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Sean Staron promoted to Asset Protection Director
for Saks Fifth Avenue
 Previously,
Sean was an Asset Protection Manager for the retailer, and has been with them
since 2010 when he started as an AP Investigator. Throughout that time, he's
held various AP roles including AP Supervisor, AP Manager, and District AP
Manager. Sean was also an LP Associate for Sears Holdings Corporation. He earned
his Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice from Western New England
University. Congratulations Sean!Brian Lux
promoted to Director, US Corporate Investigations for Walmart
 Previously,
Brian was the Director - Global Governance - Triage Team for the retailer, and
prior to that he was their Senior Global Investigator/Corporate
Anti-Corruption/Fraud. Brian was in the United States Secret Service as a
Special Agent - Task Force Leader for two years and a Special Agent for four
years. He earned his Bachelors of Business Administration from Truman State
University, his MBA in Finance from John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis
University and his Doctor of Law, International Law Certificate from Saint Louis
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CONTROLTEK joins the LPF as Newest Bachelor-Level Partner
The Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) announced its newest bachelor level
partner, CONTROLTEK. The Bachelor level partnership secures numerous
certification course scholarships for CONTROLTEK to distribute to industry
professionals.
“We are so pleased and honored to announce our new partnership with CONTROLTEK,”
said Terry Sullivan, LPC, President of The Loss Prevention Foundation. “By
partnering with the LPF, they are demonstrating their commitment to continuing
education within the loss prevention and asset protection industry. Our partners
are vital to the continuation of our LPQualified (LPQ) and LPCertified (LPC)
certification initiatives.”
Read more here.
"Nebraska Man Charged with Selling Employer’s Confidential
Information"
NEWARK, N.J. – A Nebraska man was arrested today (May 16) for allegedly selling
one of his employer’s databases, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Timothy Young, 49, of Moorefield, Nebraska, is charged by complaint with
one count of wire fraud. He is scheduled to make his initial appearance May 17,
2019, before U.S. Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett III, in Omaha, Nebraska, federal
court.
Young was employed at a data analytics and risk assessment firm
based on New Jersey. The company serves customers worldwide, including
entities providing insurance and financial services as well as government
entities. The company maintains a network that houses, among other things,
significant amounts of personally identifiable information.
Young provided to an individual he met online non-public information from the
company’s system, including names, logon names, passwords, email addresses, and
telephone numbers for some of the company’s clients. Young expected to be paid
for providing this information.
The charge of wire fraud is punishable by a maximum potential penalty of 20
years in prison and a fine of the greater of $250,000, twice the gross profits
to Young or twice the gross loss suffered by the victim.
justice.gov
Attachment(s): Download
Young.Complaint.pdf
The
Daily Identifies "Insider Threat" at Verisk
Analyst Sold Access to Internal Databases to FBI CI
Wanted $2.5M in Cryptocurrencies
 Timothy
Young, 49, residing in Moorefield (population of 31), NE, and listed on
LinkedIn as a Field Analyst for Verisk Analytics/ISO.
"Verisk provides data analytic insights to customers in insurance, energy
and specialized markets, and financial services to help them make better,
faster, and more focused decisions that minimize risk and maximize value.
We offer predictive analytics and decision support solutions to customers in
rating, underwriting, claims, catastrophe and weather risk, global risk
analytics, natural resources intelligence, economic forecasting, and many other
fields."
Federal Complaint:
On or about March 3, 2019, an individual ("the Individual"), using alias,
posted a message on an online forum. The message was titled "[Victim Company]
Access for SALE."
"I am looking for a person or group who would be
interested in buying network login information for a large corporation. It is a
Fortune 500 company with annual profits of $2.5B. They are global in nature, but
based in the US ... Types of databases include all property and casualty
insurance claims including personal information...complete details of
millions of individual buildings, medical claims. Details to every municipal
water system in the US, every emergency communications center in the US, and
every fire department in the US...
The message further stated that the Individual was asking for $2,500,000 in
cryptocurrency for this information, and that the money could be put in
escrow during the period of the sale.
On or about March 7, 2019, a confidential informant ("CI"), who has been
reliable in the past, contacted the Individual at law enforcement's request.
The CI and the Individual then communicated over the internet. Among other
things, the Individual told the CI that the Individual would sell his/her
current username and password, and provide both future usernames and
passwords as well as any needed assistance the buyer required to access the
Victim Company.
After the UC paid for received the database, it was reviewed by the FBI and the
Victim Company. The database contains thousands of records customers of the
Victim, including personal information such as names, addresses, email accounts,
and other identifying information. The Victim Company confirmed that this
was accurate information taken from their internal, non-public systems.
Law enforcement interviewed Young on or about May 16, 2019. During the
interview, Young stated, in substance and in part, that he: (1) was an employee
of the Victim Company; (2) met an individual online and agreed to provide that
individual (the "Broker") his access credentials and data stolen from the Victim
Company with the understanding that the information would be sold to criminals;
(3) expected to be paid once the Broker sold the information; (4) took the
database from the Victim Company's internal systems and provided it to the
Broker, from which Young expected to receive money; Young provided the username
of another employee of the Victim Company to the individual he met online along
with a made up password; and (8) provided the database to a second individual he
met online."
justice.gov
Editor's Note: We confirmed this information through various online
data sources and by engaging a Nebraska NBC reporter directly, who was linked
to Young himself and was able to confirm the information through multiple
people and a family member on our behalf. NBC will be covering this as well as
this case continues to unfold, since it appears more people may be involved.
Also of special note is that Verisk services the 911 services and fire
department services nationwide among various other critical services and
coverage's they offer. With fire departments and 911 services being in Young's
background.
Given the nature of the data this could have been used for a nation state
attack and even terrorism against our emergency services nationwide.
Great work on the part of the FBI, the confidential informant, and Verisk itself
for working closely with the FBI.
Could this have been as big as Equifax? Certainly not on the consumer end but
with "millions of buildings and nationwide emergency centers" it could have had
a huge impact.
The Tariff on China Imports of
Anti-Shoplifting Products Has Increased
By Jim Wyatt, EAS Product
Consultant
Over the past 20 years, U.S. anti-shoplifting system, tag and label
manufacturers have moved most of their production to China. This has been a
windfall for retailers with the average price paid for AM or RF labels and tags
dropping by about 50% over this time.
In
September of 2018, the U.S. government announced a new round of Tariffs
would be placed on goods shipped from China to the U.S. The list of products
exceeded 3,000 with a retail value of over $200 billion which included all AM
and RF systems, labels and tags.
Earlier this month, the Tariff on the same goods shipped from China to the
U.S. increased to 25%.
Non-Chinese made AM and RF systems, labels and tags. products will not be
affected by these Tariffs. A few anti-shoplifting product manufacturers have
retained production capacity in North America. For example, Sensormatic produces
AM products in Mexico, and ALL-TAG produces RF Labels in Florida.
If U.S. retailers didn’t encounter a bit of “sticker shock” when the 10% Tariff
was imposed, they most likely will now with the 25% Tariff.
McDonald's faces 25 new charges of sexual
harassment in the workplace
The charges – 25 filings in all – involve alleged incidents at McDonald's
restaurants and corporate offices in 20 cities across the U.S. in which
workers as young as 16 years old faced harassing behavior that included groping,
indecent exposure, propositions for sex and lewd comments by supervisors.
In September 2018, McDonald's workers in 10 cities across the U.S.
went on a one-day strike to protest sexual harassment about one year after
accusations of
sexual harassment came to light against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein,
which led to the #MeToo movement.
These new charges continue a multi-year effort by workers to address harassment
and other workplace conditions, including higher wages, with the help of the
organization The Fight for $15 and a Union. In all, more than 50 charges and
suits have been filed by McDonald’s employees working with the organization over
the last three years.
usatoday.com
McDonald’s is a strategic target. The restaurant industry has one of the
highest rates of workplace sexual harassment; in one survey, 40 percent
of female fast food workers said they had experienced it, and more than one
in five said they had faced consequences — including shortened hours and being
denied raises — for reporting it. Workplace sexual harassment is also difficult
to litigate, partly because the statute of limitations is often very short. nytimes.com
Indianapolis, IN: Customers paying more at
checkout due to increase in organized retail crime
When 41-year-old William Allen allegedly shot Indianapolis Metropolitan Police
Officer Eric Rosenbaum two weeks ago, Allen was already being investigated for
multiple thefts at retail stores in at least two counties. Investigators believe
Allen, who already had criminal history in four states, was making money through
organized retail crime, or ORC. “When you are stealing product and making
profit,” said Lowe’s Regional Security Director, Matt Thompson.
Thompson oversees security and asset protection at 36 Lowe’s stores in Indiana,
Michigan, Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. He says Allen’s case illustrates how
violence can result from organized retail crime, which has been increasing in
Indianapolis for the last several years. Thompson is also the president of
the Indiana Retail Organized Crime Coalition, or IROCC. He says ORC cases
can involve groups of dozens of theft suspects working together, or individuals
planning to steal and resell merchandise for profit. The increased prevalence of
online secondary sales is helping to drive a steady increase in the crimes, he
says.
fox59.com
Innovation at Home: Walmart’s Plan for a New Home
Office
We’ve spent the past couple of years imagining what Walmart’s “dream home” might
look like. We’ve thought a lot about how we want to work together as our company
grows and changes. With our associates and the community in mind, we’ve landed
on a design that reflects our values, honors our history and enables our
potential.
When we think about the future, it’s crucial that we also think about how we are
going to preserve our planet and resources for the next generation, while
promoting well-being for our associates both today and tomorrow.
Opening in phases between 2020 and 2024.
walmart.com
Bernie Sanders will attend Walmart’s annual
meeting to push for higher pay and other labor reforms
Rapper/Actor Ice-T Says He 'Almost Shot' an Amazon Delivery Driver
for 'Creeping Up' to His Home
Ice-T says he came close an Amazon delivery driver after mistaking him for an
intruder.
Following the incident, the rapper, 61, suggested on Twitter that the tech
company should make their employees wear uniforms to help identify them.
“Message to Amazon: Now that you have regular people making your home
deliveries… Maybe they should wear a Vest with AMAZON DELIVERY on it… I almost
shot a MF creeping up to my crib last night… Just saying,” the Law & Order star
wrote.
Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations & Customer Service
Dave Clark tweeted back to Ice-T but didn’t seem too concerned as he made a
joke in his response: “Just sayin… thanks for the suggestion. We MF’ing
love you and our drivers. Lots of innovations coming on this and many that
already exist to help you track your package and delivery on a map. Thanks for
being a customer.”
yahoo.com
Lyft: Continuing Our Investment in Safety
Lyft announced a new suite of safety features and programs for its riders.
Safety is fundamental to Lyft, which is why we are continuously working on new
features, policies, and programs to protect our riders and drivers. This
includes professionally-administered criminal background and driving record
checks for all driver-applicants that are re-run annually, in-app photos of the
driver and vehicle, real-time ride tracking, digital receipts, two-way rating
systems, and a dedicated Trust & Safety team. Just last month, we
announced continuous criminal monitoring and enhanced identity verification
– two features to strengthen the safety and security of our platform.
Today, we’re announcing a new suite of safety features and programs as we
further invest in the safety of the Lyft community. These efforts will make it
easier for riders to find their ride, alert emergency services in the event
of an unsafe situation, and ensure any ride issues are communicated back to
our support team and drivers themselves. In addition, we are proud to make a
driver and rider education program available as part of our goal to ensure Lyft
is a safe, welcoming, and inclusive community.
lyft.com
Editor's Note: They also added a Vice President of Security, Earl
Watson, formerly of Levi Strauss, Walmart, and The Gap, last July to build a new
program.
Cargo Theft Still Increasing in Mexico
Q1 Up 6% Over Q1 2018, 39% From Q1 2017
● Puebla and State of Mexico account for 58% of cargo theft across Mexico
● Hijackings dominate as preferred M.O. for cargo thieves
sensitech.com
Stein Mart adds Amazon Lockers to 200 stores
Quarterly Results
Target Q1 comp's up 4.8%, sales up 5%
Lowe's Q1 company-wide comp's up 3.5%, US comp's up 4.2%, net sales up 2.2%
Nordstrom Q1 Full-Price net sales down 5.1%, Off-Price net sales down 0.6%,
Digital sales up 7%, company net sales down 3.5%
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Axis Retail Leadership Forum
Save the Date! August 12-15, 2019
8th annual user forum to be
held at Microsoft HQ in Seattle, WA
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from loss prevention and asset protection to traffic counting and shelf space
compliance. But to manage all of this - and more - it’s critical you adopt a
solution that works best for your entire team.
Please join us for 2 days of education and open discussion about advances in
intelligent surveillance technology and all that you can do with it! This year
we are lucky enough to bring loss prevention and IT retail leaders together at
Microsoft HQ just outside Seattle.
The focus is on your needs, overcoming your challenges, and preparing you for
the future. Take this valuable opportunity to network, share experiences, and
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Register today for our RH-ISAC 2019 Summit
Premier Event for Retail & Hospitality Cybersecurity Leaders & Practitioners
Register today for our 4th annual RH-ISAC Retail Cyber Intelligence Summit on
September 24-25, 2019 in Denver, CO and receive a
discounted rate of 50% using the code Early_Bird.
 Our
RH-ISAC Summit brings together more than 200 retail and hospitality
cybersecurity leaders for two days of retail and hospitality specific
presentations, discussions and networking opportunities. This year we’ll have
more than 20 breakout sessions and six keynotes led by peer practitioners and
trusted solution provider partners sharing insights and leading interactive
discussions.
 Take
advantage of this discount – it won’t last long! Register today using the
code Early_Bird at
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For hotel, registration, and agenda updates, visit the RH-ISAC Summit event
website:
http://summit.rhisac.org/ or contact RH-ISAC with any questions about
the event at events@rhisac.org.
Don’t Overlook LinkedIn as a Corporate Security
Risk
I’m more worried about the often ignored risks associated with LinkedIn –
including those pertaining to corporate espionage, fraud and phishing,
operational security, workplace risk and reputational risk.
“LinkedIn is where most Fortune 500 decision-makers and executives like to spend
their spare time.” This means that LinkedIn is what we call in security a
“target-rich” environment, a one-stop shop for threat actors who seek to
leverage social media to target major enterprises, executives and other
employees.
So, what are the main risks corporate security professionals need to be watching
for as we use LinkedIn? I would argue there are at least five:
Corporate espionage - Fraud and phishing - Operational security - Workplace
risk - Reputational risk
securitymagazine.com
Cybersecurity jobs Up 15%:
Jobs most in demand & with best pay
UK Market is a Snap Shot of the US
Demand for tech staff who specialize in cybersecurity is increasing rapidly,
with a 15 percent increase in job ads for workers with this skill set
between 2017 and 2018.
The job title with the most demand is that of 'IT security specialist', which
has nearly three times as much demand among employers as the second-placed
'security engineer', according to the data compiled by recruitment website
Indeed.
While IT security specialist is the role most advertised, at $57,791 it's not
the highest paying of the top five jobs; IT auditor with an average salary at
$73,725 is the top payer.
UK's top 5 Most in-demand cyber roles
| Rank |
Job title |
Jobs per 1 million vacancies |
Average Salary |
| 1 |
IT Security Specialist |
538.5 |
$57,855 |
| 2 |
Security Engineer |
192.6 |
$40,915 |
| 3 |
Security Consultant |
117.6 |
$66,791 |
| 4 |
Information Security Analyst |
115.4 |
$50,549 |
| 5 |
IT Auditor |
66.3 |
$73,725 |
The research also found that the big consulting firms such as KPMG and PwC
are among the UK's top recruiters when it comes to cybersecurity roles. The
other 20 top companies looking for security expertise, according to Indeed,
include telecoms companies, finance and tech firms, and retail giants.
zdnet.com
Europol Takes Down Multi-million euro
cryptocurrency laundering service Bestmixer.io
First law enforcement action of its kind against such a cryptocurrency mixer
service
 Initiated
back in June 2018 by the FIOD with the support of the internet security company
McAfee, this investigation resulted in the seizure of six servers in the
Netherlands and Luxembourg.
A cryptocurrency tumbler or cryptocurrency mixing service is a service offered
to mix potentially identifiable or 'tainted' cryptocurrency funds with others,
so as to obscure the trail back to the fund's original source.
Bestmixer.io was one of the three largest mixing services for cryptocurrencies
and offered services for mixing the cryptocurrencies bitcoins, bitcoin cash and
litecoins. The service started in May 2018 and achieved a turnover of at least
$200 million (approx. 27,000 bitcoins) in a year’s time and guaranteed that the
customers would remain anonymous.
The transaction data will be shared with other countries.
europa.eu
To Narrow the Cyber Skills Gap with Attackers,
Cut the Red Tape
In recent years, the cyber skills gap between attackers and defenders has
widened. Corporate security teams — their hands tied by budget constraints,
box-ticking exercises, internal politics, and outdated training — are struggling
to catch up.
More than half of organizations now consider the shortage of adequately
trained cybersecurity professionals to be a major problem.
Attackers, on the other hand, have no such problem. Unfettered by corporate
issues, they operate in the type of purist environment in which technical talent
thrives. They "learn by doing" — continually coming up with creative ideas to
solve a problem, rewarding curiosity and perseverance, and encouraging
innovation. Because of this, they remain steadfastly in the lead. While many
companies talk about a need to address the cyber skills gap, few are challenging
existing norms. The security sector is good at tearing up rule books, so it's
about time this applied to skills development. darkreading.com
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Criminals Extorting Money and Personal Information From Your Businesses
OPP Warning Ontario Businesses to Confirm Their Emails & Phone Messages
These are tools criminals use to extort money and personal information from
you and your company.
Ontario businesses and municipalities are being targeted by two types of scams:
the Business Executive scam and the Card Not Present scam. In the
Business Executive scam, also known as the Business Email Compromise, the
potential victim receives an email that appears to come from an executive or
supervisor in their own company who has the authority to request money
transfers.
In some cases, the fraudsters create an email address that mimics that of a
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or the
fraudsters have compromised and used the CEO’s or CFO’s actual email account.
The spoofed email message is then sent to an employee who is authorized to
conduct wire transfers.
In the Card Not Present scam, Ontario businesses are targeted by fraudsters who
claim to represent a regular supplier or an existing contractor. The scam
targets businesses that have existing relationships and accounts with suppliers,
wholesalers or contractors. The scam usually involves a spoofed email informing
the buyers of a change in payment arrangements.
The email notice provides ‘new’ banking details and requests that future
payments be made to this ‘new’ account. Fraudsters are also calling local
businesses and providing stolen credit card information in order to make large
purchases.
wawa-news.com
University's new AI security system that studies movement a 1st for Canada
Could it be coming to stores next?
A new artificial intelligence security system is being installed for the first
time in Canada at a Calgary university. The network of high-resolution cameras
paired with AI, also known as black screen monitoring, will spend two weeks
learning normal movement patterns so it can scan for anomalies on campus — like
the hurried patterns of students once they spot a person nearby carrying a gun.
That's where the black screen name comes from — the black screens only come to
life when something odd is detected. The iCetana system will learn patterns
based on what's normal for different locations at different times of day, and on
the weekdays and weekends. And the 360-degree cameras make it impossible to
enter the campus without coming into view of at least one of the cameras.
Editor's Note: As it was
reported last year, at least two malls in Canada are already using facial
recognition technology to track shoppers' ages and genders without telling them.
Could artificial intelligence in Canadian stores and malls be coming next? cbc.ca
Security challenges remain for cannabis cultivators six months after
legalization
A little more than six months after the federal legalization of
recreational cannabis in Canada, Canadian Security takes a look at the security
challenges facing licensed producers and some of the potential solutions.
canadiansecuritymag.com
Cost of cyber breach recovery hits all-time high of $5.8M;
100% of companies reported attacks
Cyber security incidents have become the new normal for Canadian companies, with
100 per cent of organizations experiencing attacks, according to the findings of
a new study from Scalar Decisions Inc. of more than 400 Canadian IT and security
workers. The study found that the average cost per organization of responding
to, and recovering from, cyber security incidents increased to between $4.8
million to $5.8 million, up from $3.7 million last year.
Despite facing fewer cyber attacks overall (440 on average, down from 445 last
year), organizations suffered more breaches (12.5 on average, up from 9.3) as
bad actors became more efficient and effective.
canadiansecuritymag.com
Canada: Walking A Fine Line
Bill Of Lading Stomps Liability For Cargo Theft
This case highlights the importance of ensuring bills of lading accurately
reflect the intended delivery destination. It further highlights the need to
investigate the roles of each party involved in a shipment to best frame a cause
of action.
mondaq.com
Canada Store Openings & Expansions
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Fifth cannabis store proposed for downtown Salmon Arm
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Toronto-Based Roots to Open Largest Store in Chicago
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London's third retail cannabis store opens for business
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2 Richmond FreshCo locations open with massive lines, discounts
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SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker set to open at West Edmonton Mall
Retail's Future Leaders Awarded $25,000: Finalists of Retail Council of Canada's
Retail Education Scholarship Program announced
Canadian Retailers Post Biggest Gain in 10 Months
Canadian privacy watchdogs taking Facebook to court over privacy
failures
Walmart orders 40 electric semis for British Columbia fulfillment
center
(Update) Edmonton, AB: Man found guilty of murder of 2 Mac's store clerks
Verdict Comes with Automatic Life Sentence
Colton Steinhauer, one of the three people charged in the deaths of two Mac's
convenience store clerks, was found guilty Friday of two counts of first-degree
murder. The verdict comes with an automatic life sentence, and now the jury will
offer its recommendation on whether Steinhauer should serve his sentences
consecutively or concurrently. The judge will make the final decision. The two
clerks, Karanpal Banghu and Ricky Cenabre, were killed on Dec. 18, 2015 at two
different locations.
msn.com
Calgary, AB: Thief attacks camera store staff with bear spray, steals $5,000 in
merchandise
The Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based store reports that a man entered the store on
Thursday, May 16th, and went hands-on with a $2,800 Sony a7R III camera and a
$2,200 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens. He then sprinted out of the store with the
gear, and when the staff gave chase, he turned and sprayed them with bear spray.
The store notes that it’s not its policy to chase down thieves — retail
merchandise is usually insured, and employees put themselves at great risk with
such confrontations.
petapixel.com
Toronto, ON: Police find hundreds of stolen electronics at arts
and crafts store
Victoria, BC: Brazen $1,100 bike theft caught on camera; Employee
gets stolen bike back
Mount Pearl, NL: Backhoe bandits strike again in attempted ATM
theft
North Bay, ON: Two men arrested for identity theft
Robberies & Burglaries
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Ecommerce Fraud Cooks Up Trouble in Food Delivery
Whether you’re a mom-and-pop cafe, a restaurant franchise or a grocery chain,
it’s likely that more and more of your business will take place online.
According to Statista,
ecommerce in food delivery alone is has a projected compound annual growth
rate (CAGR) of 23.8% between now and 2022. That’s not counting the 11.8% CAGR
expected from other areas such as grocery sales.
As retailers adapt their business models for ecommerce and mobile shopping,
scammers have followed suit, developing methods ranging from simple promo abuse
to sophisticated account takeovers. Since the food industry more than most
others is under constant pressure to deliver high levels of service with speed
and accuracy, it is especially vulnerable to fraudsters.
While other industries seek to finesse same-day delivery, grocers often have to
have their orders completed and shipped in an hour, while restaurants get even
less time (unless you enjoy cold pizza). Merchants thus have to make instant
decisions about the legitimacy of a purchase or they risk upsetting their
customers, a task made more difficult if their fraud prevention system is
inefficient.
This could not only lead to falsely declining good orders, but also subject
legitimate customers to cumbersome verification processes, causing them to
abandon their purchase in frustration. Since profits in the food industry hang
on razor-thin margins, merchants can ill afford such losses or delays in
service.
The prevalence of loyalty programs and customer accounts in the food and
beverage industry also makes retailers susceptible to account takeovers. A
particularly hard to detect kind of fraud, account takeovers result in losses of
over $2.3 billion per year, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. Fraudsters
use a number of tactics to gain access to a customer’s account to place orders.
multichannelmerchant.com
Louis Vuitton Launched Blockchain for Luxury
Goods in Fight Against Counterfeits
ConsenSys and Microsoft just
announced AURA, a blockchain platform that aims to offer the luxury industry
with product tracking and tracing services. For Louis Vuitton, the development
of the AURA project is the culmination of the traceability program (Track &
Trace) launched over three years ago. We can see AURA helping to curb luxury
product fraud, particularly with items bought online, but it will be interesting
to see if the ledger would be able to help cater to the growing customer desire
for more ethical fashion.
fintechnews.sg
Mother’s Day Online Shoppers Were Active, and So Were
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Matthew, NC: 14 arrested in Organized Retail
Theft sting operation at Lowe’s
Police arrested 14 people in an organized retail sting operation in Matthews
Tuesday. According to the Matthews Police Department, the operation was based
around thefts reported at the Lowe’s Home Improvement store located on Matthews
Township Parkway. Due to the significantly high number of thefts reported
from the store in recent months, Matthews detectives partnered with the Lowe’s
Loss Prevention Unit to conduct the operation. This operation was initiated
on April 17, 2019, and concluded on May 17, 2019. It utilized many tactics to
include surveillance, increased uniform and undercover patrols, intelligence and
crime analysis. According to officials, 14 people were charged and 30 charges
were filed. Not all names or pictures were provided. There was $5,870 worth of
property recovered.
wbtv.com
Lutz, FL: Pasco County Sheriff's Dept. arrest 1
of 3 suspects in $20,000 theft of Cigarettes
Pasco County Sheriff's Office may have made a break in a string of thefts of
cigarette cartons that have plagued stores throughout Tampa Bay since January.
The sheriff's office arrested Robert Lee McGill III, on Monday after they say he
and two cohorts stole 150 cartons of cigarettes valued at $10,437 from the Sam's
Club in Wesley Chapel. According to the sheriff, McGill and two other men
entered the Sam's Club at 2:42 p.m. May 20 and grabbed four cases containing
cartons of cigarettes off a shelf. They then ran toward the store's fire exit,
pushing employees out of the way. A witness caught and detained McGill but the
other two men got away. This is the most recent in a rash of cigarette thefts
that throughout Tampa Bay that may be related to a crime ring. Other recent
thefts possibly linked: Walmart in Wimauma for $2,092; Thorntons in Tampa for
$8,242 and Circle K in Apollo for $2,105.
patch.com
Los Angeles, CA: Women Caught on Camera Ripping
Off $20,000 Vintage Guitars in Store Heist
Two women were caught on camera ripping off a vintage guitar shop in Southern
California, making off with two guitars that are worth about $10,000 each. The
owner of Imperial Vintage Guitars was pleading for the public's help on the
store's Instagram story after two women were accused of stealing the guitars: a
1968 Gibson Johnny Smith, and a 1955 Gretsch Firebird. Orange Police said they
received a 911 call minutes after the heist went down. Two women came into the
864 N. Main Street store around 6:30 p.m. May 18. While one of the women
distracted Lacagnina, the other grabbed the guitars off the wall. At first, the
woman casually eyes the guitar. Lacagnina later said it's clear she knows
exactly what she's looking at — guitars worth $10,000. Then she begins to run,
heads downstairs, and escapes out the front door. He chases after her, as
captured on camera.
nbclosangeles.com
Ventura County, CA: Sheriff’s Department Operation arrests
2 ORC suspects at Target; $3,700 of merchandise recovered
Mesa, AZ: Burglars caught of tape stealing thousands in
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PA: Man guilty of shooting at State Trooper after robbing Walmart
Walmart robber Thomas Markowski claimed that he didn't intend to shoot a state
trooper as he left the store with a sawed-off shotgun in his left hand and four
boxes of fentanyl patches in his right. The 60-year-old Markowski testified in
his own defense at the end of his non-jury trial Tuesday, May 21, before York
County Common Pleas Judge Harry M. Ness. After hearing from six prosecution
witnesses and the defendant on Monday and Tuesday, Ness took about 10 minutes to
find Markowski guilty of all charges against him — including attempted murder of
a law enforcement officer. That charge carries a mandatory state prison sentence
of 20 to 40 years.
yorkdispatch.com
Robberies, Incidents & Thefts
Garden Grove, CA: Burglary crew targets 3 local
Pharmacies over weekend
Two men are seen on surveillance video using crow bars to pry open the door to
one of the pharmacies. "Back to back, so between 4:15 and 4:45 three businesses
were hit," said Lt. Carl Whitney from Garden Grove PD. The three stores the crew
hit were all on Westminster Avenue and include: Hong Pharmacy, Ana Pharmacy and
Cali Care Pharmacy. Police say the thieves only managed to get into one of the
stores. They took cough syrup with codeine and pills. Police say security gates
kept the crew out the other, including Megan Trinh's Cali Care.
abc7.com
Portland, OR: Man charged with Hate Crime for
incident with machete at Macy’s
A 19-year-old man is charged with a hate crime after assaulting two loss
prevention officers at Macy’s. Camar Livingstone is charged with one count of
unlawful use of a weapon, one count of menacing, one count of harassment and two
counts of intimidation in the second degree. Authorities say he used homophobic
language against a loss prevention officer who approached him in a department
store on May 6. He threw merchandise at the officer. A second loss prevention
officer tried to intervene when Livingstone allegedly grabbed a machete from his
pants and waved it around. He then fled the store but was arrested shortly
after.
koin.com
Oxnard, CA: Restaurant Manager sentenced to 16
months in jail for stealing $114K from business
Michael Joseph Gomez, 34, of Camarillo, was sentenced after pleading guilty to
four felony counts of grand theft that alleged he stole from Herzog Wine Cellars
and its Tierra Sur restaurant, according to the Ventura County District
Attorney's Office. "In his capacity as supervisor, he was able to manipulate
entries so that the wait staff would be paid but the restaurant would appear to
have received a gift card payment it never actually received. Gomez also
fraudulently voided customer payments then pocketed the cash for himself,"
prosecutors said in a news release. Another alleged scheme involved pocketing
tips left for wait staff, authorities said. Gomez was ordered to 48 months in
Ventura County jail. However, he is expected to serve 16 months in jail and
spend the rest of the sentence on supervised release. Gomez was also ordered to
pay $114,267 in restitution to Herzog Wine Cellars.
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C-Store – Youngstown, OH – Burglary
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CVS – Hesperia, CA – Armed Robbery
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Department Store – Roseville, CA – Robbery
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Home Depot - Hartford, CT – Robbery/ Assault on LP
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McDonald’s – Rapid City, SD – Armed Robbery
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Music Shop – Orange, CA – Robbery
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Pharmacy – Garden Grove, CA – Burglary (1of 3)
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Pharmacy – Garden Grove, CA – Burglary (2 of 3)
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Pharmacy – Garden Grove, CA – Burglary (3 of 3)
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Pharmacy – Eugene, OR – Armed Robbery
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Sam’s Club – Wesley Chapel, FL – Robbery
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Walgreens – New Hanover County, NC – Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven – Salt Lake City, UT – Armed Robbery
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Prevention Manager (Long Island/Queens and the Upper New York Districts) for
Sephora
Prior to Sephora, Joe held various loss prevention/asset protection roles for
other retailers including Victoria’s Secret as RAPM and both The Home Depot and
Macys as APM.
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As we all race through our careers with little time for anything other then our
day-to-day responsibilities and our families, we often times neglect to realize
that we, in fact, are one piece of a larger effort, a larger circle. One member
of a community dedicated to doing the best we can for the companies we work for.
As time passes we find a small group of others on the same path that become our
life long friends. Strapped for time and saddled by daily events, our immediate
circle becomes those trusted colleagues that help us grow and provide us with
healthy debate. Finding solace, the circle strengthens and true bonds emerge
that at times go beyond even that of family. Focused on the same mission the
circle engraves itself and long term becomes our definition. Enriched by their
caring we almost become one. Years pass and as human nature takes hold, the
circle tightens and in some regards limits our need to grow and share on a
broader scale and as a community. The cherished bonds developed over years of
hard work and dedication play an invaluable role but also possess the challenge
to go beyond our immediate circle of friends and realize we are in fact a
community; a larger group of individuals and executives all traveling the same
path and all needing the same things. When was the last time we just picked up
the phone and called someone in our community outside of our group just to share
and offer a few minutes of our time? This industry, this community has been
through a lot the last few years and there's quite a few that would appreciate
feeling that sense of community.
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