Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Privacy Concerns Raised Over Android Apps’ Data Safety Labels
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Google Play Store’s new Data Safety labels have been criticized for being inaccurate in nearly 80% of cases. Read via Infosecurity Magazine.
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Security Think Tank: Poor training is worse than no training at all
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Bad security training is a betrayal of users, a security risk, and ultimately a waste of money, but there are some reasons to be optimistic about the future, say Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst of Advent IM. Read via Computer Weekly.
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European Commission bans TikTok on staff devices
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Staff working at the European Commission have been ordered to remove the TikTok app from their phones and corporate devices. Read via BBC Tech.
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Phishing Sites and Apps Use ChatGPT as Lure
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Security researchers have warned of several new Windows and Android phishing campaigns using ChatGPT to trick users into unwittingly downloading malware and handing over their credit card details. Read via Infosecurity Magazine.
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Samsung Launches Message Guard to Protect Users From Cyber-Threats
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Samsung has released a new smartphone feature designed to protect user devices from threats disguised as image attachments. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Hackers Ran Amok Inside GoDaddy for Nearly 3 Years
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Web hosting group, GoDaddy confessed this week, a group of hackers it had repeatedly spotted inside its network had returned and have been wreaking havoc since at least March 2020. Read via Wired.
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Hackers Leverage PayPal to Send Malicious Invoices
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Threat actors have been leveraging the online payments system PayPal to send malicious invoices directly to users through the platform. Read Here.
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Spanish Police Bust €5m Phishing Gang
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Spain’s Policia Nacional has teamed up with the US Secret Service to dismantle a cybercrime gang that stole millions of dollars from US citizens and companies. Read Here.
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Cybersecurity Experts Warn Against Valentine’s Day Romance Scams
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Several US government agencies and non-profits have warned individuals against romance scams connected with Valentine’s Day. Read Here.
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Watchdog warns rules not keeping up with surveillance tech
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Monitoring of high-tech surveillance systems is not keeping up with technology, a watchdog has told BBC News. Read Here.
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