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US Army soldier charged over alleged hacking of Trump, Harris phone records
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A U.S. Army soldier has been charged with selling confidential phone records. Read Here.
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Estate agents warned against festive cyber attacks
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Nick Graham, chief technology officer at Hicomply, warns that cyber criminals see this period as the perfect opportunity to exploit vulnerabilities and that estate agencies are a prime target for cyberattacks and data breaches over the next few weeks. Read Here.
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CiiSEC Identified Some Key Concerns and Hot Topics, here is the Advent Hot Take… | Jack Hughes
- by Anthony Orjally
- General
A post from Jack Hughes. See the close of post for how to get in touch with Jack. After a slightly delayed train journey (because, of course!), I finally made it to the CiiSEC seminar – and what a day it turned out to be. I still consider myself new to the industry and so […]
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Ace Grading, Pokémon, and Security: Rebuilding Trust After a Targeted Break-In
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
In a disheartening event that sent ripples through the Pokémon card community, Randolph, the owner of Ace Grading – a Pokémon card grading company – recently experienced a targeted break-in at his facility. Despite visible distress, Randolph has admirably taken ownership of the situation and is determined to rebuild trust with his community while strengthening […]
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Dutch authorities fine Netflix 4.75 mn euros over personal data use
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Dutch authorities fined video streaming giant Netflix 4.75 million euros ($4.98 million) Wednesday over its handling of subscribers’ personal data, which it said was unclear or incomplete in several respects. Read Here.
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Meta fined more than 250 million euro by Irish data commission following breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Meta has been fined more than 250 million euro (£206 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission over a data breach. Read Here.
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All Major European Financial Firms Suffer Supplier Breaches
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Third and fourth-party ecosystems have emerged as a major source of security risk, after new research highlighted that all (100%) of Europe’s biggest financial services companies suffered a breach via their suppliers in the past year. Read the full article via InfoSecurityMag.
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Hacker Breaches Rhode Island State System, Swipes Personal Data
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
An unknown hacker part of an international cybercrime group has breached a Rhode Island digital application and registration system and taken the personal data of some state residents. Read Here.
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Cyberattack Hits Krispy Kreme, Disrupting Online Orders
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Krispy Kreme shops are open, where staff can fill orders in person, but the breach has disrupted online ordering in parts of the US. Read Here.
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More than 2TB of Data Exfiltrated from AWS
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Customers of Amazon Web Services saw more than two terabytes of credentials, source code, and other account secrets exfiltrated as part of an ongoing attack campaign. Read Here.
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