Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Bank of Ireland to pay €350k over alleged data breach that saw woman stalked by estranged father
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The High Court has ordered Bank of Ireland to pay a €350,000 settlement to a woman and her partner, who alleged her data was released to her estranged father who used it to find the couple abroad and stalk them. Read Here.
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Man denies terrorism offences over PSNI data breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A Londonderry man has denied terrorism offences linked to a major data breach by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Read Here.
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Phishing Campaign Uses Havoc Framework to Control Infected Systems
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A new phishing campaign leveraging the open-source Havoc command-and-control (C2) framework has been discovered. Read Here.
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Pentagon chief orders US spies to ‘deprioritise’ Russian cyber threats
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The new US defence secretary has ordered the nation’s Cyber Command to halt planning to counter threats from Russia, according to reports. Read Here.
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Southern Water says Black Basta ransomware attack cost £4.5M in expenses
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
United Kingdom water supplier Southern Water has disclosed that it incurred costs of £4.5 million ($5.7M) due to a cyberattack it suffered in February 2024. Read Here.
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Orange confirms it suffered breach after hacker leaks company documents
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Orange Group has confirmed suffering a cyberattack recently, but has said it is still looking into claims of valuable data was stolen. Read Here.
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Home Office investigates potential data breach involving British citizens
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The UK Home Office is under scrutiny over claims that it collected financial data on hundreds of thousands of British citizens during routine immigration checks. Read Here.
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Hundreds of US Military and Defense Credentials Compromised
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Some of the most sensitive corporate and military networks in the US could be at risk of compromise, after researchers revealed widespread credential theft via infostealer malware. Read the full article here.
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Finastra Notifies Customers of Data Breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
British financial technology firm Finastra has notified customers impacted by a data breach that occurred over three months ago. Read Here.
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University Diagnostic Medical Imaging reports data breach affecting patient information
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
University Diagnostic Medical Imaging, PC (UDMI) has disclosed a data breach that compromised sensitive personal and protected health information of thousands of individuals.
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