Threats From Retail Store-Based Intrusions

Threats From Retail Store-Based Intrusions

Product Serial: B-2022-10-12a

TLP:CLEAR

In this brief, ZeroFox Intelligence discusses various types of threats targeting retail stores, gives real world examples, and offers some recommendations to protect against these threats.

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ZeroFox Intelligence is derived from a variety of sources, including—but not limited to—curated open-source accesses, vetted social media, proprietary data sources, and direct access to threat actors and groups through covert communication channels. Information relied upon to complete any report cannot always be independently verified. As such, ZeroFox applies rigorous analytic standards and tradecraft in accordance with best practices and includes caveat language and source citations to clearly identify the veracity of our Intelligence reporting and substantiate our assessments and recommendations. All sources used in this particular Intelligence product were identified prior to 5:00 PM (EDT) on September 27, 2022; per cyber hygiene best practices, caution is advised when clicking on any third-party links.

Executive Summary

External cyber intrusion targeting retail organizations poses a real and ongoing threat. However, threat actors entering physical locations of retail stores to conduct cyber intrusions also poses a very real and present danger. Threat actors are able to gain initial access to and attack companies after having a physical presence on site by way of card skimmers, unsecured Point-of-Sale (PoS) systems, unsecured or public Wi-Fi networks, USB drives and other physical hacking equipment, vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices, social engineering, and insider threats. Retailers have had their customer data stolen, their networks degraded, and their infrastructure compromised via these threat vectors.