Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Seven Russians sanctioned over ransomware cyber-crime
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Seven Russian men have been sanctioned by the UK and US for having links to recent ransomware attacks. Read Here.
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Novel Banking Trojan ‘PixPirate’ Targets Brazil
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A new Android banking Trojan dubbed “PixPirate” has been spotted targeting financial institutions in Brazil between the end of 2022 and the beginning of this year. Read via Info Security Mag.
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Delete TikTok to protect personal data from ‘hostile’ threats, says Tory MP
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
People should delete TikTok from their phones to protect their personal data from “hostile” threats, according to a senior Conservative MP. Read via The Independent.
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IT Leaders Reveal Cyber Fears Around ChatGPT
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The majority (51%) of security leaders expect ChatGPT to be at the heart of a successful cyber-attack within a year, according to new research by BlackBerry. Read via Info Security Mag.
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Romance fraudsters stole £65m from Brits since 2020
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Online romance fraudsters have scammed Brits out of £65m in the past three years, according to retail bank TSB. Read via Computer Weekly.
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Two US Doctors Convicted of $30m Medicare Fraud
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Two Florida medical professionals have been found guilty of various offenses by a federal jury after defrauding the government Medicare scheme out of tens of millions of dollars.
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US extradites French ShinyHunters hacker, faces 123 years in prison
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The hacker is believed to be a member of the hacking group known for its spree of data breaches across 2020 and 2021. Read via ITPro.
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Hive ransomware gang taken down after FBI hacks back
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The FBI hacked into Hive’s servers, stole its decryption keys and then took down its servers in a major action that has successfully disrupted a prolific and dangerous ransomware operation Read via Computer Weekly
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Iranian and Russian hackers targeting politicians and journalists, warn UK officials
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The National Cyber Security Centre has issued a fresh alert about increasing attempts to steal information from specific groups and individuals. NCSC said the hackers usually target those doing research and work about Iran and Russia. Read via BBC News.
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DragonSpark Hackers Evade Detection With SparkRAT and Golang
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A new string of attacks against East Asian organizations has been spotted by security researchers and attributed to the threat actor known as DragonSpark. Read via InfoSecurity Magazine.
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