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Chris Niederer named Director of Inventory Accounting & Control for Ollie's Bargain Outlet
In his new role with Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Chris will direct the Accounts Payable team in execution of responsibilities for the 3-way match process, investigating inventory discrepancies, reaching out to vendors as needed, helping to ensure timely payments for products, among other responsibilities. Before joining Ollie's he spent 12 years with Hudson's Bay Company as Sr Mgr Shortage Control: Inventory Systems & Reporting Mgmt. Congratulations, Chris!


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ADT Commercial Acquires Deterrent Technologies, Inc.

ADT Commercial continues its strategic M&A strategy, expanding its nationwide geographic footprint and deepening its capabilities to serve mid-market, national and large-scale commercial customers in New York and New Jersey with today’s announcement it has purchased Deterrent Technologies, Inc., based out of Ocean, NJ.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Deterrent Technologies to the ADT Commercial organization and deepen our bench strength as experienced commercial security providers. Deterrent’s customer-first philosophy perfectly aligns with our focus on customer service excellence, and we’re looking forward to the success their expertise will bring to the Northeast region,” said Dan Bresingham, Executive Vice President, ADT.

Established in 1982 by David and Carol Hersh, Deterrent Technologies, Inc. has been a premier leader in designing, installing and servicing comprehensive physical security and life safety systems for complex commercial environments all along the East Coast. Read More Here

  In Case You Missed It: ADT Commercial Adds 3 Execs to Enterprise Security Risk Group
 



ASIS Retail Council Survey:
Retail Asset Protection Community - Content Ideas


The goal of this survey is to help shape content generated by the Retail Asset Protection Community. With many articles and webinars released by various industry associations these days, we would like to make sure that our group focuses on unique, timely, and relevant matters.

Please take a few minutes to provide your thoughts. Take the survey here.

All responses will remain confidential. We ask that you provide your name and the name of your institution in the event that further clarification is needed. For any member who participates in this initiative, CAP Index, Inc. is offering a free CRIMECAST Report, which you can access here.
 



The Loss Prevention Foundation Proudly Announces 2020 Bob MacLea LPQ & LPC Course Scholarship Recipients

In a year where all things seem to be changing, the LPF decided that some things just needed to stay the same. Thanks to the generosity and support of our Swing for Certification sponsors, even though we couldn't have the golf tournament, we are thrilled to announce that 91 Bob MacLea Scholarships have been awarded!

"The mission of the LPF is to educate the professionals in the loss prevention / asset protection industry through our world-class LPQ and LPC courses," commented Terry Sullivan, LPC, President of the LPF. "Our tournament sponsors have, once again, helped us to fulfill that mission and we simply cannot thank them enough."

And the Winners Are... See full list of LPC & LPQ Scholarship Recipients here
 



Protests & Violence


D&D Daily Crime Analysis: Violence Slows
Fewest Shootings Since Oct 2-4 - Fewest Deaths Since July 25-26

140 shootings, 32 killed in 20 Major U.S. Cities from Nov. 6-8

The D&D Daily continued to analyze violent crime in 20 major cities, including those in the DOJ's 'Operation Legend', where they've made over 1,057+ arrests since its onset in July.

There were
140 shootings and 32 killings from Friday through Sunday, with an average of 46.7 shootings and 10.7 killings per day.

Click here to view the complete breakdown of violence in 20/36 major cities from July to August.

'It's not over': Trump supporters flock to state capitols
after Biden victory is announced

As word finally came Saturday after an exhausting and tense week that Joe Biden will become the 46th U.S. president, cities across the nation braced for a darker side: potential violence.

Some supporters of President Donald Trump flocked to state capitols as encouraged by a campaign called "Stop the Steal," an effort to delegitimize the vote count that was booted from Facebook for spreading misinformation and inciting violence.

Amid a few exchanges of heated words, the initial counterprotests were mostly peaceful in the hours after Biden's victory was announced. But Trump backers remained defiant. Hundreds massed outside the state Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, waving signs saying "It's not over" and chanting "We won!"

Hundreds of protesters gathered at the state Capitol in Salem, Oregon, waving American flags and Trump signs, as well as signs questioning the election results. The protest drew the attention of the Oregon State Police, as well as counterprotesters. Things turned sour later in the evening.

In Sacramento, fights broke out between dozens of supporters of Trump and Biden supporters on a city street. Punches were thrown, but there were no reports of serious injuries.

Hundreds of Trump supporters gathered at the Phoenix state Capitol for a "Stop the Steal" protest shortly after noon. The event was scheduled before news of Biden's win after three days of protests at the Maricopa County Elections Center.

Outside the Capitol in Albany, New York, Trump supporters hoisted U.S. flags and posters saying "stop the steal."

At the statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina, protesters marched with signs that read "stop election fraud."

As Biden supporters flooded the streets in Austin, Texas, the Trump faithful were steadfast, holding out hope for a different outcome. usatoday.com

   PHOTOS: After 2020 Election, A Nation Divided Reacts

Voters approve measures overhauling police in areas across the country
Voters in cities and counties across at least six states passed police reform measures this week that toughen oversight and allow for more public access to body- and dashboard-camera recordings. The measures are largely aimed at tackling issues surrounding police brutality, particularly toward Black and Hispanic people.

Many areas in which there were massive protests after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis -- such as Seattle; Portland, Ore.; and San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego and Sonoma County in California -- voted to create oversight committees that investigate police misconduct and the use of deadly force by officers. Reforms also passed in Texas and Ohio. foxnews.com

Portland City Council rejects proposal to cut $18 million more from police on 3-2 vote

Portland Governor says extra cops in Portland can stand down because large, violent presidential protests didn’t materialize

Minnesota college president offers to bail out students arrested in protests

Arkansas police chief resigns after appearing to call for violence over election

Chicago: Police Issue Images of Multiple Suspects Wanted in 2 Incidents in August Looting Spree
 



COVID Update

US: Over 10.3M Cases - 243K Dead - 6.4M Recovered
Worldwide: Over 51M Cases - 1.2M Dead - 35.9M Recovered


Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 203+   Law Enforcement Officer Deaths: 136
*Red indicates change in total deaths


Biden Promises Strong Response to Covid-19 as Cases Surge

President-elect is expected to bolster CDC’s role, invest in more testing and
use bully pulpit


President-elect Joe Biden has
promised a more forceful federal response to the rapidly worsening Covid-19 pandemic than his predecessor, who left many decisions and tasks up to state and local leaders while playing down precautionary measures such as wearing masks and physical distancing.

Mr. Biden also pledged to
double the number of drive-through testing sites, invest in developing at-home and rapid tests, use the Defense Production Act to manufacture masks, face shields and other protective gear, and hire at least 100,000 contact tracers across the country.

A more massive response could prefigure a bigger, longer-term federal investment in public health. The president-elect has signaled his intent to spend more on preventing future pandemics, including detecting and stopping outbreaks overseas. He has also pledged to keep the U.S. in the World Health Organization, after the Trump administration set a withdrawal in motion.

On Saturday, 127,399 new coronavirus cases were reported in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University data, the highest daily toll by far. The next three to four months are shaping up to be the hardest the U.S. has endured yet in the pandemic, public-health experts say.

Mr. Biden must balance the potential impact on the economy and society.
Many Americans fear that tough new restrictions to stop the virus’s spread, as some countries in Europe already have undertaken, could do further economic damage.

Since the
president doesn’t have the power directly to impose mask mandates or other restrictions on states, however, Mr. Biden would have to win over governors and a public that voting results showed is deeply divided on how to steer the country through the pandemic.

“I think we will start to see the use of
targeted, surgically implemented shutdowns in areas where we’re seeing clear data showing flare-ups,” said former Republican governor of Utah. wsj.com

Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine:
When Will It Be Ready and Everything Else You Need to Know
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech released promising, but preliminary, results for the effectiveness of their Covid-19 vaccine. Here’s what we know, and what we don’t know, and what this means for people getting the shots.

When will the Pfizer vaccine be ready for authorization?
It will be several more weeks at the earliest, because researchers and regulators still need to
make sure the shot is safe. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said it wants to see two months’ worth of safety outcomes after vaccination for at least half of the people participating in any large, final-stage clinical trial before it considers authorizing a Covid-19 vaccine.

When will people start getting vaccinated?
Shots from Pfizer and BioNTech could start becoming
available before the end of the year, as production has already begun, but initial supplies will be limited. Pfizer says it expects to produce up to 50 million doses globally in 2020—enough for 25 million people because the vaccine is given in two doses—and up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021. This means only the highest risk groups, such as front-line health care workers, could be inoculated this year.

What does this mean for the timing of reopenings?
Given the limited initial supplies, however, public-health authorities have cautioned there
wouldn’t be enough shots to vaccinate the general population until next year some time, perhaps the summer. wsj.com

Talk About Timing
Markets soar, breaking records on Pfizer vaccine news
Stock markets skyrocketed Monday morning, breaking records on the
news from Pfizer that late-stage clinical trial data for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate was over 90 percent effective.

The news sets up a potential timeline and eventual end game for eradicating the global pandemic, which has caused one of the worst recessions on record. Millions of people have been put out of work, numerous businesses have been closed, over 10 million Americans have been infected, and nearly a quarter million have been killed.

The news also comes as
congressional leaders seek to find common ground on a long-delayed fifth COVID-19 relief package, which has stalled for months. thehill.com

‘The worst is yet to come’
America’s iconic retailers fight for survival as pandemic rages on

Through mid-October, 46 retail bankruptcies in 2020, with more coming

Some industry analysts think more filings are looming, especially after the holidays.

“The worst is yet to come. The dust has not settled on this,” said Scott Stuart, CEO of the Turnaround Management Association. “You think Christmas is going to save retailers? Maybe it won’t.”

When the dust settles in January ... you’ll see the stressed retailers that didn’t so well enough to get through the first of the [New] year,” BDO’s Berliner said.

The leading trade organization for the retail industry, the National Retail Federation, has yet to release its annual holiday forecast — something it typically does in October.

And analysts’ forecasts for holiday sales are all over the place. That’s due in large part to the fact that there are still a whole host of unknowns — tied to the pandemic and to politics — that could influence consumer confidence one way or another.

From 1% gain to 2.5% to 3.5% depending on shrinking unemployment, additional government stimulus and an effective Covid-19 vaccine, Deloitte said. cnbc.com

Rising COVID-19 cases heighten worker safety concerns for Minnesota retailers

Retailers and stores are ramping up precautions ahead of the holiday season.

The sales have started. Armies of seasonal workers are being signed up. But as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, national retailers such as Target and Best Buy and grocers such as Cub Foods have had to place safety as a top priority for the holiday season.

Local retail giants Target and Best Buy as well as major grocers in the Twin Cities including Cub Foods, Kowalski’s Market and Lunds & Byerlys
don’t publicize COVID infections of their employees, making it hard to gauge the full extent of the virus’ impact on its workers. Yet the number of infections for the general public continues to climb.

Target said in a statement to the Star Tribune it has seen its employees’
“cases rise and fall in line with national trends.” Target said it has been transparent with its teams on infections by informing them when employees test positive.

Touchless BOPIS

Target additional measures such as allowing customers to show a PIN code on their smartphones through a car window — instead of employees scanning a bar code — to confirm orders.

Best Buy, each store will have a “customer experience host” at the front to direct shoppers and manage lines. when appropriate it could limit store hours, reduce occupancy and even close stores to foot traffic and shift to curbside-only pickup service depending on community infection outbreaks like it did earlier in the year.

Best Buy also will allow customers to use digital queues instead of physically waiting to get help from an employee. startribune.com

Woman arrested after refusing to wear mask in Oregon Walmart
A woman was arrested at the Eagle Point Walmart this week after she was asked to leave because she was not wearing a mask. Her husband caught the incident on camera.

Michelle Easley said she went to the Eagle Point Walmart with her husband around 4 p.m. Wednesday, and she initially wore a mask entering the store. Due to a medical condition, Easley said she took the mask off when she started getting winded. She claimed that after numerous employees passed her without saying a word, she said one employee spoke up telling Easley she had to leave.

Easley said she has a doctor's note about the condition, and explained to the employee why she couldn't wear a face mask.

According to the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
medical conditions are not a valid reason for not wearing a mask.

Easely said
Walmart did not offer her any alternative accommodations for her condition. Instead, she said, staff called Eagle Point Police Department and she was arrested for committing the crime of Criminal Trespass in the 2nd degree "The associate did act according to our policy, they reminded her of the state requirement," said Walmart spokesman, Robert Arrieta. katu.com

Old Navy requires masks, health guards at checkout, social distancing guides & sanitizing stations

NYC ‘dangerously close’ to second COVID-19 wave, de Blasio says

NY Gov. Cuomo Warns Of ‘Worst 2 Months’ Ahead As New York Sees Spike In COVID Numbers

Minn. Gov. Walz hints at more targeted COVID-19 lockdown measures

France Locks Down Non-Essential Retailers



 



The 2020 Security 500 Rankings

Which security programs are taking the lead? These 500 enterprises have been ranked through metrics to determine the forerunners in 20 sectors.

Retail/Restaurants (Company Name & Security 500 Member)

1. Starbucks - Cheryl Steele, Vice President, Global Security and Resilience; Chief Security Officer
2. Costco Wholesale - Larry Montague, Director of Security
3. L Brands - John Talamo, Senior Vice President, Asset Protection
4. Under Armour - Fred Bealefeld, Vice President; Chief Global Security Officer
5. Abercrombie & Fitch - Shane P. Berry, Group Vice President of Asset Protection
6. BMC Stock Holdings - Randy Johnson, Director of Loss Prevention
7. Big Y Foods, Inc. - Mark Gaudette, Director of Loss Prevention
8. Yum! Brands - Steven Antoine, Chief Security Officer - Global Assets Protection
9. Ascena Retail Group, Inc. - Eric Pidgeon, Vice President, Asset Protection
10. VF Corporation - Justin Cullinan, Vice President, Global Security and Business Resiliency
11. Lululemon - Greg Brumley, Vice President, Asset Protection and Facilities
12. Big Lots, Inc. - Robert LaCommare CFI, Vice President, Asset Protection and Safety
13. Pappas Restaurants - Joe Wojcik, Senior Investigator
14. Kohl's Corporation - Randy Meadows, Senior Vice President of Loss Prevention
15. The Kroger Co. - Mike Lamb, Vice President of Asset Protection
16. Safeway/Albertsons - Kathleen Smith, Vice President of Asset Protection
17. Things Remembered - James Baumgart, Senior Manager of Loss Prevention
18. AutoZone - Patrick Barker, Corporate Security Manager

Listed Alphabetically

Bed Bath & Beyond - Jake Wilson, Corporate Director, Loss Prevention and Corporate Security
Chipotle Mexican Grill - Dave Estlick, Chief Information Security Officer
Levi Strauss & Co. - Garrett Petraia, Vice President, Global Security and Resilience
Papa John's - Sammy Davis, Vice President, Safety and Security
Party City - John Voytilla, Senior Vice President, Facilities, Construction, Procurement, and Loss Prevention
PetSmart - Matt Lincoln, CFI, Vice President, Loss Prevention and Safety
Sherwin-Williams - Michael Hagenbush, CFI, Director of Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance
Stage Stores - Kevin Richardson, Senior Vice President Technology and Chief Security Officer
Tiffany & Co. - David F. McGowan, Vice President, Worldwide Security Services
Ulta Beauty - Sandy Chandler, Director, Loss Prevention  securitymagazine.com

See last year's rankings here. | View the Security 500 methodology here.
 



NRF Statement on 2020 Presidential Election
“As the largest private sector employer in the country, the retail industry looks forward to continuing our tradition of working with presidents and their administrations of both major political parties to advance the priorities of the retail industry..." nrf.com

NRF: Retailers welcome DOJ challenge to Visa acquisition of Plaid
The National Retail Federation welcomed a lawsuit filed Thursday by the Department of Justice seeking to stop Visa’s acquisition of Plaid Inc., agreeing with federal officials that the takeover would threaten competition in the payments market. NRF asked DOJ in a March letter to “carefully scrutinize” Visa’s acquisition of Plaid, saying new payment technologies present “the one glimmer of hope” for alternatives to card networks such as Visa’s. The United States is the only country with no usable financial technology alternative for consumer networks that is not proprietary to a card network or bank, NRF said. Plaid is one of five fintech companies Visa has announced plans to acquire or enter partnerships with since 2019. nrf.com

Visa shares how retailers can stop fraud from hurting the business
Mike Lemberger, senior vice president and regional risk officer for Visa, North America, shares ways Visa is helping disrupt fraud before it attacks customer data.

Lemberger works on the Visa Payment Fraud Disruption program which monitors merchants and banks in real-time for fraud and investigates if anything looks suspicious.

"We help our financial institutions and app creators by monitoring the platform. We also publish a lot of documents and best practices and we love it when people actually use our information. We recently put out a publication on how to buy online and pickup in the store which was becoming a big problem for merchant. . When COVID-19 accelerated, a lot of people were driving up to big box electronic stores and yelling out confirmation numbers to store personnel to pick up computers and electronics. People were scared to get out of their cars, but basically anyone watching could have figured out that system wasn't secure," he said.

When we realized fraud levels in pickups at the stores were going through the roof, we worked with merchants to come up with a better plan for customers to pick up their merchandise. That's how the Visa Payment Disruption program works. When we see a spike in fraud, we act upon it and try to get ahead of it so fraudsters don't get the opportunity to cash out."

Here is further insight from Lemberger's interview with ATM Marketplace. Read Interview

This is What's Driving Decriminalization Trend Nationwide
L.A. jolted by progressive political shakeup this week. Is it just the beginning?
In a year dominated by massive street protests over racial injustice and wrenching losses from the pandemic, Los Angeles voters upended the political status quo on Tuesday by backing a slate of progressive candidates and measures.

The question now is whether the leftward push is the beginning of a larger realignment of local politics or a unique moment brought about by extraordinary times.

Voters have the chance to dramatically reshape L.A. City Hall in 2022 when they cast ballots for mayor, eight City Council candidates, city attorney and city controller.

While L.A. has long been dominated by Democrats, the more establishment players are now being challenged from the left in a battle also playing out among Democrats at the national level. latimes.com

E
ditor's Note: While retailers have already felt the impact of the progressive prosecutors scattered throughout the U.S., this core development in LA will have a ripple effect that continues to impact retailers from a theft standpoint.

Law360 - Free Posting
A New Class Of Prosecutors: Reformers Win Races Nationwide
Progressive newcomers were elected to top prosecutor posts
in Los Angeles; Austin, Texas; Orlando, Florida; Detroit; Aurora, Colorado; and Columbus, Ohio; as well as what were considered local presidential battlegrounds, like Michigan's Oakland County, a suburb of Detroit.

"This is really going to set the stage for what we must do as a criminal justice system," Szabo said. "In the state that invented 'tough on crime,' we're seeing incredibly high rates of recidivism and high rates of homelessness among the same population. We would be foolish to think there is no link between the two." law360.com

Law360 - Free Posting
Ballot Measures Nationwide Tackled Criminal Justice Reform
Police Reform
A number of measures were passed across the country focusing on different aspects of
police reform, from increased oversight and transparency to routing funds meant for police to other community resources. law360.com

Point-of-Collection & Oral Fluids Tests
Getting Creative With Drug Testing
Drug use may have been a growing concern for employers before the COVID-19 pandemic; a 2019 analysis by Quest Diagnostics found that positive drug-testing results reached a 14-year high in the U.S. in 2018 with a positivity rate of 4.4%. And polling from organizations including the American Medical Association suggested Americans are self-reporting increased alcohol use during the pandemic.

One example of those
creative approaches is the point-of-collection test, a type of test that is performed directly by the employer. Delogu said she has seen a greater number of employers adopting such tests, which can give quick results. Positive results are then sent to a lab for confirmation.

"
What's really surging is the use of oral fluids tests, which is kind of like a DNA test with a sponge and a swab stick," Delogu said."Some of those tests go off to the lab … and others give an instant result."

Oral fluids testing can still be conducted remotely, in a sense. Delogu has seen employers mail the tests to applicants and hop on video calls to observe them taking the tests directly or by trelehealth professionals monitoring. hrdive.com

Editor's Note: A COVID derivative of rapid testing drives this effort's evolution.


Casey's General Store Buys 100 Stores in Midwest


Quarterly Results
Publix Q3 comp's up 6.5%, sales up 18.3%, YTD comp's up 16.9%, YTD sales up 18.7%
Weis Markets Q3 comp's up 14.8%, sales up 14.4%, YTD comp's up 17.3%, YTD sales up 16.9%
Party City Q3 comp's up 8.3%, BOPIS & delivery up 30.2%, sales down 1.2%
McDonald's Q3 US comp's up 4.6%, Global comp's down 2.2%, revenue down 2%
CVS Health Q3 front end comp's up 2.7%, prescriptions filled up 4.6%, total revenue up 3.5%

 



Senior LP & AP Jobs Market

Director of Security job posted for Jushi Holdings Inc. in Manassas, VA
The Director of Security manages a staff of security guards who are responsible for patrolling and inspecting the organization’s property against diversion, theft, fire, vandalism, and terrorism, as well as ensuring the safety of personnel and visitors while on or about the organization’s premises.

Jushi Holdings, Inc. is striving to be a world-class leader in cannabis and hemp. Our mission is to create an integrated global community of wellness, mindfulness, and connections through superior quality #cannabis and hemp-derived products.  careers.jushico.com

 




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What a Joe Biden Presidency Means for Cybersecurity
Analysis: Expect a Renewal of Some Obama-Era Approaches and Coordination Levels

President-elect Joe Biden's approach to cybersecurity appears likely to mirror that of his old boss, former President Barack Obama. Expect Biden's White House to increase pressure on Russia, practice greater involvement in cybersecurity and foster high levels of coordination around all things cyber.

The integrity of voting was of primary concern in the weeks leading up to the election, but cybersecurity was hardly mentioned on the campaign trail. Instead, the COVID-19 pandemic, a devastated economy and tense race relations took center stage.

Biden's administration will also have to handle looming cybersecurity challenges and manage aggressive adversaries. The Democratic Party's 2020 platform, approved in August, calls for the Biden administration to "maintain American capabilities that can deter cyber threats," as well as to work with other countries and the private sector "to protect individuals' data and defend critical infrastructure, including the global financial system."

Biden has prior experience with confronting Russia diplomatically over its online attack activity. Also expect his Justice Department to continue to exert pressure on China to deter its cyber espionage activities. govinfosecurity.com


A Message from PCI SSC Executive Director Lance Johnson:
Vote for the 2021-2022 Board of Advisors
Every two years we ask PCI SSC Participating Organizations to nominate candidates and then vote to elect those whom you believe will best represent the interests of your organization, industry sector or region. It is that time again. One of the best ways for you to ensure that your issues and perspectives are heard is through your representatives on the
Board of Advisors.

Don't miss this opportunity to influence the future of the payment security standards - make a difference by electing your representative to the 2021-2022 PCI SSC Board of Advisors today.  blog.pcisecuritystandards.org

Busted By the FTC

FTC Orders Zoom - Security Make-Over & Assessment by 3rd Party in 180 Days & Every Year for 20 Years

Zooming in on Zoom's unfair and deceptive security practices:
More about the FTC settlement
According to a just-announced FTC complaint, Zoom allegedly engaged in deceptive and
unfair practices that misled consumers about the security of their communications on the platform and that put certain users at risk when the company undermined a security feature built into the Safari browser. A proposed settlement will require Zoom to honor its security promises and implement a comprehensive program designed to protect consumers' information in the future.

Use Zoom just a few times and you'll understand the breadth of data the company collects: names, email addresses, approximate locations, credit card numbers, the identity of attendees, and a plethora of information collected while people use the service - including chats, messages, files, and recorded meetings stored on Zoom's cloud storage. Obviously aware of consumers' concerns about the security of their communications, Zoom claimed on its website and elsewhere that it takes "security seriously," that it "places privacy and security as the highest priority," and that it "is committed to protecting your privacy."

Importantly, Zoom did not put in place any offsetting measures to protect users, and the FTC alleges Zoom's behind-the-scenes ploy put Mac users at risk.

The proposed administrative complaint alleges Zoom violated the FTC Act by making deceptive end-to-end encryption claims,
false promises about the level of encryption it provided, and misleading representations regarding secured cloud storage for recorded meetings. In addition, the FTC charges that Zoom's installation of the ZoomOpener unfairly circumvented third-party privacy and security safeguards and that Zoom deceptively failed to give consumers the full scoop about the ZoomOpener. ftc.gov

Read complete complaint and order.

  FTC Requires Zoom to Enhance its Security Practices as Part of Settlement

Wakefern Food to pay $235,000 to New Jersey over data breach
In the 2016 incident, two of Wakefern's ShopRite stores improperly disposed of electronic devices that collected signatures from pharmacy customers, JDSupra reports, citing New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. The devices were thrown into dumpsters without having been wiped of data, Mr. Grewal said. Wakefern must also appoint a chief privacy officer as part of the settlement. wsj.com

Hotel Industry 3rd Party Breach
Hotels.com, Expedia provider exposed data for millions of guests
The hotel industry now has a potentially serious security headache on its hands alongside the pandemic. Website Planet reports that Prestige Software, the channel manager that links hotel reservations to sites like Hotels.com, Booking.com and Expedia, left data exposed for "millions" of guests on an Amazon Web Services S3 bucket. The 10 million-plus log files dated as far back as 2013 and included names, credit card details, ID numbers and reservation details.

It's not certain how long the data was left open, or if anyone took the data. Website Planet said the hole was closed a day after telling AWS about the exposure. Prestige confirmed that it owned the data.

The damage could be severe if crooks found the data. WP warned that it could lead to all too common risks with hotel data exposures like credit card fraud, identity theft and phishing scams. Perpetrators could even hijack a reservation to steal someone else's vacation. engadget.com


419 New Malware Threats Per minute in Q2
McAfee's Chief Scientist on Q2 Cybercriminal Activity
McAfee released a report examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in Q2 2020. During this period, there was an average of 419 new threats per minute as overall new malware samples grew by 11.5%.

A significant proliferation in malicious Donoff Microsoft Office documents attacks propelled new PowerShell malware up 117%, and the global impact of COVID-19 prompted cybercriminals to adjust their cybercrime campaigns to lure victims with pandemic themes and exploit the realities of a workforce working from home. helpnetsecurity.com

DoppelPaymer Ransomware Gang Hacks Compal Over Weekend - 2nd Largest Maker of Laptop
Compal factories build laptops for Apple, Acer, Lenovo, Dell, Toshiba, HP, and Fujitsu. Impacting 30% of computer fleet Sunday morning. zdnet.com

Best gifts: Home office tech that every remote worker wants

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Europol Launches
How to Outsmart Criminals Online


New awareness campaign focuses on e-retailers ahead of Cyber Weekend

#SellSafe awareness campaign

Through an awareness campaign launching today, law enforcement across 16 countries have teamed up with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and the Merchant Risk Council to share practical advice on how to outwit criminals trying to abuse the online shopping experience.

This awareness campaign is being conducted under the umbrella of the 2020 e-Commerce Action (eComm 2020) led by Europol and the Austrian Criminal Intelligence Service (Bundeskriminalamt). This year’s campaign has a special focus on e-merchants, helping them better identify fraud on their platforms and empowering them to take steps to protect their business and customers against such attacks.

Law enforcement as well as key retail partners will share the messages of the campaign using the #SellSafe hashtag to reach the widest possible audience.

The threat posed by these criminals is very real: in the lead up to this campaign, a number of countries carried out operational actions which resulted in the arrest of 22 such e-fraudsters in the month of October alone. europa.eu

Find more tips on how to protect yourself and your business from e-fraudsters here.

$44M Fraud A Day in North America
How Much is Your Marketing Group Getting Hit For?

The Easiest & Most Lucrative Cybercrime - Ad Fraud
According to HP Enterprise’s Business of Hacking
report, ad fraud is the easiest and most lucrative form of cybercrime, above activities such as credit card fraud, payment fraud and bank fraud. Luke Taylor, COO and Founder of TrafficGuard, explains why businesses should do what they can to detect and prevent it.

What is ad fraud?

Invalid traffic, which encompasses advertising fraud, is any advertising engagement that is not the result of genuine interest in the advertised offering. This could be fake clicks generated by malware, competitors clicking ads in order to drain your ad spend, or users clicking ads by accident.
Ad fraud is a subset of invalid traffic, characterized by its malicious intentions, and has been around for as long as digital advertising.

Every time a consumer sees or clicks on an advertisement, the company advertising pays the website for that displayed ad, as well as any number of adtech vendors and traffic brokers that facilitate the process such as ad networks and exchanges. The more advertising engagement, the more money goes to the pockets of these vendors. Some genuinely grow their audiences, while others use trickery to get non-genuine human engagement or fake bot engagements.

Ad fraud and other forms of
invalid traffic can cost up to 30% of an advertiser’s budget. Due to a lack of solutions, many advertisers have become complacent with this aggressive attrition to their ad campaigns, considering it an additional cost of online advertising. In 2018, advertisers lost $44 million of advertising spend per day to fraudulent traffic in North America alone. It’s anticipated to reach $100 million a day by 2023.

- How common is this form of cybercrime and does it affect everyone equally?

- How do these fraudsters operate, what’s in it for them and how much money are they “collecting” from businesses’ advertising budgets?

- What are its consequences on businesses’ bottom line and intelligence?

- How can business protect their digital ad campaigns from this illicit activity?
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Microsoft, Gates, and Amazon's Bezos pile in to congratulate Biden: Here's what they said
Tech leaders call for unity and for a peaceful transition of power from Trump to Biden. zdnet.com

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Charleston, WV: “Operation Low Down” Shoplifting ring results in multiple people charged
Police believe they’ve broken up a shoplifting ring that cost a Lowe’s store in Charleston thousands of dollars. Charleston police conducted what they called “Operation Low Down” last week, Oct. 26-30, at the Lowe’s in Kanawha City. They ended up making 23 arrests, 21 of those on shoplifting charges. Investigators recovered approximately $4,000 in stolen merchandise as part of the operation. Several units of the Charleston Police Department took part in the investigation. wvmetronews.com


Texarkana, TX: Police say 4 from Shreveport involved in stealing clothes from Nike and Academy Sports
Texarkana police have charged three people from Shreveport, Louisiana, with engaging in organized criminal activity after they were caught with clothing stolen from stores in Texarkana. The arrests came after three of the four ran out of an Academy store in Texarkana on Nov. 3 “carrying armloads of clothes” and left in a silver van with a Louisiana license plates. Clothing taken from the Academy store and other stores were inside the van and surveillance video from Academy confirmed that three of those in the van were the same ones who took the clothing, police said.

Officers charged Ashanti Green, 18, Marcus Griffin, 40, and a 15-year-old girl with engaging in organized criminal activity. A fourth person in the van, Precious Davis, 30, was wanted on a felony theft warrant from Caddo Parrish, Louisiana, police said. Police said Green also was charged with failure to identify because she initially lied about her name. Police estimated the stolen clothing in the van was valued at about $3,500 and included about $2,200 in Nike apparel taken from Academy.
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Menomonee Falls, WI: Over $4K worth of iPhones stolen from Best Buy
Menomonee Falls Police Department is investigating a retail theft of display iPhones that occurred at a Best Buy on Falls Parkway around 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Police say a man and woman arrived at the store in a stolen Honda Pilot and stole six iPhones. The six iPhones is a total loss of $4,299.94. cbs58.com

Victor, NY: Trio arrested for shoplifting at Target
Deputies with the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people on Thursday for shoplifting at Target in Victor. Upon arrival, deputies determined Mikayla Campbell, Mark Knickerbocker and Kay Dilker concealed $394.66 worth of merchandise without paying for any of the items. Deputies arrested the trio and released them on appearance tickets.
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West Springfield, MA: Police seeking 2 Armed suspects in $750 clothing theft
The West Springfield Police Department is looking for your help in identifying a man and women suspected of stealing over $750 worth of clothing from a department store on Riverdale Street. According to West Springfield Police, when the two were confronted inside the store by an employee, the man allegedly pulled out a knife and aggressively charged at them. The two suspects then left the store through an emergency exit.
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Victor, NY: Man arrested for $564 Theft from Von Maur in Eastview Mall
On Wednesday, deputies arrested 20-year-old James Byron of Brockport for shoplifting at Von Maur. Deputies said Byron concealed $564 worth of merchandise without paying for the items. Byron was arrested for Petit Larceny and released on an appearance ticket.
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Carson City, NV: Sheriff's Office trying to find two suspects in a power tool theft at Home Depot

Bellefonte, PA: 3rd Recent Arrest for Walmart Shoplifter, failing to scan $337 of merchandise

Gloucester, England : Repeat Offender: Judge obliges shoplifter’s request as she ‘feels more at home in prison’

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Shootings & Deaths

Suwanee, GA: Shoplifting Suspects wanted for deadly Walmart hit-and-run
Georgia police are searching for two shoplifting suspects accused of a deadly hit-and-run incident in Suwanee. Officials say that officers were called to a Walmart on the 3,200 block of Lawrenceville Suwanee Road Saturday night around 9. According to witnesses, two men were caught shoplifting inside the Walmart and fled when confronted by Walmart loss prevention officers. The suspects jumped into a U-Haul van and tried to drive off, but in their haste officers say they hit and dragged a pedestrian onto Satellite Boulevard. The pedestrian, whose identity has not been released, did not survive. Officials described the U-Haul as having an Arizona tag number AJ38446. fox5atlanta.com


Kansas City, KS: Man accused of killing 2 unarmed victims in gas station parking lot
Juan Carlos Berumen, 27, is charged in Jackson County with two counts of second-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, assault and unlawful use of a firearm. The gunfire erupted just after midnight at the Phillips 66 gas station on West 12th Street in the city's West Bottoms neighborhood. KCPD officers arriving at the scene found Floyd Freeman Jr., 43, of KCK dead in the gas station parking lot,. Officers found out several other people fled from the scene and drove to a hospital for help. The second homicide victim, Margarita Paez, 37, of KCK later died at a hospital. She went to the gas station in a vehicle with Berumen. Freeman and Paez were not armed. According to charging documents, Beurmen got out of his car, pulled a gun from his waistband and waved it at a group men at another gas pump. An argument broke out and Beurmen opened fire, striking Freeman, Paez and another man.
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Minneapolis, MN: Man Dead Following Overnight Shooting At South Minneapolis Gas Station
A man died overnight after a dispute at a south Minneapolis gas station escalated into a shooting. The Minneapolis Police Department says the shooting happened near the pumps shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday at the Speedway on Lyndale Avenue South, in the city’s Wedge neighborhood. Responding officers found a man at the scene in grave condition, suffering from a gunshot wound (later identified as 21-year-old Mohamed Khadar Hayir). Emergency crews brought the man to Hennepin Healthcare where he died shortly after. A preliminary investigation indicates the fatal violence erupted following a dispute between two people in the gas station’s parking lot. The two knew each other, police say. No arrests have been made. 
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Kansas City, MO: Shooting in Kansas City liquor store parking lot turns deadly
One person has died following a shooting outside a Kansas City liquor store early Monday morning. Officers and medical crews responded to a shooting call at 2:47 a.m. to the parking lot outside a liquor store next to the Rendezvous Lounge night club on Blue Ridge Boulevard. Crews transported a victim to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. That victim later died, police said. Police said the incident originated at the night club, then went over into the liquor store parking lot, where the shooting happened.
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Los Angeles, CA: Stabbing of Jewelry District businessman shakes L.A.’s Iranian Jewish community
Southern California’s Iranian Jewish community has been in mourning following the violent stabbing death of an Iranian Jewish businessman on Nov. 3 at his jewelry business in downtown Los Angeles. According to a brief report from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office, 62-year-old Eshagh Natanzadeh of Beverly Hills died after receiving multiple sharp force injuries to his chest. Local Iranian Jewish activists said their community members are still in disbelief after first hearing about Natanzadeh’s murder. A press release from the Los Angeles Police Department did not disclose Natanzadeh’s name, but indicated that Natanzadeh was pronounced dead when police and paramedics arrived at his store located in downtown L.A.’s Jewelry district. Police said no suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder.
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Queens, NY: NYPD officer who tackled gunman after deadly Queens deli shooting honored
An NYPD officer who was off duty when he tackled a man who had allegedly shot and killed a worker at a Queens smoke shop was honored Saturday. Community leaders in Ozone Park gathered to recognize the heroism shown by Officer Jason Maharaj. The 27-year-old was inside the Craft Beer Lotto Cigar last month when police say 63-year-old Steven Cohen barged in and shot 26-year-old Mohmediyan Tarwala before aiming the gun at another worker. That's when Maharaj made the split-second decision to risk his own life and tackle Cohen to the ground. abc7ny.com


Florence, SC: Police say fleeing Gas Station Burglary suspect killed in collision

Bucks County, PA: Investigation Underway After Gunfire Erupts Inside Bucks County Wawa
 



Robberies, Incidents & Thefts

Shoreland, WA: Daylight mugging in Costco parking lot sends woman to hospital
Police tracked the stolen credit cards to a Seattle QFC, where a man used them to buy gift cards, most likely to resell. king5.com


Bridgeport, CT: Armed Man arrested In Target Parking Lot Robbery

Minneapolis, MN: Armed Man who robbed Cowboy Jack's of $24K, beat manager is given 17-year sentence

Hendersonville, TN: Boutique Employee busted for $1,000 cash theft

UK: Aberdeen, Scotland: Sick shoplifter spat on and licked door handle leaving Tesco Express staff ‘terrified’


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Best Buy – Menomonee Falls, WI - Robbery
Boost Mobile – Texas City, TX – Armed Robbery
C-Store - California, MO – Armed Robbery
C-Store – Texas City – Armed Robbery
Clothing - West Springfield , MA – Armed Robbery
Cricket – San Antonio, TX – Armed Robbery
Jewelry – Albuquerque, NM – Robbery
Jewelry – Grapevine, TX – Robbery
Jewelry – Bethesda, MD – Burglary
Pawn – Houston, TX – Armed Robbery
Restaurant – Greeley, CO – Armed Robbery
Restaurant – Helena, MT – Robbery (Burger King)
Tobacco – Staten Island, NY – Burglary
Walgreens – Lynn, MA – Armed Robbery / Suspect shot-killed by Police
7-Eleven – Waldorf, MD – Armed Robbery  

 

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