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How to manage privacy risks and customer impact following a data breach like Dior's

French luxury fashion house Dior recently confirmed that it was the victim of a data breach last week in a message sent to those affected, which saw the personal information of some of its customers compromised. The incident saw an unauthorized party access part of the client data bases LVHM-owned brand, exposing customers’ names, mobile phone...

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A new AI mobile defense targets e-commerce threats

As mobile shopping becomes even more important for fashion and luxury brands, cyber threats targeting mobile apps are growing smarter. At RSAC 2025, security company Appdome introduced MobileBOT Defense, a new AI-powered system designed to protect mobile apps from a wide range of attacks. Older security tools mainly tried to block brute-force...

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H&M found guilty for illegal surveillance of employees

When data protection and privacy laws were implemented in Europe in 2018 one of the key legislative acts was the safeguarding of personal data. Retailers were forced to quickly update their privacy policies, as collecting customer data considerable fueled their share in the rise global e-commerce and mobile commerce, but also meant the industry...