Bree Fowler

1 week ago | cnet.com | Bree Fowler

Outdoor apparel and equipment brand The North Face is notifying more than 2,800 of its online customers that their personal information was stolen in an April credential-stuffing attack on its website. That attack comes on the heels of recent cyber attacks on fellow retailers Victoria's Secret, Cartier, Adidas and Marks & Spencer. According to a notification filed with the state of Maine, North Face detected unusual activity on its site on April 23.

2 weeks ago | cnet.com | Bree Fowler

Victoria's Secret took down its US website and shut down its online customer service operations on Wednesday after what it called a security incident. The clothing and lingerie retailer's normal US retail website was replaced with a note to customers saying that it had identified and was dealing with the incident, adding that the site and some services had been temporarily shut down as a precaution.

2 weeks ago | cnet.com | Bree Fowler

Whether they be scam text messages, fake ads or unsolicited messages on social media, or just plain, old phishing emails, the methods used by cybercriminals to hook their targets are getting more sophisticated and believable. That's the upshot of a report released Wednesday by Google ahead of its Safety Engineering Center's inaugural Scams Summit. The research pointed to recent Federal Trade Commission data showing that reported fraud losses jumped 25% to $12.5 billion last year.

1 month ago | cnet.com | Bree Fowler

It's getting increasingly harder for the average person to avoid online scams. New technologies, including those powered by artificial intelligence, are helping cybercriminals boost both the sophistication and quantity of their scams. And more people are losing more money to them. According to the Federal Trade Commission, American consumers lost a reported $12.5 billion to fraud last year, with much of that fraud starting online, marking a 25% increase from 2023.

1 month ago | cnet.com | Bree Fowler

Why You Can Trust CNET Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Tech Services & Software There's new and better technology out there, but passwords just won't go away. Bree Fowler Senior Writer Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before joining CNET she reported for The Associated Press and Consumer Reports.