Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Samsung UK Customers Caught in Breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The personal contact information of some Samsung UK customers has been “unlawfully obtained” in a data breach. Read Here.
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O-type blood donors needed after London cyber-attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
An appeal has been launched for O blood-type donors to book appointments across the country following the ransomware attack affecting major London hospitals. Read Here.
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London hospitals cancel cancer surgeries after cyber-attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Hospitals in London have had to cancel cancer operations this week because of a Russian cyber-attack that continues to cause serious disruption to NHS services in the capital. Read Here.
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Synnovis CEO confirms ransomware attack at London hospitals
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Mark Dollar, chief executive at Synnovis, has confirmed that a ransomware attack has interrupted all the pathology service provider’s IT systems, causing patient activity to be cancelled or redirected. Read Here.
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Ticketmaster Parent Reports Breach Investigation to SEC
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Ticketmaster has issued a regulatory notice to the US Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) about an investigation into a suspected data breach. Read Here.
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Ransomware Rises Despite Law Enforcement Takedowns
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Ransomware activity increased in 2023 compared to 2022, according to Google-owned Mandiant. Read Here.
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Your Ticketmaster login has been stolen and will be sold, hackers warn half a BILLION users
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Account details of half a billion Ticketmaster customers have been stolen in a devastating data breach, hackers claim. Millions of login credentials, including email addresses and payment details, will be sold on the Dark Web if Ticketmaster fails to pay the £400,000 ransom to the hacking group. Read Here.
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London council warns residents’ data may have been compromised by cyber attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A London council has warned residents their personal data may have been compromised after a healthcare provider was hit by a cyber attack. Read Here.
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‘I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition tech’
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
“Within less than a minute, I’m approached by a store worker who comes up to me and says, ‘You’re a thief, you need to leave the store’.” Sara – who wants to remain anonymous – was wrongly accused after being flagged by a facial-recognition system called Facewatch. Read Here.
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PSNI could be fined £750k over data breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) could be fined £750,000 for a major data breach last year. Read Here.
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