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Auror Announces VP of Retail Partnerships
Auror has announced the promotion of Bobby
Haskins as its new VP of Retail Partnerships.
 Bobby,
who has been with Auror for two years, was previously the company's Director of
Market Development North America.
In his short time with the company, he has proven his strength in building
strong relationships with key players, resulting in the growth of Auror's
presence in the North American market.
Auror Co-CEO Tom Batterbury says Bobby is an invaluable asset to the company and
is confident he will continue to make his mark in his new role. "Bobby is deeply
passionate about loss prevention and the role of technology to help retailers
tackle complex challenges. Bobby is an outstanding leader for our team, he
exemplifies what it means to be a partner, and we're excited to see his ongoing
impact for the industry," he says.
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The pandemic has accelerated the transformation of food retail. The
role of AP has become increasingly complex combined with labor
shortages, regulatory mandates, and the overall safety and security
of our food.
Join us on August 26th as we take a close look at recent issues
impacting asset protection professionals and risk managers. We'll
also discuss how some grocers are adopting artificial intelligence
and digital food safety technologies.
Key takeaways:
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Artificial intelligence outsmarts baby formula shelf-sweepers
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Digital food safety and refrigeration compliance
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Future outlook for digital adoption and connected technologies in
food retail
Presenting are technology leaders Brian Daly, specializing in
digital food safety and Milton Navarro who manages deployments of
artificial intelligence solutions in food retail environments at
Sensormatic
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Violence, Crime & Unrest
Ramping Up Mall Security as Violence Surges
Charlotte-area malls bolster safety measures after spate of gun violence
 Gunfire
and shootings at three Charlotte-area malls in the last few months left
shoppers and employees on edge, just as more people were venturing out after
a year under coronavirus restrictions.
In response to such incidents, some malls have taken steps to increase safety
and security at their sites. This includes
increasing police presence and cameras, tightening teen curfews and even
bringing in gun-sniffing dogs.
All this comes as reported crime at four major malls in the region -
Carolina Place, Concord Mills, Northlake and SouthPark - has dropped since
2017, a new crime data analysis by The Charlotte Observer found.
A K-9 AND COPS AT THE MALL
Brookfield Properties, which manages over 100 retail properties including
Carolina Place, has canine programs at certain properties with custom
security programs, Brookfield spokeswoman Rachel Wille said.
Brookfield continually tests different safety programs, she said, and the dogs
from a third-party company were brought in for about six weeks after an incident
at the Pineville mall.
Carolina Place saw thefts and major crimes, like aggravated assaults, drop by
85%, from 570 in 2017 to 88 crimes last year. Most of the cases involved
theft, according to the Observer's analysis. The other three malls saw
similar crimes drop by 50%, data show.
THE INCIDENTS
Despite the security changes and overall decrease in crime from its 2019 level,
high-profile cases, like shootings at local malls, have alarmed shoppers and
businesses.
The Observer analyzed police incident data from 2017 through mid-June of this
year. Despite the overall drop in crimes at all four malls, two saw an
increase in serious crimes. Those cases still represented a fraction of the
overall crimes. (Registration required)
charlotteobserver.com
Grocery Store Violence Training
As grocery store violence continues, FMI offers workplace safety training
The trade group launched a portal that gives
its members access to discounted e-learning covering verbal de-escalation
tactics, active assailant preparedness and more.
 As
grocers continue to see violence erupt at their stores, facilities and
parking lots, the industry's largest trade organization is providing a new
resource to promote workplace safety.
The Food Industry Association (FMI) told Grocery Dive it
launched a
portal this week for its members to access online workplace violence
training developed by The Power of Preparedness (TPOP).
The partnership with TPOP builds on FMI's recent efforts to make workplace
safety a top priority in the grocery industry. The trade group held a
session on workplace violence during its summer executive conference in June and
has published guides,
including a crisis management one focused on de-escalation last summer and
its
Active Shooter Guideline in 2018.
The training consists of seven modules, which each have short videos, several
one-question quizzes and a main takeaway. It covers what workplace violence
is, prevention measures, verbal de-escalation tactics, active assailant
preparedness and situational awareness. The active assailant preparedness
section explains the principles of "run, hide, fight" and advice for how people
can decide what to do. It took this Grocery Dive journalist roughly one hour
to complete the training, which was provided for free for reporting purposes,
not including breaks between the modules.
Because active shootings often happen in a span of minutes, with the assailant
usually aiming to kill or injure as many people as possible in a short period of
time, how people react can greatly impact the outcome of the event, said William
Flynn, TPOP's co-founder and chief strategy officer. He noted the training
was designed to maximize attention retention by adults and incorporated
de-escalation techniques for frontline workers after companies requested it.
grocerydive.com
Bringing in the National Guard to Curb Crime &
Shootings?
Philly mayor rejects calls to bring in National Guard to address crime wave
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said sending
the National Guard in 'is not respectful to that neighborhood'
 Homicides
are up 24.5% and shootings are up 25.4% so far this year in Philadelphia as
the city grapples with a spiraling crime wave, according to data from the
Philadelphia Police Department.
Stanley Crawford, whose son was murdered in 2018, told the
Philadelphia Inquirer that the National Guard should be called in to
Philadelphia to stem the surging crime.
"Bring them in and use them strategically. They have the data and the statistics
to know where the violence is occurring. Put the National Guard there,"
Crawford, who cofounded the Families of Unsolved Murder Victims Project and the
Black Male Community Council, told the local newspaper this week. "It doesn't
have to be for a long period of time. Just until you stabilize the murders and
shootings."
Mayor Jim Kenney flatly rejected the idea of bringing the National Guard into
Philadelphia on Wednesday, saying that he doesn't think it would be an
"effective tool to bring in uniformed, camouflaged, gun- rifle-carrying people
in helmets to address this problem."
"We used the National Guard in the civil unrest period to secure areas that
needed to be secured from looting and burning, and it freed up the police to do
other things," Mayor Kenney said Wednesday during a
press conference on the city's gun violence response.
"But to send in the National Guard and a troop carrier into a neighborhood in
Philadelphia, to me, is not respectful to that neighborhood, number one.
Number two, they are not capable or trained to do urban policing, or do policing
of any kind."
foxnews.com
How to Tackle Crime in California
Op-Ed: Voters are clear on what drives crime are & how to address it
We no longer live in an era where calls for drastic increases in imprisonment as
the one-size-fits-all crime solution are the norm. Instead, voters today firmly
believe the "lock 'em up and throw away the key approach" was a failure.
 Californians
overwhelmingly believe the state is already going in the right direction:
tackling mental health and prioritizing crime prevention and rehabilitation
over more wasteful spending on bloated and ineffective prisons.
A June public opinion survey confirms that Californians are worried about
crime. It also confirms that voters, by overwhelming majorities, do not
want a return to the incarceration-first approach of the past that ballooned
prison populations and failed to stop cycles of crime.
The survey found that most California voters associate recent crime with
diminished levels of stability in people's lives, especially the disruptions
associated with COVID-19. The top three causes of crime that voters identified
were, in order, untreated mental illness, the rising cost of living and,
finally, increased poverty and homelessness.
Consequently, voters want safety solutions that address the drivers of crime,
rather than responding after it occurs. Respondents to the survey were twice
as likely to favor rehabilitation, mental health treatment and drug treatment as
the best responses to crime, rather than more punishment through
incarceration.
Instead of revisiting failed policies of the past, California's leaders
should be exploring tactics that can realize their constituents' preferences for
prevention. A great place to start is to invest-both from the state's budget
and with federal aid, like American Rescue Plan funds-in community-based safety
solutions that have long been a lifeline to our state's neighborhoods and
residents.
dailynews.com
Crime Closures in Atlanta
Restaurant Chain Closes Atlanta Store, Citing Rising Crime
Operators of an Atlanta restaurant chain say
they're closing one of their locations in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood,
saying it's no longer safe for employees
Citing rising crime rates, an Atlanta restaurant chain is closing one of its
locations in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood. Taco Mac on Thursday announced
that the restaurant has been shut down permanently after being open for 15
years, WSB-TV reported. Restaurant officials said the location is no longer
safe for its employees.
"Since 2006, when Taco Mac Lindbergh opened, the climate of the atmosphere
around Lindbergh has drastically changed," the company said in a statement.
"The combination of recent restaurant closures in the development, safety
challenges in the parking garage, and a recent uptick of crime in Buckhead has
made this location no longer safe for our team members."
The company will provide immediate placements for all managers and team members
in other Taco Mac restaurants, officials said. The chain, which has more than
a dozen locations around Atlanta, plans to open five new locations in 2022.
usnews.com
Philly daylight shooting leaves 1 dead, 4 injured as city grapples with crime
wave
St. Charles police use crime data to predict when, where criminals will strike
Indianapolis, IN: Residents pack church for crime summit, address tough topics
amid surging violence
COVID Update
359.6M Vaccinations Given
US: 38.2M Cases - 643.1K Dead - 30.3M Recovered
Worldwide:
211M Cases - 4.4M Dead - 188.9M Recovered
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Private Industry Security Guard Deaths:
287
Law
Enforcement Officer Deaths: 340
*Red indicates change in total deaths
Number of Americans Getting Vaccinated Increases as Delta Surges
COVID Hospitalizations Up 322% in 2 Months
Hospitals Overwhelmed by Another Surge of COVID-19 Patients, Financial Strain
The seven-day average of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. has increased
by 322% in two months, straining the ability of medical staff in some states to
care for patients. Despite the rising numbers, an Instagram post questioned
whether COVID-19 is "truly a pandemic that was 'overwhelming hospitals,'" if
hospitals are firing nurses who refuse to be vaccinated.
The latest surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., driven by the delta
variant of the virus that causes the disease, has pushed up the seven-day
average of COVID-19 hospitalizations from 19,123 on June 15 to 80,664 on Aug.
15 - an increase of 322%.
The hospitalizations tend to be higher in
states with low vaccination rates, including Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana. On Aug. 17, the
Florida Hospital Association reported more than 16,000 COVID-19
hospitalizations, a 162% increase from the previous peak on July 23, 2020.
The pandemic continues to put a severe financial strain on hospitals. More
than 260 hospitals furloughed employees and at least 20 others laid off workers
over the last year, according to Becker's Hospital Review, a medical trade
publication.
factcheck.org
Strained Hospital Calls in the Military
Military Personnel to Help 'Overwhelmed' Hospital Staff
 A
team of medical workers with the U.S. Navy arrived Wednesday at Ochsner
Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana to help the
overwhelmed hospital staff treat a growing number of coronavirus patients.
Hospital employees lined the halls midday Wednesday, applauding as the team of
uniformed personnel marched into Acadiana's largest hospital.
"This federal support and state support of our health care workers is exactly
what we need at this exact moment, certainly supportive," said Al Patin, CEO
of Ochsner Lafayette General. "And I want our community to recognize and be
grateful for that support because it cares for them as well."
The team deployed to Louisiana at the request of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as part of the Department of Defense COVID-19 response
operation.
The federal workers - which include four doctors, two respiratory therapists
and 14 nurses - attended orientation Wednesday and will shadow hospital
staff Thursday and begin treating patients Friday. They'll be able to staff
16 to 18 beds in a COVID-19 unit, allowing the hospital to utilize space at
a time when staffing has limited the number of patients the hospital can admit.
govtech.com
COVID Hampers Florida Retail Foot Traffic
Retail and dining in Florida dips as concerns over COVID-19 surge grows
The rise of the delta variant is putting a
damper on shopping trends in Florida.
 Sales
from shopping and restaurants nationally dropped 1.1 percent in July from the
previous month, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce's latest report
Tuesday. While shopping is still up compared to the beginning of the year, that
spike is beginning to slow.
Foot traffic for retail, restaurants and entertainment in the U.S. increased 52
percent since the start of 2021, according to cell phone data analyzed by the
marketing firm Zenreach, which is down three percent from a month ago.
Florida has seen fewer gains in traffic so far this summer. The state
also saw traffic in stores and restaurants drop in July nearly 8 percent
from the previous month.
What we've been seeing from a nationwide perspective is July flattened. And
pretty considerably, I'm not sure that we expected to see that happen so
quickly, but there's certainly growing concerns over the delta variant.
And that's being reflected in these numbers, some places more than others. What
I thought was interesting is that Tampa foot traffic has actually picked up
whereas the rest of the nation has kind of flattened.
tampabay.com
Return-to-Work Pushed Back at Apple
Amid COVID Surge
Apple delays return to corporate offices until 2022 as Covid cases rise
The iPhone maker had previously told its
global workforce to plan for a phased return from October
 Apple
has told its global workforce they will not return to its corporate offices
until January at the earliest, over concerns about a rise in Covid-19 cases
driven by the spread of the Delta variant.
The iPhone maker, which will still keep its network of retail stores open,
had previously told staff there would be a phased
return to work from October. The delayed office return applies to its
international workforce, including those based in the UK.
The company told staff in a memo that it would confirm the reopening plans one
month before employees were required to return to the office, according to
Bloomberg News. The memo, sent by the human resources and retail head, Deirdre
O'Brien, added that the company did not currently expect to close its offices
or retail stores, but she strongly encouraged staff to get vaccinated.
Apple, which last month reinstated the mask-wearing policy for in-store staff
that it had only decided to scrap in June, had previously planned to ask staff
to return to its offices on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays by early September,
before delaying that to October. Employees would be able to work remotely on
Wednesdays and Fridays.
theguardian.com
Ongoing Pandemic Takes Toll on Workers' Mental Health
After more than a year and a half, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to stress out
the workforce. Soaring infection rates and the return of masking and social
distancing are amplifying feelings of isolation and anxiety.
A
Society for Human Resource Management survey of 1,099 employees found that
work-related concerns left more than 40 percent of employees feeling hopeless,
burned out or exhausted as they grapple with lives altered by the COVID-19
pandemic. Among the findings:
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37 percent of workers who do not or cannot telecommute think their pay and
benefits have been threatened to a great extent, versus 22 percent of workers
who telecommute full time during the pandemic.
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55 percent report often having little interest or pleasure in doing things since
COVID-19 began.
"Mental health needs to be a priority for employers because these issues can
lead to an ineffective workforce," Oran said.
"The most important
piece of advice for employers is to make workers feel safe,"
Oran said. For example, employers can follow CDC masking guidelines, take
employees' temperatures, station hand sanitizer and cleaning products throughout
the workplace, encourage employees to stay six feet apart, and avoid closed-door
meetings.
"Furthermore, for many employees in hands-on industries, they have continued to
carry on in person in the workplace and have taken on additional
responsibilities during the pandemic or worked additional hours because of a
lack of staffing," he said.
Proactively support employees who have worked hard during the pandemic and those
who are returning for the first time to the office, Phillips said. There are
many uncertainties on how the fall season and return to the workplace will
unfold. "But working together to reach the new normal will help keep us all
mentally healthy," he said.
shrm.org
South Dakota sees the country's largest two-week COVID surge
How GOP Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson learned to embrace mask mandates
The Death of Department Stores? Amazon Says
Not So Fast
Why Amazon would open a breed of stores that has been dying off for years
Critics have long predicted the death of
department stores, but this is a savvy decision by Amazon.
 Department
stores once accounted for 10% of retail sales, and now they account for less
than 1%. In their heyday, they were the traffic-driving engines of shopping
malls, occupying the giant spaces at mall entrances that helped adjacent smaller
chains thrive.
Now, many of the hulking spaces department stores once occupied stand hollow
or have been razed to the ground to make way for apartment buildings or
co-working spaces. So why is Amazon reportedly planning to open a chain of
department stores?
There are six key reasons that make this a savvy strategy for Amazon.
1. These stores would allow Amazon to showcase
categories of products.
2. They would enable customers to see and touch items in person.
3. Amazon can strategically open stores in areas that already have high foot
traffic.
4. Amazon can keep overhead costs lower than traditional department stores by
opening smaller stores.
5. Amazon could use the stores as mini logistics centers to help fill online
orders & take customer returns.
6. The stores could help Amazon better compete with one of its main rivals,
Walmart.
businessinsider.com
Toys R Us Making Its Comeback
Toys R Us to make a comeback with new toy shops inside more than
400 Macy's stores
 This
time, the iconic brand is teaming with Macy's to open toy shops in more than
400 department stores nationwide starting in 2022, the two companies
announced Thursday.
Starting Thursday, customers can shop for Toys R Us toys at
Macys.com/toysrus
and Toysrus.com.
"As a Toys"R"Us kid, I could not be more excited to bring this beloved brand
that so many of our customers know and love into Macy's online and to our stores
across America," said Nata Dvir, Macy's chief merchandising officer, in a
statement. "Our toy business grew exponentially in the past year, with
many families looking to inspire their children's imagination and create
meaningful moments together."
Toys R Us mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe will welcome shoppers to the new shops,
which will be built inside Macy's stores. Information about how large the
shops will be and a list of the Macy's stores that will get the new toy
departments are not yet available.
Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy in March 2018 and closed all stores nationwide
by late June 2018. In 2019, the
company said it was making a comeback under new ownership and opened two
stores.
usatoday.com
Dollar General Foot Traffic Up 32%
With prices creeping up, more Americans are turning to dollar stores
A growing number of Americans are relying on dollar stores for everyday needs,
especially groceries, as the coronavirus pandemic drags into its 18th month.
Chains such as Dollar General and Dollar Tree are reporting blockbuster sales
and profits, and proliferating so quickly that some U.S. cities want to
limit their growth. The 1,650 dollar stores expected to open this year represent
nearly half of all new national retail openings, according to Coresight
Research.
Foot traffic at the largest such chain, Dollar General, is up 32 percent from
pre-pandemic levels, far outpacing the 3 percent increase at Walmart, one of
the few retail winners of last year, according to
Placer.ai, which analyzes
shopping patterns using location data from 30 million devices.
Analysts say the explosive rise of dollar stores is yet another example of how
the pandemic has reshaped the economy and widened the gulf between the
wealthiest and poorest Americans. Rising grocery prices - inflation is up 5.4
percent from last year - coupled with disproportionately high job losses among
low-income workers have left many of the most vulnerable Americans in even
worse shape.
washingtonpost.com
$1.6M Unpaid Wage Lawsuit
S.F.'s famed Z & Y Restaurant to pay workers $1.61 million following unpaid wage
allegations
Z & Y, a Sichuan restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown, is
paying 22 workers a collective
$1.6 million after
California's labor commissioner said
the business failed to pay
wages and stole tips.
Current and former employees told the
San Francisco Chronicle that
some staff hadn't been paid
for all the hours they worked and weren't allowed to take breaks.
After staff raised concerns, the restaurant retaliated, in some cases by cutting
their hours or firing them, they said.
"Z & Y Restaurant and
its owners vigorously deny that they engaged in any illegal conduct,"
Seth Weisburst, the attorney for Z & Y's owners, told Insider. "The restaurant
and its owners never 'stole' any wages or tips from employees, nor did they
retaliate against any employees. That simply did not happen."
The California Labor Commissioner's Office
started an investigation in
2019. The investigation
found that some kitchen staff were
paid a fixed salary below the
minimum wage that did not include overtime,
the
office said on Tuesday. The employer illegally kept tips left for the
servers and did not pay servers split-shift premiums when they were scheduled to
work both the lunch and dinner shifts, the commissioner's office said.
businessinsider.com
Malls are rebounding but Q2 shows how cloudy their future is
Cutting off jobless benefits early may have hurt state economies
Quarterly Results
Tapestry Q4 net sales up 113%, FY21 total company
sales up 14%
Coach Q4 sales up 117%, digital up 55%
Kate Spade Q4 sales up 95%
Stuart Weitzman Q4 sales up 146%
Estee Lauder Q4net sales up 62%, FY21 net sales up
13%
Macy's Q2 comp net sales up 61.2% owned basis & 62.2% on owned-plus-licensed
basis, digital sales down 6%
Khol's Q2 net sales up 31.4%
Ross Stores Q2 comp's up 15%. net sales up 21%
Bath & Body Works (Formerly L Brands) Q2 net sales up 36%, total net sales up
43%
Victoria's Secret Q2 net sales
up 51.3%
Foot Locker Q2 comp's up 6.9%, total sales up 9.5%
SpartanNash Q2 retail comp's down 2.7%, net sales down 1.8%, food distribution
net sales down 3.1%, military net sales down 7.1%, total net sales down 3.6%
BJ's Wholesale Club Q2 club comp's down 3.4%, digital sales up 4%, total comp
sales up 4%
Senior LP & AP Jobs
Market
Director of Asset/Profit Protection & Risk Management job posted for Ferragamo
USA in Secaucus, NJ
 The
Director of Asset/Profit Protection & Risk Management is responsible for
developing and implementing the strategies, business plans and programs to meet
or exceed the company's profit, shrink, and risk management goals. This role
will be a senior leader in the organization with oversight across the business
and as such must possess strong inter-personal skills to be able to work
cross-functionally at all levels.
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Director, Asset Protection job posted for Walgreens in Chantilly, VA
 The
Director, Asset Protection Operations & Execution (APD) is responsible for the
development and execution of the asset protection plan, Asset Protection talent
and resources, as well as resource and expense budgets. Develops and executes on
all Asset Protection strategies and resources to ensure safety, security,
profitability, and resiliency. Partners with organizational leadership to
determine necessary asset protection programs, activities, and resources to
support and execute on corporate strategy at an appropriate level.
jobs.walgreens.com
Sr. Manager, Fraud job posted for Saks OFF 5th in New York, NY
 The
Senior Manager has full accountability for the Digital Fraud Analytics &
Operations for Saks 0FF 5TH. This includes full management and oversight of the
fraud analysts, fraud operations managers and review agents, and management of
all vendor relationships for Fraud Analytics & Operations. The goal of Fraud
Analytics and Operations is to protect the company from losses by limiting fraud
chargebacks while ensuring the best possible customer experience in the process.
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Going Undercover to Catch Ransomware Operator
Ransomware Attacker Offers Employees a Cut if They Install DemonWare on Their
Organization's Systems
Researchers went undercover and posed as
willing "insider threats" to expose and study an unusual hybrid BEC-style social
engineering-ransomware scheme.
 Researchers
masqueraded as a rogue employee to engage with a ransomware operator
soliciting insiders to plant ransomware on their own organization's servers in
exchange for a portion of the ransom money. Their ploy gave them a front-row
seat in a rare ransomware threat - one that comes with a bold social engineering
twist.
Crane Hassold, director of threat intelligence for email security firm Abnormal
Security, since Aug. 12 has been interacting with the would-be attacker, who he
believes is a Nigerian-based business email compromise (BEC) scammer
based on the intelligence he has gathered and gleaned from their online
interactions.
The kicker, though, is that if an employee were to go rogue and install the
ransomware on the company server, their role in the attack likely would be
exposed at some point during the incident response. Hassold says the
attacker reassured him that "all files" would be encrypted, and not to worry
because even if the victim pays up and the files are decrypted, they won't know
it was his doing. "He told me once I've installed the ransomware then just put
[the .exe file] in the recycle bin and [delete it] and it will be fine."
That naive comment demonstrates how little the attacker knows about digital
forensics and incident response, Hassold says.
Hassold and his team were able to gather some personal details on the would-be
attacker, including his location in Nigeria. "He sent me his LinkedIn profile,
which of course could be fake, but some information matches what we found in our
open source analysis" of him, Hassold says.
darkreading.com
Hiring the Hackers?
And Crypto Exchanges Unite to Prevent Laundering
Cryptocurrency Exchanges Getting Hacked
Liquid, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency-fiat exchange platforms, said
on
Twitter on Thursday that it was tracking the movement of $97 million in
cryptoassets stolen from their exchange and working with other exchanges to
freeze and recover funds.
The attack comes just days after a hacker stole $612 million from the crypto
platform Poly Network, which has since steadily recovered most of the funds
(see:
Poly Network Hacker Reportedly Returns Most of Stolen Funds).
In the wake of the attack, Poly Network called for the assistance of other
crypto exchanges. And within a day, the hacker began communication with the
platform and indicated a desire to return the funds.
Cryptocurrency and cybersecurity experts have suggested that the return may not
have been as noble as it appears, saying the attacker likely had trouble
laundering the assets.
As Poly Network then continued to urge the hacker to return all funds, it
offered him a position within the company as "chief security adviser."
As of Thursday, the crypto thief returned approximately $427 million, more than
two-thirds, of the stolen assets, Poly Network tells Information Security Media
Group.
The platform confirms that despite not receiving a "positive response," it
paid the $500,000 "bounty" to the cybercriminal.
Sign of Things to Come?
James McQuiggan, education director for the Florida Cyber Alliance and security
awareness advocate for the security firm KnowBe4, warns that similar breaches
are inevitable. "Unfortunately, with another cryptocurrency exchange
successfully attacked, this can only be a sign of things on the horizon for
these exchanges," he says.
"Companies are rapidly waking up to the reality that they must balance speed
with security or risk not being in business. Regulation and requiring compliance
of crypto asset exchanges and third parties that operate within the crypto
universe is likely to be part of the solution.
govinfosecurity.com
Recruiting & Retaining Cybersecurity Staff
Cybersecurity jobs: This is what we're getting wrong when hiring & how to fix it
From demanding qualifications that few
people have to expecting years of experience in new disciplines, businesses are
making mistakes when advertising jobs - and it's leaving IT security teams
understaffed and exhausted.
 While
the intention to build and improve cybersecurity teams is there,
recent research demonstrates how businesses often make mistakes when hiring,
leading to difficulties recruiting and retaining IT security staff.
The number of unfilled vacancies doesn't just make it harder for businesses
to keep networks secure - it also has an impact on the people already
working on cybersecurity teams, who are expected to do everything necessary to
maintain network security, but with just a fraction of the required personnel.
So why are organizations struggling to fill vacancies when there's a workforce
available, at a time when hiring cybersecurity staff is arguably more important
than ever before? Because businesses often don't understand what they're
looking for, leading to mistakes when trying to hire.
Job adverts outside of cybersecurity come with requirements for the role,
including experience and qualifications. Human resources departments are
taking those templates and applying them to information security, which often
doesn't follow the same stringent requirements for qualifications.
Cybersecurity involves a particular set of skills, which people have put in time
and effort to learn. The nature of the industry means that, when it comes to
skilling up, many information security professionals have ended up in the career
path because of a keen interest in cybersecurity - and some are self-taught,
showcasing the aptitude required to succeed, even if they don't have any
specific certifications.
That can be confusing for human resources departments, which are used to viewing
and hiring applicants based on the candidate having certain qualifications that
information security people might not have. Someone could have years of
experience in the industry, but if HR doesn't see what they perceive as the
correct qualifications, their application could be discarded, despite the
hands-on experience.
zdnet.com
Ohio Resident Pleads Guilty to Operating Darknet-Based Bitcoin 'Mixer' That
Laundered Over $300 Million
Larry Dean Harmon, 38, of Akron, OH., pleaded guilty today to a money laundering
conspiracy arising from his
operation of Helix, a
Darknet-based cryptocurrency laundering service
from 2014 to 2017. Harmon advertised Helix to customers on the Darknet to
conceal transactions
from law enforcement.
As part of his plea, Harmon also agreed to the
forfeiture of more than
4,400 bitcoin, valued at more than $200 million at today's prices,
and other seized properties that were involved in the money laundering
conspiracy. Harmon faces a
maximum penalty of 20
years in prison, a fine
of $500,000 or twice the value of the property involved in the transaction, a
term of supervised release of not more than three years, and mandatory
restitution.
"Harmon admitted that he conspired with Darknet vendors to launder bitcoin
generated through drug trafficking and other illegal activities,"
justice.gov
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Shutting Down a Chinese Fake Review
Thriving Channel
In Q2 Amazon Shuts Down 50k Chinese Sellers Who Pay for Reviews
Way to go Amazon! U.S. Sellers Say: "It's long
overdue."
Amazon Hits Chinese Sellers With Crackdown on Fake Reviews
More than 50,000 marketplace seller accounts in China have been dropped over
pay-for-praise and other policy violations.
 Obscure
Chinese makers of everything that wanted to crack the U.S. market for years have
turned to the world's biggest e-commerce company for help.
To get attention on
Amazon's sprawling marketplace, many Chinese sellers offer freebies or even
cash to consumers willing to write favorable product reviews. Amazon once
allowed such incentives in exchange for reviews to help introduce products to
customers. But it began discouraging the practice in 2016, realizing freebies
compromised the integrity of customer reviews. Many merchants ignored the new
rules by recruiting shoppers on Facebook and reimbursing them via PayPal to
elude Amazon's detection, and the problem persisted.
Initially Amazon "didn't seem to aggressively enforce its polices" but
now Amazon is
cracking down on pay-for-praise schemes, which can include other forms
of consideration for reviews including free extended warranties, discounts or
refunds, or gift cards, as the company looks to restore a sense of order to its
previously free-wheeling marketplace.
Starting in the second quarter, Chinese industry observers say, the company
abruptly changed course and began suspending retailers and freezing their
inventory at its U.S. warehouses. More than 50,000 Chinese retail accounts
have lost their place on the platform, resulting in lost sales of 100 billion
yuan ($15.4 billion), according to the Shenzhen Cross-Border E-Commerce
Association.
"Suppliers cannot be repaid, bank loans cannot be applied for, employees are
facing unemployment, and the profits of the past few years have been emptied
overnight," says Wang Xin, the association's president. The industry "has
been almost completely broken."
Amazon's policy to crack down on the misconduct of fake reviews applies to all
sellers, but based on data tracked by New York-based data consultant Marketplace
Pulse, all the recently suspended accounts were based in China. The
e-commerce giant rejects accusations that it's unfairly punishing Chinese
companies. "We ... adhere to the principle of fairness and deal with
sellers' violations without discrimination, regardless of the size of the
seller's business or which country or region it is from," the company said in a
May statement. And on Aug. 14, an Amazon spokesman in the U.S. reiterated its
position. "We don't tolerate fake or paid reviews from any seller."
The crackdown came after
reports of a data breach in May that exposed correspondence between
Amazon sellers and fake review writers, and soon after,
Recode reported that the Federal Trade Commission wanted Amazon to do more
to fight fake reviews. Many U.S.-based sellers say the crackdown is long
overdue.
bloomberg.com
'When the Fires Came, the Store Went Online'
After Surviving COVID, Business Forced to Go Online After Wildfires
Winthrop Mountain Sports
went 40 years without needing
to sell its outdoor gear online.
Even the coronavirus pandemic didn't change the owners' plans. But the
wildfires did.
 Marine
Bjornsen, one of the store's owners and a former elite biathlete and skier, told
me that there hadn't been plans to sell products online now. "It is something
that we wanted to do, but we didn't think that we were going to do it this
year," she said. "Then the fires came."
During the past month,
two large wildfires have
isolated Winthrop from the world and choked the valley with smoke.
The store stayed open but
didn't sell much
beyond discounted boots and shirts to firefighters.
Sales dropped by about 80
percent in July
compared with the same month in past years, Bjornsen said.
Less than two weeks ago, Winthrop Mountain Sports began selling products on its
website to reach customers who couldn't or wouldn't come to the store - slowly
at first with a few types of items to see how it went. That makes Winthrop
Mountain Sports a test of
what it's like to start an
e-commerce site in 2021, in the twin crises of a pandemic and wildfires.
nytimes.com
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Mesa County, CO: Two arrests made in pawn shop case, another warrant issued
 The
Mesa County Sheriff's Office has issued three arrest warrants in connection with
an investigation into the selling of stolen merchandise at A Pawn Shop, 353
Pitkin Ave. Arrest warrants have been issued for Branden Yates, 38, of Grand
Junction, Matthew Carey, 31, of Grand Junction and Justin Stelter, 37, of Grand
Junction. Yates and Carey were already in custody on unrelated charges when the
warrants were issued, according to the Sheriff's Office, and Stelter is at
large. All three are being charged with theft of $2,000-$5,000, a class 6
felony. According to the sheriff's office, the three suspects each are
accused of stealing merchandise from local retailers, such as Home Depot,
Lowe's, Cabela's, Sportsman's Warehouse, Ace Hardware and Harbor Freight, and
selling or pawning the items at A Pawn Shop.
The shop's owner, James "Jimmy" Wilcox III, was arrested on charges of theft and
soliciting prostitution July 30. According to the arrest warrant, Yates is
believed to have visited A Pawn Shop 42 times from 2019 to June 2021, selling 21
items and pawning 75 items. In the affidavit, police said Yates pawned or sold
nine items from Home Depot worth $1,607, eight stolen items from Lowe's worth
$1,182.96 and three stolen items from Tractor Supply worth $619.97, for a total
of $3,409.93. According to the affidavit, Carey is alleged to have visited A
Pawn Shop 13 times from July 2020 to June 2021, selling 20 items and pawning
seven during that time period.
Carey is accused in the affidavit of selling or pawning 10 stolen items from
Home Depot worth $1,860, one item from Lowe's worth $99, one item from Cabela's
worth $299 and one item from Harbor Freight worth $549.99, for a total of
$2,807. According to the affidavit, Stelter is believed to have visited A Pawn
Shop 133 times from 2018 to June 2021, selling 240 items and pawning 34 items
during that time period. In the affidavit, Stelter is accused of selling four
stolen items from Home Depot worth $670.97, 13 items from Lowe's worth
$2,093.98, one item from Ace Hardware worth $150, one item from a citizen worth
$1,800, one item from Sportsman's Warehouse worth $79.99 and one item from
Harbor Freight worth $79, for a total of $4,873.94. According to the
affidavit, the stolen merchandise was discovered using LeadsOnline, a tool used
to report items sold or pawned by pawn shops, which helps law enforcement access
the information easily.
gjsentinel.com
Miami, FL: Man behind bars for robbing truck drivers during South Florida
tobacco deliveries
A Florida man will remain behind bars for robbing multiple truck drivers of
cigarettes and other tobacco products in three counties. A federal magistrate
judge denied bond for 39-year-old Fort Lauderdale man, Denorio Humes. The
Department of Justice said he will stay behind bars as he awaits trial on
charges of using force and fear to rob tobacco products from truck drivers
during deliveries. Allegations in an indictment and earlier-filed criminal
complaint affidavit said Humes was part of a crew operating from April 2020 to
March 2021. Prosecutors said the crew robbed cigarettes and other tobacco
products from trucks whose drivers had stopped at gas stations and other stores
in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Collier counties to deliver products. The DOJ
said the robbery crew is accused of assaulting some of the truck drivers and
threatening others.
nbc-2.com
West Monroe, LA: Police arrest Harbor Freight theft suspects after I-20 chase
 West
Monroe Police are investigating a theft that lead to a chase that ended in a
wreck with a West Monroe Police officer's vehicle. Police say on Wednesday,
August 18, 2021, just after 1:00 p.m. they were called to a report of a theft
from Harbor Freight on Constitution Drive in West Monroe. Police say a witness
gave a description of the car that left the scene. Police say they were able to
find the car and saw two males removing the stolen items from one vehicle to
another. West Monroe Police say they have charged Bryan Coile with Felony Theft
and Criminal Conspiracy and Drug Paraphernalia. Police say they found a
methamphetamine pipe in Coile's pants when he was taken into custody. Police say
the items they recovered were worth over $1,900.00.
wgno.com
Manteca, CA: Suspects caught on camera in brazen retail theft
 On
Aug. 12, Manteca Police arrested three female suspects for Organized Rtatail
Crime, Burglary, Conspiracy , Grand Theft, Probation Violations and Contributing
to the delinquency of a minor. The three were observed selecting 51 bottles of
high end fragrance, filling the 2 baskets as employees and customers looked on.
The group was only in the store for apprx. One minute. They then fled the store
and left the area in a vehicle waiting nearby. This same store was hit by
another ORC Suspect who had stolen nearly $12,000 of merchandise.
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Shootings & Deaths
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Man accused of fatal shooting at Walnut Hills McDonald's faces second
murder charge
A man accused in a deadly shooting at a local McDonald's is facing new
charges. The grand jury added a second murder charge to Kendall Jouett's
single murder charge. They also added a felonious assault and gun
charge. Jouett is accused of shooting Kris McQueen at the location on
McMillan Avenue in Walnut Hills last week. Police say the men got into
an argument and both pulled guns.
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Albuquerque, NM: 3 Police Oficers shot while responding to Armed Robbery
 Four
police officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, were injured - one critically -
after they were fired on as they responded to a robbery Thursday, police
officials said. A suspect, who is believed to have fired at the officers, was in
custody, and other people were detained pending additional investigation. Police
Chief Harold Medina, who thanked the community for its support, expressed
frustration with the situation, noting that it was fourth time in two weeks that
officers had been fired upon in metropolitan Albuquerque.
An officer was in surgery for critical injuries from a gunshot wound to the
chest in an area not covered by his tactical vest. Another officer was hit in
the vest, and a third suffered a gunshot wound to an arm. A fourth officer was
hit by shrapnel or shattered glass. Medina said the police department had been
making strides after it came under scrutiny for previous use-of-force incidents.
He said something needed to be done to address violent crime. "As a community we
have to draw a line in the sand," he said. "We can't think that we can assist
every single individual. There are some individuals that, quite frankly, that
probably should stay in jail. We can't be afraid to say that."
news.yahoo.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Stafford County, VA: Charges dropped in 7-Eleven Armed Robbery after Victim
Arrives Late for Trial
At least for now, a Richmond man who had been accused of robbing a 7-Eleven in
Stafford County in 2019 is no longer facing charges. Pallas T. English, 26, was
in Stafford Circuit Court Wednesday for a jury trial on charges of robbery,
conspiracy and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Several dozen
jurors were on hand for the jury selection process, but the prosecution's main
witness was not. When the cashier, who was the alleged victim of the robbery,
hadn't shown up by 9:30 a.m., Judge Victoria Willis released the jurors and
prosecutor Ed Lustig dropped the charges against English. Shortly after the last
juror was gone, the witness showed up and explained that he was late because of
car trouble. Unfortunately for English, who has been free on bond for two years,
Wednesday's results may not be final. Lustig could reinstate the charges at any
time and indicated Wednesday that he is considering doing just that.
fredericksburg.com
Fresno County, CA: Serial mail theft suspects arrested with thousands of letters
Two people accused of stealing thousands of pieces of mail from dozens of homes
in Clovis were arrested on Tuesday, according to the Clovis Police Department.
Police say 32-year-old Randall McKinney and 34-year-old Bobbi Heiss were
arrested after detectives found mail stolen from several communities throughout
the Central Valley, including 100 addresses in Clovis, while carrying out a
search warrant at an apartment in Fresno. Stolen mail from homes as far south as
San Diego was also reportedly found inside of the apartment. McKinney and Heiss
were both booked into the Fresno County Jail on several charges including
identity theft with prior convictions, possession of forged checks and
card-making equipment, and mail theft. Heiss was also arrested for committing a
felony while out on bail. Police say the list of charges against McKinney and
Heiss is expected to increase as detectives continue to sort through the stolen
mail and get into contact with victims.
yourcentralvalley.com
Jefferson City, MO: Man Pleads Guilty to Walgreens Armed Robbery, Apprehended on
the Roof of O'Reilly Auto Parts After Fleeing from Police, Stealing Thousands of
Tablets of Prescription Drugs
Newark, NJ: Essex County Man Indicted for Gunpoint Robbery of Cell Phone Store
Boston, MA: Brazilian National Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of local Grocery
Store
Raleigh, NC: Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Two Armed Robberies
Charlotte, NC: Convenience Store Robber is Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison
Norfolk, VA: Virginia Man Sentenced for String of Armed Robberies in Hampton
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Beauty - Memphis, TN -
Robbery
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C-Store - Buffalo, NY
- Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Cincinnati,
OH - Burglary
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C-Store - Lexington,
KY - Robbery
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C-Store - Alton, IL -
Burglary
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Clothing - Lebanon, OR
- Robbery
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Gas Station - Decatur,
AL - Armed Robbery
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Grocery - Cleveland,
OH -Robbery
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Grocery - Chicago, IL
- Robbery
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Guns - Santa Barbara
County, CA - Burglary
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Hardware - Salt Lake
City, UT - Burglary
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Hardware - Clarence,
NY - Robbery
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Jewelry - Murfreesboro, TN - Robbery
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Jewelry - Lafayette, LA - Robbery
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Pharmacy - Kochville
Township, MI - Armed Robbery
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Walmart - Leesburg, FL
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Walmart - Atchison
County, KS - Robbery
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• 4 burglaries
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• 36 burglaries
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- posted August 20
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Piscataway, NJ you will be assigned to the Carteret location to insure company
Loss Prevention and Operational compliance are met. You will work with the
Piscataway Loss Prevention Manager as well as the Director of Loss Prevention
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Charlotte, NC
- posted August 10
The Asset Protection Associate (APA) is responsible for
the detection, apprehension, or deterrence of customer and associate activity
that could result in a loss to Ralph Lauren. APAs are also responsible for
ensuring a safe environment for all customers, associates, and vendors...
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Calabasas, CA
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The Corporate Security Manager will, among other things, (a) be
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Our Area Loss Prevention Managers ensure safe and secure stores through
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Chicago South / Illinois Central
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The District Loss Prevention Manager develops and
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Indianapolis, IN
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the company's Distribution Centers. Investigate and resolves all matters that
jeopardize or cause a loss to the company's assets...
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Albany, OR
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As a Senior Assets Protection Operations Manager (SAPOM), you'll manage a
multi-level team comprised of both exempt AP leaders and non-exempt AP Security
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