Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
No 10 network targeted with spyware, says group
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Downing Street and Foreign Office computer systems were suspected to have been infected with spyware, according to a Canadian investigative group. Read via BBC
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Panasonic hit by another major cyberattack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Panasonic has confirmed part of its business was hit with what it describes as a “targeted” cyber incident, in which the attackers made away with a hoard of sensitive data from its endpoints. Read via Tech Radar
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Raidforums marketplace shut down in global operation
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
An online forum providing criminals with stolen personal data has been taken down, in a global operation which saw its founder arrested. Read via BBC
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Weekend Wisdom 08/04: WIS Awards, Cash App & Mailchimp Data Breach, Meta And Apple Data Mistake
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog Industry News
We’re here with another installment of your favourite Weekend read. We start off with a big one: We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the 11th Women in Security Awards, read the full story here We had a great day out at The Security Event, where Head of Marcomms and Media Ellie Hurst spoke […]
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Cash App alerts 8 million customers to data breach
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Mobile payments service Cash App has suffered a data breach after an ex-employee accessed sensitive customer data. A former employee accessed sensitive data after departing Read via Tech Radar
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The Works forced to shut some shops after cyber-attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The Works has been forced to shut shops temporarily and suspend new stock deliveries after a cyber-attack. Read via BBC
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Weekend Wisdom: ICO Fines, Ransomware, NEW SIRO dates and more
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog Industry News
We’re back bringing you another Weekend Wisdom. We will get straight into it, this week in Advent IM news: NEW TRAINING DATES ANNOUNCED: Senior Information Risk Owner Training for Public Sector and Police book your place here How Do Supply Chains Become Infected? Find out here Ellie Hurst, Head of Marcomms and Media will be […]
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FCA records 50% rise in serious cyber incidents at UK firms
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Cyber incidents reported to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority in 2021 are up by over 50%, with a fifth involving ransom software. In total, the FCA received 116 reports of material cyber security incidents in 2021, up from 76 in 2020. According to the FCA, an incident may be material if it: • results in […]
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ICO fines City Law firm £98,000 for data breaches following ransomware attack
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The UK Data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), has fined Tuckers Solicitors £98,000 for multiple data breaches relating to the disclosure of their client’s court documents which were published on the dark web. This followed a ransomware attack by a hacker which resulted in 972,191 files being stolen from the firm. Read the […]
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UK ransomware attacks double in past year
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Ransomware attacks have more than doubled in the past year, driven by their increasing profitability for scammers. New data from international law firm RPC revealed that the number attacks reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office has increased 100 per cent from 326 in 2020 to 654 in 2021. Attacks often bring operations to a standstill, […]
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