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AT&T Resets Account Passcodes After Big Leak of Millions of Customer Records Online

Retail Wire

The telecommunications giant AT&T is resetting millions of customer account passcodes due to a huge leak of records online earlier this month.

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Woolworths says MyDeal data breach impacted 2.2 million customers

Inside Retail

Woolworths said it does not store payment details, driver’s licence or passport details and no customer account passwords or payment details have been compromised. . million customers, only email addresses were accessed. . Woolworths Group owns 80 per cent of MyDeal, an online marketplace.

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Resilience is Key as Payments Acceptance becomes Mission-Critical

Retail TouchPoints

Cards have become by far the most popular payment method, with contactless now accounting for most purchases made at retail stores. European retailers are increasingly turning to Account-to-Account and Open Banking payment options as a way to increase resilience.

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Crypto Payments Adoption in FinTech: How Do Retailers Fit in?

Retail TouchPoints

The issue with this is that both retailers and customers have to have accounts set up in the same exchange platform. There are already a few platforms that accept crypto payments, including Bitpay and Coinbase. But for now there are very few alternatives that aren’t third-party hybrid providers.

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Two regulators open investigations into Optus over data breach

Inside Retail

2 telecoms provider, after a breach of its systems resulted in the theft of personal data from up to 10 million accounts. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) said it was investigating whether the Singapore Telecommunications Ltd-owned company took reasonable steps to protect customer data and comply with privacy laws.

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Government set to pressure big tech over online scams

Inside Retail

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the treasury department are consulting internet, banking and telecommunications firms about creating a mandatory, enforceable anti-scam code which legally requires them take reasonable steps to protect users, including offering an effective complaint service. billion (US$1.8

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Mirvac finds a good fit with social fashion app Mys Tyler

Inside Retail

More than 83,000 women from over 100 countries have downloaded the app, with the US, Australia, and the UK accounting for 70 per cent of users. Neill’s background is telecommunications but she said the idea for Mys Tyler had been brewing since 2014, when she was living in New York. Solving the $1 trillion ‘fit’ problem.

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