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Pablo Ricaurte named Corporate Asset
Protection Manager for Wild Fork Foods
Previously, Pablo was the Merchandising Manager and Asset Protection Manager for
Saks Fifth Avenue. He's also held other loss prevention roles including Loss
Prevention Assistant Manager for Neiman Marcus, LP Investigator for Publix, and
LP Investigator for Macy's. Congratulations Pablo!
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CONTROLTEK is North American Distributor for
Nordic ID's RFID Retail and Logistics Solutions
  Nordic
ID and CONTROLTEK
have joined forces in North America. CONTROLTEK is the lead distributor of
Nordic ID products in the U.S. and Canadian markets and collaborates with Nordic
ID Inc. and the Nordic ID Headquarters located in Finland.
"At CONTROLTEK, our goal is to provide solutions to our clients which help them
keep up with a variety of challenges faced in the changing age of retail," said
Steve
Sell, vice president of global sales and marketing at CONTROLTEK. "We see
RFID as a versatile technology with many applications for retailers, including
LP. Thanks to our partnership with Nordic ID we help our clients take meaningful
steps to the future."
For more information about Nordic ID and their products,
visit
their website.
controltekusa.com
New FaceFirst biometric platform version boosts
performance and eases deployment
 FaceFirst
has launched a new version of its biometric enterprise computer vision platform
with improved face detection performance in challenging conditions, broader
camera compatibility, simplified scalability and system and camera health
monitoring.
The algorithm in new FaceFirst version 6.6 can now recognize four to seven and a
half times more faces in conditions with extreme lighting, unusual camera
angles, or large crowds, and performance is more reliable across different
camera types, according to the announcement. The platform also now works with a
range of existing camera infrastructures, including IP, USB, webcam, dome,
bullet, and single or multi-sensory panoramic cameras.
biometricupdate.com
See today's Vendor Spotlight column below
Johnson Controls has big plans for Tyco Cloud
Johnson Controls recently unveiled Tyco Cloud, a new cloud-based security suite
developed to help customers move costly and complex security infrastructure for
access control and video surveillance to the cloud.
 With
Tyco Cloud, Johnson Controls said organizations can reduce costs, improve
enterprise security management and scale security operations on demand, allowing
users to protect lives, assets and facilities through management of access
control, video surveillance and other security operations using secure cloud
services and connected devices such as cloud cameras and controllers. Cloud
solutions from Tyco run on an open and modern microservices architecture to
ensure fast, scalable and secure services.
"Our customers worldwide are embracing and accelerating digital transformation
to make their businesses more intelligent, agile and cost effective," Martin
Renkis, general manager of Cloud Solutions, Global Security Products at Johnson
Controls, said in the announcement. "Tyco Cloud empowers this digital
transformation with on-demand security management that enables organizations to
securely and cost-effectively customize their video surveillance and access
control solutions based on site-specific and enterprise-wide requirements."
securitysystemsnews.com
Big Increase in Retailers Hiring Off-Duty Police
in San Francisco
The program is not new, but the increase in
demand is
For some, the extra layer of armed security is a comfort and crime deterrent.
 Businesses
are paying off-duty officers at least $100 an hour through San Francisco Police
Department's 10-B program.
"It enhances the on-duty presence at any given time there can be 15-100 extra
police officers that are most qualified, most equipped and able to communicate
on our radios," SFPD Officer Robert Rueca said.
Program 10-B has been around since the 1970s and allows people to hire out
officers. But demand has spiked in recent years.
From 2016 to 2017, officers worked 114,000 off-duty overtime hours and just over
200,000 hours last year, according to the SFPD.
Karin Flood, executive director for Union Square Business Improvement District,
said they hire one 10-B police officer 10 hours a day, seven days a week and are
looking to expand that later this year to a second officer.
The Union Square Business Improvement District is not alone. Flood said several
nearby retailers are also hiring their own uniformed officers to prevent theft
and crime.
nbcbay.com
Retail is rife with harassment, and employers
aren't intervening, survey says
Harassment in the Retail Sector
Nearly half of retail workers in the U.K. have experienced "sexual, racist,
homophobic or otherwise very offensive language" in the workplace, according to
a
survey of about 1,000 retail workers from law firm Foot Anstey.
We also analysed the gender split of harassment cases and asked those affected
to rate how their complaints were handled by their employer.
The survey found that 11% of retail workers experienced inappropriate touching
at work. More than a third of them "blamed their employer for not doing
enough." A quarter of respondents said they experienced physically aggressive or
violent behavior, while 26% were subjected to unwanted touching or hugging.
What stood out in the Foot Anstey survey wasn't just the number of harassment
victims in the retail sector. The findings also revealed the relatively high
percentage of complaints against employers for not having the appropriate
mechanisms in place to help prevent harassment. Forty-one percent of respondents
were unsatisfied with the results following their complaints, 24% said they felt
their employer didn't care about protecting them from abuse and 22% said their
employer lacked confidential means of filing complaints.
U.S.-based research has produced similar findings. In a
National Institutes of Health poll of more than 15,000 workers released in
June, 20% experienced sexual harassment. retaildive.com
 Long
Beach, CA: Hotel cook planned mass shooting
Gunning down his own coworkers and guests at Marriott
A hotel cook apparently upset over human resources issues has been
arrested for allegedly planning a mass shooting of his coworkers and guests
at a Marriott property in Long Beach, California, city police said Wednesday. A
tip from a colleague led police to arrest Rodolfo Montoya, 37, at his Huntington
Beach home, Chief Robert Luna said at a news conference. Police seized
firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and tactical gear, including
high-capacity magazines and an assault rifle. "Suspect Montoya had clear
plans, intent, and the means to carry out an act of violence that may have
resulted in a mass-casualty incident."
fox59.com
Fargo officials 'reclarify' shoplifting policy
after businesses air worries
Fargo officials on Tuesday, Aug. 20, issued a news release to "reclarify" a
recent change in policy when it comes to how police and city prosecutors
approach shoplifting cases.
The Fargo city prosecutor's office recently let area retailers know it will no
longer prosecute shoplifting cases when a case is based solely on video
evidence, also known as "delayed evidence."
In addition, Fargo police have informed local businesses that officers will
not take theft reports on delayed/video evidence calls from retailers unless
the dollar amount involved is more than $500 and the case is handled in Cass
County District Court, or the case is one that poses a public safety risk.
Reasons for the change, according to the city prosecutor's office, include the
difficulty in prosecuting cases that rely solely on retail store video, without
firsthand, or eyewitness evidence.
"We're going to do the things we usually do, this (policy change) is to address
some of the big-box issues," Mahoney said, referring to large-size retail
stores.
Also, the new policy is not applicable to shoplifters who are caught in the
act. inform.com
Walmart Boycott?
Sales of Bullet-Resistant Backpacks Stir Safety Concerns
"Stores reportedly sold
out of the backpacks, which can run from $100 to $500."
 Teachers
Union Calls on Walmart to Remove Guns
or Face a Boycott
The nation's largest teachers union criticized Walmart for selling bullet-resistent
back packs. In an
August 7 letter to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Randi Weingarten, president of
the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) wrote: "As our nation continues to
grapple with the twin tragedies in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, educators,
their students and families are preparing to go back to school. I can't begin to
describe the anxiety they feel - frankly, anxiety you understand all too well,
as Walmart is including bulletproof backpacks in its back-to-school
merchandise."
In her letter, Weingarten calls on the company to do its part "to help build a
future with fewer guns and safer communities." If Walmart does not act, she
said, the union would consider a nationwide boycott of the world's largest
retail chain. edmdigest.com
Farmer Behind the U.S.'s Largest $120M Organic
Food Fraud Scheme Dies
by Suicide
A Missouri farmer blamed for running the largest organic food fraud scheme in
U.S. history has died by suicide, weeks before he was to report to federal
prison to begin serving a 10-year term, a coroner said Tuesday.
yahoo.com
Leader of $120M organic fraud scheme gets 10
years in prison;
3 Nebraska farmers get shorter terms
Williams said that, between 2010 and 2017, consumers nationwide were fooled into
paying extra to buy products ranging from eggs to steak that they believed were
better for the environment and their own health. Instead, they unwittingly
purchased food that relied on farming practices, including the use of chemical
pesticides to grow crops, that they opposed.
Earlier in the day, Williams gave shorter prison terms to three Overton,
Nebraska, farmers whom Constant recruited to join the scheme.
The farmers reaped more than $120 million in proceeds from sales of the
tainted grain. The scheme may have involved up to 7 percent of organic corn
grown in the U.S. in 2016 and 8 percent of the organic soybeans, prosecutors
said.
Michael Potter, 41, was ordered to serve 24 months behind bars; James Brennan,
41, was sentenced to 20 months; and his father, 71-year-old Tom Brennan, was
given a three-month sentence. abcnews.go.com
The Malls Continue Their Death Spiral
1st Two Quarters Off-Mall Earnings Up 3% -
Mall-Based Earnings Down 29%
For the first two fiscal quarters of this year, earnings at off-mall retailers
rose 3% compared with a drop of 29% for mall-based retailers, according to
Retail Metrics, a retail research firm, which analyzed results at 105 retailers.
 Saunders
and other analysts say they started to see a clear divide between retail's
winners and losers four or five years ago. But as the economy starts developing
some cracks, vulnerable retailers will become even more exposed.
dallasnews.com
Editor's Note: Beyond what all the analysts are saying the
fear factor driven by active shooters and mass shootings, we feel, is
playing a major role in the decreased traffic in malls. As we continue to
hear anecdotally from millennial mothers how they are avoiding the malls over
security concerns. And the double edged sword is that no one is willing to
address the issue.
Even in groups of peers we all hear how long its been since anyone in the group
has even been to a mall. Which is always followed by laughter. And I challenge
you to ask the question in any group yourself.
Fear plays a major role in all of our lives and it's my personal opinion that
it's the #2 reason behind the Mall spiral, second only to the fact that no one
has the time or is willing to give the time to walk the malls for shopping.
Speed and fear, two powerful hurdles. Just my thought.
Struggling Retailers May Not Survive the Next
Recession
Analysts expect the gulf between winners and losers to widen, as illustrated by
the latest earnings season
Now, amid fears that the United States is headed toward recession, analysts say
another reckoning might be in store as a slowing global economy, volatile stock
market and new tariffs are likely to take their toll on American consumers in
coming months.
There is little middle ground left in the retail industry: Companies are either
doing brisk business or struggling to hang on, analysts say - a trend that is
likely to become even more pronounced if the economy sours.
"If there's another recession - and I think there will be soon - everyone gets
knocked down," said Mark Cohen, director of retail studies at Columbia Business
School and the former chief executive of Sears Canada. "The strong get back on
their feet. The weak don't recover."
The coming months will be crucial for retailers as they brace for the Trump
administration's new tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports -
including toys, televisions and clothing - that will go into effect in
mid-September. President Trump said last week that he would push back some of
those tariffs to Dec. 15 "so that they won't be relevant for the Christmas
shopping season," but retailers say the constant uncertainty is already changing
how they prepare for the busy holiday period.
washingtonpost.com
Don't Sugarcoat Performance Reviews
Managers Biggest Mistake - Minimizing
Confrontation
But if you've avoided being truthful, here's how to deliver bad news for the
first time during an employee.
By far one of the biggest mistakes that managers make is inflating grades
on annual performance reviews. Wanting to minimize confrontation, many
managers give "meets expectations" scores to underachievers or workers with
records of poor behavior. This documentation can come back to haunt managers
should the organization later look to terminate the worker's employment.
Why? Because as a supervisor and leader, the manager has created a written
record that says the employee's overall performance was acceptable.
"With no other progressive disciplinary documentation and an inflated
performance record, businesses will likely have an uphill battle establishing
a legitimate business reason to justify the termination decision," said
Keerthi Sugumaran, employment law associate at Jackson Lewis P.C. in Boston.
Therefore, if you expect to terminate someone in the upcoming year, you should
ensure the performance review accurately depicts why the employee's performance
or conduct does not meet expectations.
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Senior LP & AP Jobs
Market
Director, Loss Prevention posted for PetCo in San
Diego, CA
The primary purpose of this position is to direct all Loss Prevention activities
for the Stores, Distribution Centers, e-commerce and National Support Center (NSC).
Develop strategic planning initiatives to ensure that the Company's losses are
consistent with the Company's financial objectives. Identify and lead the
implementation of technology and systems that will reduce exposures at the
Stores, Distribution Centers and the NSC. petco.taleo.net
We employ more than 26,000 partners and operate more than 1,500 Petco
locations across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including more than 65
Unleashed by Petco locations, a smaller format neighborhood shop; complete pet
care services and veterinary advice through
PetCoach; and
petco.com.
Corporate Security Director, Americas Region
posted for VF in Denver, CO
This position is responsible for the execution and support of the company's
Global Security programs across all facilities and businesses within the
Americas region. This person will work closely with cross functional leadership
teams throughout the Region, such as Strategy, Finance, Legal, Risk Management,
GBT, Supply Chain, Travel, Communications, Aviation and Human Resources, to
ensure the protection of company assets including people, properties, products,
profits and preparedness.
VF Corp. is the $11B parent company of The North Face, JanSport and Smartwool,
Vans, Timberland and Dickies among others. All of the companies are scattered
throughout the country. myworkdayjobs.com
Sr. Loss Prevention Program Manager, Amazon Books
and Amazon GO Posted Seattle, WA
The Loss Prevention Team is seeking an experienced Program Manager to support
its Amazon Books, Four Star, and Amazon Go retail programs. This position
manages the entire retail program, inclusive of building security and loss
prevention design and site visits, investigations, crisis management.
amazon.jobs
ZONE ASSET PROTECTION DIRECTOR posted for Family Dollar /
Dollar Tree in Atlanta, GA
Quarterly Results
Target Q2 comp's up 3.4%, Digital comp's up 34%, sales up 3.6%%
Dick's Sporting Goods Q2 comp's up 3.2%, net sales up 3.8%
BJ's Wholesale Q2 comp's up 1.6%, net sales up 1.2%
L Brands Q2 consolidated comp's down 1%, sales down 2.7%
Victoria's Secret comp's down 6%
Bath & Body Works comp's up 8%
Nordstrom Q2 Full-Price net sales down 6.5%, Of-Price net sales down 1.9%, total
revenue down 5.1%
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FaceFirst Announces a New Version of Its
Enterprise Computer Vision Platform
FaceFirst has released version 6.6, which
provides customers with unprecedented performance, system monitoring and
scalability to meet the demands of the world's largest companies.
FaceFirst, the leading U.S. computer vision company,
today announced a new version of its platform to help create safer
communities, frictionless customer experiences and more secure
transactions from video analytics. The new platform version 6.6 is the
company's most scalable platform architecture to date, offering improved
accuracy, multi-location deployment automation, automated video
analytics, health and camera monitoring, and increased ability to work
with any camera including existing infrastructure.
 Accuracy: Version 6.6 offers historic breakthroughs in face
detection performance in challenging conditions. The algorithm can now
recognize 4-7.5 times more faces in extreme lighting conditions, at
unusual angles and in large crowds. This improved accuracy also creates
more reliable performance across every camera type. "FaceFirst has
always been a leader in public safety solutions," said FaceFirst CEO Peter Trepp.
"With these performance gains and simplified deployment, the improved platform
opens up a variety of new applications and use cases for automated video
analysis across industries."
Camera Compatibility: Thanks to the improved accuracy in
challenging conditions offered by version 6.6, we have increased our
ability to work with all camera types and across existing camera
infrastructure, including IP, USB, webcam, dome, bullet and panoramic
(single and multi-sensory) cameras.
Automated Edge and Core Deployment: The latest platform also
provides simplicity of scalability. Building on the company's
Two Minute Deployment installer launched earlier this year, the new
functionality makes it easy to remotely set up a central server and then
add dozens of locations within minutes, enabling customers and partners
to achieve scale quickly. This is particularly useful in retail, banking
and restaurants, where customers need to deploy across an entire chain.
Health Monitoring: The new release also offers system and camera
health monitoring with the ability to instantly discover cameras,
certify them, and warn when there is a camera issue. This health
monitoring capability is crucial in challenging environments where
cameras can easily drift from their ideal configuration. "FaceFirst is
being used in highly trafficked areas like retail outlets, stadiums and
transportation hubs," said FaceFirst VP of Product Roger Angarita. "It's pretty
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LinkedIn Details Features of Fight Against Fakes
Fake accounts - those created by bots or malicious actors - are problems for
every social network. In a recent blog post, professional community LinkedIn
discussed what it has done, and is doing, to fight the fakes.
According to the post, LinkedIn took action on more than 21 million fake
accounts in the first half of 2019; 95% of those were stopped during account
creation by something in the process automation.
The remaining accounts were stopped by a combination of user reports and
automated processes. In a related
blog post, LinkedIn broadly described the machine intelligence it uses to
detect, score, and act on fake accounts, whether they're created in bulk by a
bot or individually by a malicious actor. The company says that it has teams of
engineers and investigators working to protect the 610 million members who use
the service for connecting to professional networks and finding new jobs.
For more,
read here.
darkreading.com
Why CISOs Believe Capabilities of Attackers are
Outpacing their Ability to Defend
The
Forbes Insight report found that 84 percent of CISOs believe the risks of
cyber attacks will increase and almost a quarter believe the capabilities of
attackers are outpacing their ability to defend their organization. This issue
is compounded with limited resources, it said, including lack of sufficient
budget and skilled professionals as well as a threat attack surface that is
quickly expanding and becoming more sophisticated. Because of this, it said,
security leaders understand it is critical to have the right strategies in place
as they face an arms race between the capabilities of attackers and their own
defense postures. securitymagazine.com
2019 Cloud Security Report: Latest trends and
challenges
Check out the
2019 Cloud Security Report sponsored by (ISC)². Based on a comprehensive
survey of cybersecurity professionals in the 400,000+ cybersecurity community on
LinkedIn.
The report reveals:
● The latest cloud security trends and challenges
● How organizations are
responding to security threats in the cloud
● What tools and best
practices cybersecurity leaders are considering in their move to the cloud.
helpnetsecurity.com
Cyber attackers exploiting poor cloud security
Despite 42% of organizations saying they are concerned about cloud security,
many are failing to carry out security testing or follow best practices, a study
shows.
The potentially devastating effects of poor cloud security was illustrated
recently with a data breach affecting
100 million Capital One customers that was blamed on a "configuration
vulnerability".
 However,
a
survey from security firm
Outpost24 conducted at Infosecurity Europe in June 2019 reveals that many
companies are unable to detect abnormalities in their cloud environment, while
37% of the 300 security professionals polled admitted they had already
experienced a cyber attack on their cloud systems.
The survey also shows that 27% of organisations do not know how quickly they
could tell if their cloud data had been compromised, while 11% said a compromise
on their on-premise data would be much quicker to detect, indicating some
organisations are still relying solely on cloud service providers to protect
their cloud data.
Although 42% of security professionals believe their on-premise data is more
secure than their cloud hosted data, 19% of organisations carry out security
testing on their cloud environment only once a year and 11% never run any
security testing at all. computerweekly.com
Lacoste Creates High-Tech RFID Showroom
"The idea is to try to make RFID a global project for the company and
already receive garments with tags on them," says the Global CEO.
Lacoste's Brazilian subsidiary, a popular clothing brand featuring a crocodile
stamp, is testing the use of radio frequency identification in its customer
showroom at the company's headquarters in São Paulo. Powered by iTag' smart tag
technology, the solution brings the benefits of electronic tags to both showroom
visitors and company executives. rfidjournal.com
Biometric privacy law proposal to be revived in
Florida as states press ahead
A bill to impose privacy rules on corporate biometric systems, including a
private right of action against companies that violate those rules, will be
reintroduced in the Florida state legislature after stalling in the past
session, the
Florida Record reports.
A legislative assistant in the office of State Senator Gary Farmer (D-Fort
Lauderdale), who sponsored the bill during the
previous legislative session, said Farmer plans to reintroduce the proposal
in the next one.
A similar bill may also be reintroduced in Arizona during the coming session,
after it was pulled by its sponsor, House Speaker Russell Bowers (R-Mesa), for
improvement,
Capitol Media Services reports. The bill had already passed the House
Technology Committee.
Farmer's proposal included several provisions similar to a law recently passed
in Illinois. The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act establishes rules
for how business handle biometric data, including retinal scans, fingerprints
and voice recognition data, and also lays out penalties for businesses that fail
to comply with the new rules. Several states, including New York, Michigan and
Alaska, are considering similar legislation.
biometricupdate.com
Clickjacking Still Popular Among Online Scammers
Clickjacking is alive and well, hijacking browsers that visit hundreds of
popular websites, according to research released this week. A paper published by
researchers found that many of the world's most popular sites are still fooling
visitors into following deceptive links to unexpected destinations.
Clickjacking is a well-established technique in which third-party scripts or
browser extensions can hijack users' clicks, redirecting them to alternate
locations. Online crooks can use them to download malware to a victim's computer
or to commit advertising fraud, redirecting clicks to online ads and earning
commission.
infosecurity-magazine.com
Newly Created Job:
Sr. Manager, Global Security Operations Center (GSOC)
posted for Palto Alto Networks in Santa Clara, CA
In this newly created opportunity, we are looking for an extraordinary Sr.
Manager, Global Security Operations Center, with a passion for protecting
corporate assets, to include people, property and information. You will build a
program to operate a Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) focused on
protecting Palo Alto Networks and its people, property, and assets around the
world. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Global Safety & Security, you
will work closely with IT, Risk Management, Facilities, InfoSec, HR and Legal.
We are seeking a colleague who enjoys working independently but collaboratively
in a collegial team environment within a fast-paced and dynamic company.
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Asset Protection & Safety,
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The phrase "turning a battleship" could describe the challenge Mike Lamb
faced when he joined the Kroger Co. in 2017 as Vice President of Asset
Protection & Safety. Restructuring a department is no easy task. But adding the
component of centralizing over 20 separate brands adds another dimension that
impacts the whole company and requires an element of political maneuvering,
sensitivity, sales skill, and confidence. Mike shares how he managed the change
and helped move the needle for Kroger.
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A no-deal Brexit could unleash a flood of fake
goods in the UK, retail expert says
Michelle Whelan, chief executive of retail marketing agency Geometry U.K., told
CNBC that if Britain exits the EU without a deal, the price of some legitimate
products may rise by more than 10% due to scarcity. Unauthorized resellers that
may have previously bought overstocked or out of season items in bulk may be
able to undercut prices, especially online.
"Here in the U.K., we're used to open markets where we purchase goods from known
and approved channels. With a 'no deal' there is a huge opportunity for a grey
market explosion," she told CNBC by email.
"A no-deal Brexit and explosion of grey market websites via unauthorized
dealer networks could continue to give us access to products we want at
cheaper prices. With a deep enough search, all of us can find grey market
websites catering for products such as shoes, watches, clothes, cameras,
furniture, TVs, and more," she added.
Businesses prefer to sell their goods through authorized sellers or under
licensing deals because it gives them more control over how items are presented
and priced, but if products are sold on the grey market, via unauthorized
(though legal) channels, they may be sold at a discount.
Product scarcity also risks an increase in counterfeit goods traded on the
black market if a Brexit deal is not signed, Whelan said, but this could be
countered by official sales channels using new technology.
"With the risk of an insurgence of 'fake' products through grey or black
markets, retailers in the UK could adopt a similar strategy to Alibaba's Tmall,
which uses blockchain to guarantee product quality, " she said.
cnbc.com
PayThink
Static security isn't keeping up with e-commerce data
The recent 7-Eleven hack in Japan reflects another trend that has facilitated
the growth in e-commerce attacks: The amount of data companies are now
encouraging customers to provide creates risk.
The growth of store-specific credit cards, loyalty points and gift cards mean
there are multiple avenues a threat actor can use to break into a network, and
greater financial incentives for those willing to do so.
However, these kinds of incidents are not purely a result of e-commerce trends;
they also stem from changes in how cybercrime operates. As ever, the influence
of the dark web looms large. There are millions (or perhaps billions) of stolen
credentials available for purchase. When combined with two decades of poor
password hygiene and an ever-growing cybercriminal ecosystem, the economics for
a threat actor are simple.
The monetary upside vastly outweighs the cost of credential acquisition, meaning
a relatively small investment on the part of the cybercriminals can yield a
significant profit.
Given this reality, retailers and other e-commerce sites must shore up their web
and mobile applications with more advanced security measures. Failure to do so
will simply ensure that these tactics remain profitable, and therefore popular
attack vectors that threat actors can utilize. Read more:
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StockX Faces Class Action Lawsuit After Data Breach Left
Users' Information Exposed
Amazon Opens Its Largest Campus Yet In India
Amazon's strategy to win over congressional critics: Tours
of its giant warehouses
Voice Promises To Play A Big Retail Role This Holiday
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Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Retail Crime Coalition
and Metropolitan PD team up
in city-wide sting leads to 25 shoplifting arrests
A two-day city-wide sting operation just wrapped up Wednesday evening. Officers
were targeting big box retailers known for shoplifters. Police have been after
shoplifters for two days and have made a significant number of arrests. Police
say up to 25 people have been arrested over the last two days. Our crews
witnessed as one woman was arrested and taken into the back of a sheriff's van.
 For
the first time, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department teamed up with
the Indiana Retail Crime Coalition to catch suspected thieves in the act. Our
cameras were rolling as officers made multiple arrests at seven different
retailers: Lowe's, Target, Walmart, Macy's, JC Penney's, Kohl's and Meijer.
"We're focusing our efforts on stopping some of the retail crime and theft
that's been occurring in the city here. And we're focusing on several different
stores," said IMPD North District Commander Michael Wolley. Wolley says it's
very organized and a high-dollar crime.
"From just day-to-day shoplifting, to just e-fencing and people just selling
direct. That's been a big game changer. It's not just a big group any longer. It
could be one person, it could be an entire network," said Indiana Retail Crime
Coalition President Matt Thompson. Thompson says theft like this ultimately
impacts everyone.
"It's hitting the customers in the pocketbook. Someone has to pick up the cost
for the theft. Secondly, it's a safety opportunity for all of us. Both our
customers and our employees don't feel safe when they see incidents go down in
the parking lot," said Thompson.
fox59.com
Thanks to Matt Thompson, President of IROCC, for submitting this story.
FBI Investigation: Man charged as Leader of Crew
that Robbed 15 Pharmacies in Cerritos, Westminster, Anaheim and other Southern
California cities
 A
federal grand jury today returned an eight-count superseding indictment that
charges a Lynwood man with being the organizer and leader of a crew that
committed at least 15 armed robberies of independent and "mom-and-pop"
pharmacies across Southern California. Over an 18-month period that ended just a
few weeks ago, Lewis allegedly led an armed crew that robbed pharmacies in
Bellflower, Cerritos, South Los Angeles, Westminster, Pico Rivera, Fullerton,
Hawthorne, Huntington Park, Anaheim, Glendale, Riverside, Paramount, and
Claremont. Lewis allegedly picked out the robbery locations and provided
details to the crew's participants as to how the robberies should be conducted,
including what medications to target. Lewis also traveled to the robbery
locations in advance to scout the targeted stores and later oversaw the
robberies as they were committed, the indictment alleges.
oc-breeze.com
Gaithersburg, MD: Police Looking for 6 Women Who
Stole $24,000 of Cell Phones for Verizon
Surveillance video of the July 18th incident was released Wednesday. It shows
five of the women were trying to divert the attention of store employees, while
the sixth suspect entered an open storeroom and stole 29 cell phones in less
than a minute. Detectives say the woman who took the cell phones appeared to be
pregnant. She was confronted by an employee. The other suspects started to
overwhelm the employee before fleeing the store. Police say the women may have
modified their clothes to hide stolen items. They believe the suspect who took
the phones pretended to be pregnant.
wfmd.com
Fairfax County, VA: Home Depot shoplifter
arrested with $3,000 in merchandise; ties to theft at 2nd location
Police Officers responded Aug. 11 at 3:45 p.m. to a larceny at the Home Depot in
Merrifield, and upon arriving found store security personnel fighting with the
suspect. When police were arresting the suspect, he pulled away and ran from
officers, but was caught after a short foot pursuit. The suspect had committed
grand larceny at another Home Depot just before coming to the Merrifield
location, and allegedly had more than $3,000 worth of stolen items with him.
Authorities have charged Derik Henderson, 36, of Maryland, with grand larceny,
assault and resisting arrest.
insidenova.com
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employees accused of stealing from another Alexandria Mall store
Three women were arrested Tuesday at the Alexandria Mall, accused of stealing
clothes from one store while they were working at another store. The incident
was reported around 2 p.m. by an asset protection manager at JC Penney. The
manager "saw three women stealing clothes, then running out of the store,"
according to police. The manager contacted police and followed the three women
to Conn's Home Plus. He found out they worked at the store. When officers
arrived, he pointed the women out. The three were taken into custody. According
to Police, the items taken were valued at $753.
thetowntalk.com
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DeSoto County, FL: Two arrested in
multi-county $3,000+ Vacuum Cleaner thefts from Walmart
The two suspects were identified as James Luther Hinton, 31, and
Tyler Edward Rouse, 23. Records indicate the pair are primary
suspects in "numerous retail theft cases from Walmart," mainly
targeting iRobots and other vacuums. Both had charges pending from
other counties including Manatee, Pasco and Hillsborough. A search
warrant was issued; Hinton and Rouse were both arrested under the
warrant on August 14.
yoursun.com |
Fort Collins, CO: Man allegedly poses as Fort
Collins bicycle store manager to steal, sell bicycles
A bike shop is putting out a word of warning after someone has been using their
name to commit fraud in a string of bike thefts. John Lambert, manager of
Recycled Cycles, made a stunning discovery. "One of my friends text me and asked
if I was still selling a bike online and I responded with, what?" Lambert said.
After he investigated, Lambert discovered a man was allegedly taking photos
of bikes parked and locked on the Colorado State University campus. He would
then reportedly post them on the "Let Go" app using Lambert's name and his store
name to add a layer of legitimacy. "From what we could tell he would get
someone interested, cut the lock and steal the bike and then sell it,"
Lambert said. The manager said the incidents have hurt their reputation and
scammed several people around town.
kdvr.com
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Menomonee Falls, WI: Police are
searching for 3 suspects in $400 theft from Pick n' Save
Police say the female African-American suspects took over $400 worth
of merchandise, which included batteries, deodorant, lotion, and
other items described as frequently resold. The suspects hid the
items in handbags, a stolen backpack, and a stolen clothes hamper as
they tried to leave the store just before 11 p.m. A store employee
did try to stop the suspects from leaving, but one of them pushed
them to clear the way out.
wtmj.com |
Melbourne, Australia: Deportation awaits addict
who acted as lookout
for Baby Formula thieves
A drug addict rewarded with cash, heroin and ice for his involvement in a
syndicate that stole baby formula from warehouses across Melbourne has been
jailed, and is almost certain to be deported from Australia afterwards. Herdeep
Singh, 32, was a lookout in burglaries at storage facilities in Preston,
Bundoora and Mount Waverley between June 29 and August 30 last year, where a
gang stole baby formula and vitamins worth a combined $177,000. He pleaded
guilty to three counts of burglary, three of theft and two of possessing a drug
of dependence. Another man, Gurwinder Gill, appeared in court on Thursday after
he last year admitted his involvement in eight burglaries that netted the
syndicate baby formula and vitamins worth $540,000. Gill, 37, will be
sentenced at a later date.
theage.com.au
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Adams County, PA: Man shoots former Distribution
Center supervisor
before killing himself
 Two
men are dead after a murder suicide early Wednesday morning in the parking lot
of Plainville Farms Distribution Center. Eastern Adams Regional Police say
75-year-old Phillip Hughes of North Carolina was fired Tuesday. Wednesday
morning Hughes appeared to have staked out the parking lot of the distribution
center waiting for transportation supervisor 58-year-old John Frey of York to
arrive. "The subject pulled in to the parking lot, got out of his car, and fired
what we think is two shots [at Frey,]" said Eastern Adams Regional Police Chief
Francis Staab. "One shot striking the victim killing him, and the third shot her
took his own life."
fox43.com
Phoenix, AZ: Fatal stabbing at Circle K resulted
from an argument over a cigarette
An argument about a cigarette left a woman dead at a Phoenix Circle K last
weekend, according to court documents. Michael Quezada, 44, is suspected of
approaching a pair of women and asking for a cigarette Saturday in the store
parking lot near 20th Avenue and Van Buren Street, according to probable cause
documents filed in court by Phoenix Police Department. When they refused to give
him a cigarette, an argument erupted between Quezada and the women and he pulled
out a knife. One of the women warned the other about the knife and then stepped
between Quezada and the other woman, the documents state. Quezada repeatedly
stabbed the woman who stepped in between, whom police have not yet identified,
and then left the area. Police found the woman on the ground in the parking lot.
She was taken to a hospital where she later died.
azcentral.com
Phoenix, AZ: 2 Juveniles Arrested in killing of
2018 Roosevelt Row Coffee-Shop workers
 Two
juveniles have been arrested in the killing of two Phoenix Roosevelt Row
coffee-shop workers who were gunned down in the early-morning hours of Oct. 5
after they left work, Phoenix police said Wednesday. Police said they are asking
the Maricopa County Attorney's Office to charge the teens as adults.
They were identified as Antonio Palafox-Zermeno, 16, and Castulo Cervantes, 15.
Police are searching for additional accomplices. Police said they each were a
year younger at the time of the armed robbery in which David Bessent, 41, and
Zachary Walter, 24, were shot and killed just after 3:30 a.m. Police said the
two men were walking near Third Avenue and Roosevelt Street in Phoenix, after
leaving their jobs at Jobot Coffee & Bar, where they both worked as cooks.
Walter died soon after he was shot. Bessent was hospitalized in extremely
critical condition and died a few days later.
azcentral.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
King County, WA: $1 Million worth of Cocaine
found hidden in Bananas at Washington Safeway Stores
 Police
in Washington State are investigating after huge cocaine shipments were found at
three Safeway stores, a haul reportedly worth more than $1 million. Drugs were
stuffed inside boxes of bananas at stores in the cities of Woodinville,
Bellingham and Federal Way, KING5 reported, citing law enforcement sources. The
cocaine appeared to have been sent to each location in similar quantities,
marked with the letters "CK." Police said 23 kilos of cocaine had been recovered
in Bellingham and 22 kilos was recorded in the Woodinville store. The amount
discovered in Federal Way was not immediately clear. Authorities said the
Woodinville stash alone was valued at more than $550,000.
king5.com
 Milwaukee,
WI: Former Brink's Driver among 4 charged in attempted Armed Robbery of Armored
truck
After months of police work, prosecutors said four men were involved in the
attempted armed robbery of an armored truck near 27th and Loomis in Milwaukee in
April. The four men were arrested -- two of them out of state -- and charged in
Milwaukee County with conspiracy to commit armed robbery with threat of force.
It wasn't clear Wednesday, Aug. 21 whether others had been arrested or charged
in the case, but court documents show investigators believe there were others
involved.
fox6now.com
Dallas, TX :7-Eleven 'Cowboy' Clerk Ropes Alleged
Armed Robber
A 7-Eleven employee fought off an armed robbery suspect by tying him up Tuesday
night in central Oak Cliff. Police responded to a report of an armed robbery
shortly after 11 p.m. Officers said the suspect tried to rob the store and
attempted to stab the employee with a screwdriver. A fight between the suspect
and the convenience store clerk ensued, but the clerk happened to be a cowboy.
He grabbed a rope and tied up the suspect until police arrived. The employee
said he is a cowboy from West Texas. Police said the suspect was tied up so
tightly that they had to use a knife to cut the suspect loose. The clerk had
minor injuries and was treated by paramedics at the scene.
kiiitv.com
Minocqua, WI: Gas Station Manager steals $25,000 in cash
from ATM
Cumberland, MD: Love's Truck Stop Employee busted for
$7,248 in refund fraud; 57 transactions
Credit Card Fraud
 Tampa,
FL: Police say arrests shut down Violent Street Gang
Nine men associated with a violent street gang, the 200 Skudda Gang, were
rounded up Tuesday (Aug. 20) morning after a two-year investigation into
criminal activities that included homicide, credit card fraud, racketeering,
drug sales, and identity theft, according to the Tampa Police Department. The
investigation involved the Tampa Police Department and the Florida Department of
Law Enforcement in partnership with the Florida Office of the Attorney General.
The 200 Skudda Gang - operating within the city of Tampa and Hillsborough
County, as well as Conyers County, GA - committed fraud throughout the U.S.
involving hundreds of victims.
tbreporter.com
Milford, CT: Man used victim's credit card, racks up
$74,000 in purchases
Sentencings
Fredericksburg, VA: Man who stabbed man outside Walmart
ordered to serve 18 years in prison
Cincinnati, OH: Man involved in $1 million jewel heist
sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison
East Hartford, CT: Man rejects 10-year prison term in plea
deal of 7-Eleven robbery
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Barnes & Noble - Bakersfield, CA - Burglary
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C-Store - Skamokawa, WA - Burglary
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C-Store - Las Vegas, NV - Robbery
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CVS - Greenwich, CT - Robbery
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Dollar General - Kingstree, SC - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - Dayton, OH - Armed Robbery
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Dollar General - Yantis County, TX - Robbery
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Gas Station - Tulsa, OK - Burglary
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Grocery store - Craven County, NC - Burglary
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Grocery store - Menomonee Falls, WI - Robbery
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Gun store- Taylor, MI - Burglary
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Jewelry store - Knoxville, TN - Burglary
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Jewelry store - El Paso, TX - Robbery
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Restaurant - Huntersville, NC - Armed Robbery
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Sprint - Wyoming, MI - Burglary
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T-Mobile - Akron - Armed Robbery
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Uber Eats - Port Richey, FL - Robbery
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Vapor - Lexington, KY - Burglary
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7-Eleven - Charlotte, NC - Robbery/ Assault
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7-Eleven - Buffalo, NY - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Honolulu, HI - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - Dallas, TX - Armed Robbery/ clerk wounded
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7-Eleven - Anne Arundel County, MD - Armed Robbery
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