an undesirable fashion.
Unfortunately for those of you who were unable to attend this year's NRF
Protect, you missed an opportunity to hear about one of the rare times in which
smaller, random events actually came together to save lives. NRF Protect found a
way to secure Captain Tammie Jo Shults as their keynote speaker after their
originally scheduled keynote, Marvin Ellison, was unable to attend. Captain
Shults is the Southwest pilot who safely landed flight 1380 after one of its
engines exploded in mid-flight, resulting in the death of one passenger.
Although the loss of 43-year-old passenger Jennifer Riordan is stunningly
tragic, there are countless smaller, random events that occurred prior to this
flight that saved 148 lives. This story is too complex to effectively
communicate in this article. Therefore, there is only one small, random event
that took place the morning of April 17 on which this article will focus.
 During
Captain Shults' NRF presentation entitled, Leading in Uncertain Times,
she revealed that her husband, who is also a pilot for Southwest airlines, was
originally assigned as Captain of flight 1380. However, she had decided to trade
routes with him. This fact, in and of itself, is spectacular. But this isn't the
most interesting fact in this story.
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Intellicheck's Retail ID Technology Solutions Defeat Fraud
Innovative Technology Solutions Stop Criminal Use of Fraudulent IDs
When
it comes to getting the right fraud prevention solution working for you,
time is of the essence. The epidemic in incidents of data breaches and
resulting surge in fraud reached a historic high in 2017 creating losses
that amounted to $16.8 billion according to Javelin Strategy & Research.
The picture isn't any brighter in 2018 as the impact of existing and new
data breaches continues to have a dramatic effect on the bottom line.
It's not just the initial revenue loss that has retailers concerned.
Numerous studies show consumers closing accounts, changing stores and
reducing their payment card usage in response to fraud. Those same
studies show consumers don't blame the fraudsters, they blame the
retailer.
 Intellicheck's Retail ID products have
proven 99.9% effective in identity authentication, preventing
transactional fraud including fraudulent account openings, account take
overs, card not present fraud, gift card fraud, cash off card, and
fraudulent check transactions. These state-of-the-art technology
solutions are equally effective in preventing buy online and pick up in
store (BOPIS) and non-receipted return fraud.
How does it work? At the point of sale, online or on mobile devices, a
customers' ID is instantly authenticated with a scan or photo of the
image of the barcoded driver license or government issued ID. But,
Intellicheck does much more than scan the ID, it authenticates it. The
advanced core technology powering Intellicheck's retail technology
solutions scan more than 250 unique DMV barcode formats from every
state, all Canadian provinces and most Mexican states and accesses the
industry's most up-to-date proprietary database to authenticate a
shopper's identification credential. Seamless, frictionless, real-time
results mean no frustrating customer delays and costly bottom line
losses.
Intellicheck's cutting-edge Retail ID SaaS technology solutions are
proven weapons in combating fraud. Retail ID product solutions are
preventing fraud for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 retailers including
nationally recognized department stores, jewelry, furniture, and tools
and equipment retailers across the country. For every transaction,
online, mobile or POS, Retail ID presents a new level of transaction
safety, preventing fraudulent retail purchases while providing a more
engaging customer experience with an easy, quick process that enhances
consumer confidence.
For more
information visit
www.intellicheck.com or call 516-992-1900.
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Survey: 66% of Retailers Have Paid Off Ransomware Hackers
About 66% of companies in the retail/wholesale vertical that were surveyed by
security technology company Radware
admit to having paid ransom to a hacker within the last year, violating
common wisdom about how to handle ransomware attacks, according to Radware's
2018 Executive Application and Network Security Report.
Radware's research also found that a single cyberattack costs a retailer an
average of $1.6 million, and that 77% of retail executives admitted their
security strategies were influenced by the fact that their companies already had
suffered a data breach.
The report comes a week after several companies in the retail and payments
sector partnered to create the Secure Payments Partnership (SPP), a group aiming
work toward faster and more secure payment systems by taking input from a
variety of voices across sectors.
retaildive.com
Uber fights off scammers every day. Here's how it
learned the tricks
An exclusive look at the ride-sharing service's never-ending battle against
cybercriminals.
Uber, and ride-sharing apps like it, give scammers a new path to easy money. Con
artists have come up with creative ways to skim money via Uber, like
drivers in China using disturbing images as their profile pictures to pocket
the cancellation fees.
 Uber has been using
machine-learning tools to keep pace with
the crooks, relying on data coming in from
millions of people using the app every day. Ting Chen, Uber's data science
manager, said it has more than 600 different signals as red flags warning it of
new scams.
These signals can come from how you search for a ride to how fast your driver is
traveling during the trip to how many taps a person makes on a smartphone
screen.
Instead of immediately busting the scammers, though, Chen said
Uber tries to play the thieves along for
as long as possible. Uber's patience gave
it a data set to learn from for the fight against future scammers and to prevent
thieves from repeating schemes.
"We want them to send as much money as they can trying to defraud us, and then
we block them. Letting them spin their wheels is a way to get them to waste
resources," Ensign said.
The ride-sharing service first rolled out its scam detection last August, and
the number of spoofed trips from GPS apps has since been cut by 85 percent, the
company said.
cnet.com
Mobile App Threats Continue to Grow
Criminals looking to profit from corporate resources and information keep going
after mobile devices, two new reports confirm. More specifically, the reports
look at the security of third-party mobile applications and the effectiveness of
carrier-based protection. The picture that emerges is one of risk that varies
across industries but is never truly low, as well as the importance of trying to
stop the actions of malicious apps as high in the network chain as possible.
In its study of third-party app risk, BitSight researchers found that vulnerable
apps are common across all industries, with the vulnerabilities including
data leakage, privilege abuse, unencrypted personally identifiable information,
and credential theft. The differences are in the proportion of
vulnerabilities that make up the total picture of each industry.
darkreading.com
US warns of North Korea cyber campaign, days after historic summit
The US Department of Homeland Security said that it has identified malicious
cyber activity by the North Korean government, according to a new report
released on Thursday, just days after the historic summit between President
Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
DHS and FBI analysts working with US government partners highlighted the use of
what are known as Trojan malware variants -- software used by the North Korean
government that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems.
cnn.com
First Look: Walmart debuts 'smart' grocery store concept in China
 Walmart has opened its first small-format Walmart Supermarket, in Shenzhen,
China, with five additional locations planned for the country by year-end. The
new store is designed to deliver an integrated online and offline experience,
with an emphasis on fresh foods, fast delivery, value and everyday convenience.
The 10,000-sq.-st. space, on the first floor of a multi-story structure, carries
more than 8,000 items, with a localized assortment strategy tailored to the
community. Ninety percent of the inventory is also available online (on the
Walmart Supermarket site at JD Doajia.) A high-tech stocking system allows
associates to precisely locate products on the shelf and fulfill orders by the
fastest product-picking route. The system enables home delivery as fast as 29
minutes to homes within 2 kilometers of the supermarket.
In addition to traditional checkout, the store offers Walmart's "Scan & Go"
option whereby customers can simply use a mini program on WeChat (China's top
social media platform) to scan the barcodes on products as they shop, without
needing to download a program or use any special equipment. They then pay via
their mobile device and quickly verify payment, bypassing the checkout counter.
chainstoreage.com
8th Circ. Backs $10M Target Data Breach Deal After Remand
Adidas phishing campaign promises free shoes, offers $50 subscription instead
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True Stories of Face Recognition and Retail Crime
Case
2: The Ticket
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The second episode of FaceFirst's true
retail crime series reveals the true story of a notorious retail thief that
switched tags between expensive and inexpensive items and then used self-scan
machines to steal expensive items. Retail shrink is a $46 billion problem each
year, with self-scan fraud accounting for $14 billion in annual losses.
In the latest episode of FaceFirst's True Stories of Face Recognition and Retail
Crime series, you'll see how face recognition helped loss prevention pros
apprehend this notorious retail criminal. And you'll see how some of the world's
major retailers are using face recognition to reduce external shrink by up to
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As the global leader in network video,
Axis Communications is driving the industry by continually launching
innovative solutions to help you create the smart stores of the future.
Hedgie Bartol, Retail Business Development Manager for Axis, explains how
retailers can utilize intelligent surveillance technologies for business
opportunities beyond shrink, safety and security. Learn how you can turn
cutting-edge network technologies into real working solutions for your company.
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Quick Take #3
Amber and Joe shout out the sponsors who helped make this event possible,
preview some special guests to come, and reveal an over-used office phrase that
needs to go away.
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Amazon CEO Bezos is Knowingly Complicit in Online
Sales of Counterfeit Goods, According to Report
Although Amazon is typically quick to reference
its anti-counterfeit policy as proof of its commitment to weeding out
inauthentic products from its retail platform, watchdog groups continue to point
at major concerns regarding Amazon's true intentions regarding the sale of
counterfeits. Most recent among these
is a press release issued on June 5th by The Counterfeit Report which
strongly suggests that Amazon and Jeff Bezos have every intention of skirting
the rules to continue the financial benefits they receive from the sale of
counterfeits. The Counterfeit Report received multiple e-mail responses to
counterfeit product issues it presented to Amazon. Those official Amazon e-mails
indicate that Bezos received e-mails from The Counterfeit Report and that the
e-mail sender was answering on Bezos' behalf. Amazon's official stance, as
outlined by these e-mails, counterfeit products will continue to be listed on
Amazon's website in countries where the trademark covering the brand isn't
registered. As The Counterfeit Report notes, these counterfeits, of which Amazon
is knowingly enabling sales, include both consumer goods as well as fake badges
for the Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Investigations and the New York Police
Department.
Think about that: Amazon and Bezos are so willing to profit from the sale of
counterfeits that they're fine with the potential of consumers being capable of
impersonating federal law enforcement officials. This isn't the first time that
The Counterfeit Report has pushed Amazon rather publicly on its unwillingness to
deal with a major problem posed by counterfeiters. In the early months of 2017,
the watchdog organization announced that
it had sent more than 32,000 notices of counterfeit items on Amazon's platform
to Amazon but that many of those items remained available for purchase
online, even items which Amazon was notified of multiple times. There were also
instances where infringing items were taken off of Amazon's U.S. website but
remained available on Amazon's foreign e-commerce platforms, which are still
available to consumers in the U.S. through the Internet.
ipwatchdog.com
Kaspersky debuts fraud prevention solutions
Kaspersky Lab has introduced two fraud prevention solutions, Kaspersky Advanced
Authentication, to prevent account compromises when developing digital channels,
and Kaspersky Automated Fraud Analytics, to keep fraudulent activity under
control.
The company says the rapid growth of digital channels has seen online fraud
become a problem for a wide range of businesses beyond the finance sector,
including loyalty programme providers and eCommerce entities.
Kaspersky's Advanced Authentication solution employs a set of
technologies that identify any anomalous or possible fraudulent activity at both
the login and session stages, and flag it to the company for additional checks
and confirmation with the user.
According to Kaspersky, financial crimes, including fraud and money laundering,
are a serious concern for today's economy, and are seeing regulating bodies
continually introduce legislation to prevent them.
The company's Automated Fraud Analytics helps organisations lower
fraud-related costs and reduce the risk of fines for non-compliance from
regulatory bodies.
itweb.co.za
US online sales grow an estimated 17.7% in May
Sam's Club marks opening in Memphis of first in
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Kimball Junction, UT: Former Cell Phone Store employee arrested for theft of
$23,000 worth of merchandise
Jamari Denecio Chapman, a former employee was charged in Summit County's on
Monday with two felonies after prosecutors say law enforcement found nearly
$23,000 worth of stolen cellphones in the trunk of his car last week. Law
enforcement was alerted to the situation when deputies with the Summit County
Sheriff's Office responded to a burglary alarm at a business in Kimball Junction
on June 8. A store manager later identified Jamari Denecio Chapman, a former
employee, as the suspect after viewing security camera footage.
parkrecord.com
Long Island, NY: Walmart Employee Caught Stealing
$10,000 In Lottery Tickets
Walmart employee Latricia Hawkins, 46, was caught printing off more than $10,000
worth of lottery tickets without paying for any of them. She printed off the
bulk of the New York State lottery tickets she stole between January and March
this year.
carbonated.tv
Ocala, FL: Couple with bag full of 24 Blu-ray
discs arrested at Wal-Mart
 A
Loss Prevention officer told deputies that he watched Thomas Cook, 56, and
Dezarey Phillips, 25, select numerous Blu-ray discs and stack them in the front
of their shopping cart. He said he then followed them to a different part of the
store and watched them conceal the items inside a black purse or bag. Loss
Prevention officers confronted Cook and Phillips, a short time later, a deputy
arrived and counted 24 Blu-ray discs valued at $204.28 inside the black bag. One
of the loss prevention officers told deputies that she recognized the duo from
another Wal-Mart where they were stopped for an attempted theft.
villages-news.com
Laredo, TX: 28 pairs of Levi's stolen, valued at nearly
$2,000
Police are looking for 2 men suspected to be involved in an alleged theft. A
loss prevention agent reported that two male subjects were seen leaving the
store with 28 pairs of Levi`s jeans worth an estimated $1,946.00. The loss
prevention agent stated that the subjects were last seen by the parking lot.
kgns.tv
California: ORC Crew Stealing Formula Hits
Multiple Stores
 Since
February 2018, Stater Bros Markets has been targeted by an ORC Crew for the
theft of infant formula. The crew, consisting of 3 females and one male suspect,
are known to have been active in Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Cathedral City,
Palm Springs, Barstow, Claremont, Glendora, San Marcos and Vista. The suspects
utilize a stroller to conceal all items and remove them from the store. The
suspects hit multiple locations within a few hours.
Dubuque, IA: Police evacuate Dubuque business
plaza, arrest man after foot chase; nearly $700 of merchandise recovered
Police said they located $688.91 of stolen Walmart merchandise in Murphy's
vehicle. The items included clothing, two printers and a Bluetooth speakers.
telegraphherald.com
Claremore, OK: Three women attempt to flee Walmart with
$1300 of merchandise, now facing larceny, trespassing and drug paraphernalia
charges
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Shootings & Deaths
Kirkland, WA: Man killed in officer-involved shooting at
Safeway Gas Station
Redmond Police officers shot and killed a man outside a busy Safeway gas station
in Kirkland Thursday evening. The shooting happened just before 5:00 p.m.
outside the Kingsgate station near 124th Ave. NE and NE 144th St. According to
police, the officers recognized the man, who they say was considered armed and
dangerous. The officers then confronted the man and ended up firing shots,
hitting the man.
komonews.com
Update: Denver, CO: 7-Eleven Robbery Suspect
linked to shooting of Denver Police Officer has died
The still-unidentified suspect was taken to a hospital after an exchange of
gunfire with police near the Colorado state Capitol. The police officer, who
also has not been identified, was shot in a leg and was treated and released
from a hospital Wednesday night. According to police, the officer involved was
on routine bicycle patrol when flagged down about a robbery at a nearby 7-Eleven
store just before 8 p.m. The officer saw the suspect and began to approach him
when gunfire was exchanged.
denverpost.com
DeKalb County, GA: Suspect wanted for shooting
man to death outside a Stone Mountain strip mall
The incident happened Tuesday in the 5600 block of Redan Road around 5 p.m.
Police were called to the scene and found Anthony Jordan, 29, suffering from a
gunshot wound. He was rushed to the hospital where he later died.
ajc.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Deptford,
NJ: Woman arrested in Deptford Marshall's Shoplifting/Officer-Involved Shooting
Out on Bail, barred from Marshalls
A shoplifting suspect arrested after an alleged accomplice was fatally shot by
police is a "frequent flyer" in the court system with multiple convictions for
retail theft and fraud, a judge said Thursday. But Superior Court Judge Robert
Becker ordered the release pending trial of Chanel Barnes of Philadelphia,
saying a prosecutor had not proved the need to keep her in jail.
 Becker
directed Barnes, 38, to report weekly under the highest level of pretrial
release. He also told her to stay away from Marshalls stores. Authorities allege
she and two accomplices filled a suitcase with merchandise worth some $3,400,
then tried to flee as police arrived at the store on Clements Bridge Road. A
Deptford officer fatally shot LaShanda Anderson, 38, of Philadelphia as she
allegedly drove a getaway vehicle at him, according to the Gloucester County
Prosecutor's Office. Thursday's hearing was attended by two lawyers for the
"From when they entered the store, they (Marshalls employees) were pretty much
watching them all the time," Rolando said. Surveillance video inside the store
showed the alleged shoplifting, she added.
She urged Becker to keep Barnes in jail, noting the woman was on probation for a
2017 conviction in Essex County. Barnes has 14 convictions for disorderly
persons offenses, including six indictable crimes, the prosecutor added. Julius
Hughes, an attorney for Barnes, noted the woman had no history of violence and
had missed only two court appearances since 1999. "She is not a dangerous human
being," he said. He suggested the prosecutor wanted Barnes held on a
third-degree charge due to the "tragic accident" that accompanied her arrest.
The judge rejected that view, saying he would describe the police shooting as a
"tragic incident." "She's not been treated different (due to the shooting)," the
judge said of Barnes. At the same time, he noted, the state's case against
Barnes "is very strong." "Her history and her character are abysmal," the judge
added.
courierpostonline.com
Elizabeth, NJ: Arrest made in brazen armed heist
at Jersey Gardens
mall jewelry store
 One
of the four robbers who stormed into a Jersey Gardens mall jewelry store and
robbed the business at gunpoint in September has been charged after he was
caught in Massachusetts with a bag of loot from the heist, authorities said.
William Valentin, 42, faces multiple counts of robbery, conspiracy and weapons
offenses and had an initial hearing Thursday in federal court in Newark, U.S.
Attorney Craig Carpenito said in a statement. Valentin was arrested in January
in Holyoke, Massachusetts, with a backpack full of jewelry stolen from Jewelers
on Fifth Jewelry Exchange at the Elizabeth mall, authorities said. The other
three gunmen have not been identified.
nj.com
Bridgewater, NJ: Bridgewater Commons Mall reopens
following fight
Bridgewater Commons Mall is back open as normal today after a fight in the food
court spilled over into the parking garage. It happened Thursday around 6:30
p.m. According to police, they received a report of "shots fired," but were not
able to confirm there was a shooting. No injuries were reported. Police say no
arrests have been made.
news12.com
Idaho Falls, ID: Shoplifting increases 19% in
Idaho Falls
According to Idaho Falls Police Department Captain Royce Clements, those thefts
keep both officers and the justice system busy. In 2013 the department made 316
arrests for theft. In 2017 that number was 375, an increase of just under 19
percent.
idahostatejournal.com
Smash-and-grab crime spree in Detroit continues
Police say there have been 34 of these kind of smash and grab robberies in his
city since January. Police believe most of these are at the hands of an
organized crew and tell FOX 2 they've made 7 arrests but are looking for more.
fox2detroit.com
Chapel Hill, NC: 2 Armed Men stole beer, pork skins and
toilet paper from Chapel Hill Walmart
UK: Birmingham, England: ASDA Employee slashed with knife
by thieves stealing a cart full of Vodka
Hong Kong, China: Man robbed 7-Eleven store to make money
for 'kidnapped' girlfriend's ransom - only to later learn he had been scammed by
her
UK: Notting Hill: Paddington Bear statue stolen from
Portobell Road Shop in broad daylight
Counterfeit
Hong Kong customs seizes $2m of fake FIFA World Cup
merchandise
Sentencings & Charges
Cleveland, OH: Judge sentenced 18 year old to 20 years in
Subway Restaurant Armed Robbery; employee shot and wounded
Champaign, IL: Federal jury convicts Kankakee man in
Sprint store robbery; 20 years
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BP - Austintown, OH - Armed Robbery
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Boost Mobile - Brevard County, FL - Burglary
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CVS - Cleveland, TN - Armed Robbery
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C- Store - Greensboro, NC - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Columbus, OH - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Newport News, VA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Wilmington, NC - Armed Robbery / 2ndx in 2 weeks
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C-Store - Oxnard, CA - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Detroit, MI - Burglary
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Car Wash - Mobile, AL - Burglary
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Circle K - Edgefield, SC - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - Cartersville, GA - Armed Robbery
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Food Lion - Charles Town, WV - Robbery
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Gas Station - Janesville, WI - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Daviess County, KY - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Atascadero, CA - Robbery
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Gun Store - Chambersburg, PA - Burglary
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Healthcare Massage - Bozeman, MT - Armed Robbery
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Liquor Store - Perry Hall, MD - Armed Robbery
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Liquor Store - Athens-Clarke County, GA - Burglary
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McDonald's - Rosenberg, TX - Armed Robbery
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MetroPCS - Owasso, OK - Burglary
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Metro PCS - San Antonio, TX - Burglary
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Pawn Shop - Brevard County, FL - Burglary
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QuikTrip - Omaha, NE - Armed Robbery
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San Carlos Marketplace - Fort Myers, FL - Armed Robbery
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Speedway - Gastonia, NC - Robbery
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Verizon - Millcreek Township, PA - Robbery
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Walgreens - Springfield, MO - Armed Robbery
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Walmart - Chapel Hill, NC - Armed Robbery
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Daily Totals:
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22 robberies
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8 burglaries
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0 shootings
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0 killings
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Weekly Totals:
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97 robberies
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31 burglaries
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4 shootings
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2 killings
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