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ALL-TAG Develops Customizable 31x32 mm SuperLabel Combines Security with Omni-Channel Marketing

BOCA RATON, Fla. - ALL-TAG, an American manufacturer of RF Labels, and a leading supplier of AM Anti-theft Security Tags, Security Labels, and other loss prevention products, announces the development of a customizable 31x32 mm SuperLabel®, a multi-purpose security label that will increase source tagging compliance by allowing Consumer Goods Manufactures (CGM) to promote their brand and enhance merchandising.

ALL-TAG’s customizable security label offers many printing options, such as brand logos, slogans, and QR Codes. CGM’s and other retail merchandise vendors that are required to source tag their merchandise for various retailers can now use the security label as an additional tool that will keep shoppers informed and ultimately increase sales of their products.

Our 31x32 mm SuperLabel is also equipped with patented technology that boosts the detection performance of the label. Therefore, users of this smaller label will not be sacrificing performance. The smaller footprint allows it to fit on more retail product packaging, does not conceal important printed content on the outside of the packaging.

“We’re thrilled to have added new machines in our South Florida factory that enable us to produce this product in the US,” commented ALL-TAG’s Vice President of Sales, Andy Gilbert.

“Source taggers can now satisfy their source tagging requirements, but also make the security label work for them as well.” Gilbert continued, “This is a win for everyone because it will increase source tagging compliance, decrease shrink, and increase sales all at the same time.”

To find out more about the product listed in this release, please visit all-tag.com.

About ALL-TAG
ALL-TAG is an American manufacturer of 8.2 MHz Radio-Frequency (RF) Labels, and supplier of Accousto Magnetic (AM) labels that are used to source tag retail merchandise. ALL-TAG also supplies RF and AM Hard Tags, Ink Tags, and other Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) solutions that are fully compatible with Checkpoint® and Sensormatic® brand products. ALL-TAG has been manufacturing its RF Labels for source-taggers and retailers throughout the world since 1992. Our manufacturing facility is located in Boca Raton, Florida. The company also has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Mexico City, and Hong Kong, to service our customers throughout the world.

New, Rapidly Growing Fraud Technique Costing U.S. Businesses $50 Billion Per Year
Synthetic identity fraud (SIF) is one of the fastest-growing and most sophisticated forms of fraud in the United States today. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that SIF, which is difficult to detect and even harder to stop, currently costs American businesses $50 billion per year.

Chargebacks911, a leading dispute mitigation and loss prevention firm, notes that consumer-driven pressure to speed up e-commerce transaction times has opened the door to fraudsters who have the technological ability to create false identification and credit histories.

When U.S. businesses adopted chipcards as the standard for credit and debit cards in 2015, criminals were forced to channel their fraud efforts online, according to banking experts. That migration, along with large-scale data breaches, loosening credit standards and the exploitation of legacy credit creation practices and systems, laid the groundwork for fraud to flourish. particularly SIF. Today, SIF is responsible for an estimated 20 percent of credit losses, with an average charge of $15,000.

Unlike traditional identity theft, in which a criminal obtains valid personal information to open fraudulent accounts in the victim's name, SIF involves the creation of a fictional identity based on a stolen but inactive Social Security number (SSN).

The SSNs of children, who tend to have no credit history, are particularly prized. Using the valid SSN and invented information, the fraudster applies for multiple credit cards, pays the bills punctually and gradually establishes a favorable credit rating. This process can take several years. Once a significant amount of credit is established, the fraudster stages a "bust out" shopping spree and causes the fictitious identity to vanish. yahoo.com

Magecart Group Spotted Operating From War Zone
One of the groups using Magecart to steal customer card data from e-commerce sites is operating out of a war zone in eastern Ukraine, security experts have revealed. The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence Team described in a blog post how the location of Luhansk near the border with Russia is an “ideal breeding ground where criminals can operate with total impunity from law enforcement or actions from the security community.”

The attacks detailed by the vendor target Magento e-commerce sites, and use JavaScript disguised as a Google Analytics domain previously associated with the VisionDirect breach of last year. The researchers found usernames and passwords belonging to hundreds of e-commerce sites, indicating the scope of the campaign, as well as a PHP backdoor used in these attacks. infosecurity-magazine.com

Calculating the Value of Security
Companies Are STILL Not Taking IT Security Seriously
As much as we'd like to think things have changed in the wake of WannaCry, NotPetya, and other high-profile breaches, many companies still don't take IT security seriously. It's easy to see why: Target, Sony Pictures, Equifax, and Maersk are still very much in business and doing just fine.

Short of a breach, what will it take for companies to get it together and properly protect the organization? They must do the following:

1. Acknowledge how accessible their data is. Too many operate under the assumption that they can dump data into an S3 bucket in the cloud and it will be safe because it's on a secure platform. Cloud storage is only as secure as your protocols and endpoints used for accessing it.

2. Recognize outsourcing isn't the answer. Most companies believe by dumping their data into the cloud, they're also dumping the security responsibility onto the cloud host.

3. Match the value of their data with equivalent resources. Unless you're putting enough resources and investment toward protecting data, it's not going to be secure.

4. Assess the level of risk within their IT estate. Only about 60% of organizations report having a high level of control and visibility over endpoints on the network and software in use.

5. Migrate to Windows 10. There isn't a business case for upgrading to Windows 10 beyond security. Yet, whether you pay the extended support agreement for Windows 7 or you bite the bullet and migrate to 10, you'll still be forking over the cash for endpoint security.

6. Solve patching and bandwidth issues. Investing in the right tools to automate the process can help overcome patching challenges and the bandwidth deficits that are partly to blame. darkreading.com

Why Corporates Must Be Weary Of Crypto’s Fraud Risks
Cryptocurrency is a Prime Target for Criminals
In this month’s AML/KYC Tracker, PYMNTS dives into the growing threat of fraud in the world of crypto, and how regulators are beginning to step up oversight of crypto.

The Financial Action Task Force recently issued its final cryptocurrency guidelines to ensure the technology is not used for financial crimes like money laundering and terrorist funding. With the Group of 20 (G20) backing the guidelines, the FATF has taken measures to treat crypto transfers like traditional bank transactions with requirements related to collecting information on payment and benefactors.

Despite its promises of security, cryptocurrency is not immune to fraud and theft. Indeed, analysts estimate more than $1.2 billion has been lost in cryptocurrency scams and fraud in the first quarter of 2019 alone. The irreversible and anonymous nature of crypto — both of which are among its most attractive features for proponents of the technology — make them a prime target for criminals.

Amid this threat, more cryptocurrency firms are investing in ways to mitigate the risk of fraud and promote compliance. pymnts.com

QuickBooks Cloud Hosting Firm iNSYNQ Hit in Ransomware Attack

Google, Firefox Browser Extensions Expose Data of 4 Million People

Google will now pay up to $30,000 for reporting a Chrome bug

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Manchester, NH: Pawn shop owners reaped $1 million-plus in retail crime enterprise
The owners of pawn shops in Manchester and Concord are accused of being the ringleaders of organized retail crime rings that prosecutors said reaped more than $1 million in profits by selling stolen items on eBay. “It is the most expansive retail organized crime enterprise I’ve ever seen,” prosecutor Patrick Ives told Hillsborough County Superior Court Judge Amy Messer on Thursday.

Ives said Kyle Perkins, 27, and his domestic partner, Shaira Clarissa, 34, used their pawnshops to solicit stolen merchandise and then sell items on eBay with an account created in their child’s name. Merrimack County officials may bring additional charges after a raid on the couple’s Concord home allegedly yielded more than an ounce of methamphetamine and evidence of a scheme to make counterfeit money, identifications and credit cards, Ives said.

After a lengthy joint investigation by Manchester and Concord police, on Wednesday police raided the couple’s businesses, EZ Pawn and Apple Operation in Manchester and EZ Apple Repair in Concord, along with their Concord home. In raiding the home, Ives said investigators found “money scattered everywhere.’’ Thousands of dollars worth of what are believed to be stolen goods were seized, police said. More than 450 items — from tools and electronics to home goods, some still in the boxes — were seized as evidence, Ives said. unionleader.com

Spartanburg County, SC: 7 of the 9 suspects wanted in a fraud ring arrested
On Thursday morning seven of the nine suspects accused in a fraud ring targeting residents at assisted living centers, appeared before a judge in Spartanburg County for a bond hearing. SCSO was able to identify the first suspect as 27-year-old Tamara Marqueeshia Shardana Taylor, who they say worked at all three facilities. SCSO says she confessed she used her position at the facilities to take pictures of residents' intake sheets, which included their date of birth and social security number. Taylor says she was paid $20 per picture and sent the information to 25-year-old Joshua Jonathan Rashaad Glenn.

Deputies say Glenn would then take the victims' information to different third party vendor stores in Taylors and Spartanburg. Once there, SCSO says he would talk to a third-party vendor or representative at the stores and pay them an unknown amount of money to bypass the identification checkpoints in wireless phone contracts using the names of one of the residents in the facilities. Deputies say he would leave the store with as many as five smartphones and re-sell them for an unknown amount. SCSO says a magistrate judge approved 201 warrants on all 9 suspects. foxcarolina.com

Fresno, CA: Burglars leave behind lots of DNA evidence after ransacking Police Tactical store
A bizarre burglary in Fresno: thieves stole tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise from Tactical and Practical Thursday morning. But, they left behind some big clues for investigators as well. Chris Denton, the store’s owner, thinks his store got his between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. He got a rude awakening Thursday after finding out two rocks crashed through his store’s window. Tactical and Practical is a supplier for law enforcement specialty units, like SWAT teams. It’s typically stocked with firearm and patrol accessories, as well as knives. yourcentralvalley.com

Cedar Rapids, IA: Nordstrom Employee stole $20,000 in merchandise, then sold online
A Cedar Rapids man stole more than $20,000 in merchandise while employed at Nordstrom and was selling it online, according to a Linn County criminal complaint. Police say Nicholas W. Heins, 26, stole items from June 11 to Wednesday at Nordstrom. In a written confession, Heins admitted the total value of the property stolen was more than $20,000, the complaint stated. thegazette.com

Valencia, CA: Ulta Beauty Burglary Of $10,000 In Merchandise Prompts Sheriff’s Response
A burglary at Ulta Beauty in Valencia Thursday afternoon prompted a response from deputies after four individuals reportedly stole thousands of dollars worth of products, officials said. “While I was in line I heard the alarms go off near the cologne, but everyone was kind of desensitized to it,” said a witness in the store at the time of the incident. “Next thing we saw was a man beeline it through the store and out the door. A man in an SUV in the parking lot tried blocking the suspect in but the suspects still got out, the witness said. hometownstation.com

Morgan Hill, CA: Thieves target Ulta, take $4,000 worth of merchandise
Four-thousand dollars worth of makeup was stolen from an Ulta Beauty store in Morgan Hill and police say this isn’t the first time this has happened. In fact, this is the eighth robbery at the store in the past six months and police believe the same people are responsible for all of the crimes. kron4.com

Update: Ventura County, CA: How identity thief targeted Kohl's stores across Ventura County
An identity thief has been sentenced to 12 months in Ventura County jail followed by three years of supervised release. On Thursday, James Robert Camacho, 35, was sentenced after pleading guilty in June to felony identity theft, felony grand theft and felony theft of a motor vehicle.

In August and September 2019, Camacho used mobile phone apps to predict Kohl’s credit card numbers, prosecutors said. He then loaded these fraudulent credit card numbers on the Kohl’s mobile app and made purchases at Kohl’s stores of gift cards from other retailers, prosecutors said. He also used the information from a victim’s lost wallet to re-encode a credit card and rent a car to perpetrate his thefts in Ventura County, then abandoned the car. During his fraudulent scheme, Camacho stole more than $15,000 from Kohl’s stores in Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley and Ventura, prosecutors said. Camacho was arrested in Arizona, prosecutors said. vcstar.com

Lafayette, IN: Suspects shoplifted more than $2K of clothing from Tippecanoe Mall
Two accused shoplifters from Indianapolis didn't make a clean getaway Wednesday as they fled Tippecanoe Mal. Police suspect the two stole an estimated $2,070 worth of clothing from Macy's, Finish Line and Zumiez. Leflore faces preliminary charges of theft and resisting law enforcement. She also is wanted on a warrant out of Bartholomew County. jconline.com

Killeen, TX: Police looking for man accused of shoplifting $2,000 in merchandise from Dillard’s
 

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