Retail ISAC reports on threat trends for sector, including takeaways from ‘extortion incidents’

A new report by the information sharing and analysis center for the retail sector quantifies the type of cyber threats faced by retailers and the hospitality and travel industries, and includes “observations and analysis” of ransomware and other “extortion” events by intelligence firm Nisos, an RH-ISAC associate member.

The “Intelligence Trends Summary” by the Retail and Hospitality ISAC “analyzes trends in the cyberthreat landscape for the retail, hospitality, and travel sectors,” the group said in a Sept. 29 release....