Category: General

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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UK businesses suffer the third highest rate of ransomware attacks in the world, surpassed only by the US and Canada, with small businesses most at risk of being targeted, according to NordLocker. Read via Computer Weekly.

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The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found the video-sharing platform may have processed the data of under-13s without appropriate consent. Read via BBC News.

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The suspect, charged with breach of bail and computer misuse offences, is believed to be the same individual behind earlier attacks on Microsoft, Okta and Nvidia Read via Computing.com

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Wireless carrier Optus said in a statement on Thursday it had immediately shut down the attack after discovering it, and that payment details and account passwords had not been compromised. Read via Reuters.

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Rockstar Games was hit over the weekend by an attacker who claimed to have accessed its Slack channel to steal data on an upcoming release, and may be the same person who compromised Uber.   Read via Computer Weekly.

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The ride-hailing company said it was investigating after several internal communications and engineering systems had been compromised. Read via BBC News.

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The National Cyber Security Centre warns about potential scams during the period of national mourning. During this period following the death of Her Majesty the Queen, including her Lying-in-State and State Funeral, there may be an increase in phishing emails and other scams. Please find the full details via the NCSC Website. ‘Phishing’ is when […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Here at Advent IM, we’ve had a week to celebrate, so without further ado, here is your Weekend Wisdom. The good news keeps coming for Advent IM! Congratulations to our MD, Mike Gillespie, who has reached the finalist stage for the 2ND YEAR IN A ROW at the National Cyber Awards for The Cyber Citizen of […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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The good news keeps coming for Advent IM! Congratulations to our MD, Mike Gillespie, who has reached the finalist stage for the 2ND YEAR IN A ROW at the National Cyber Awards for The Cyber Citizen of the Year 2022 category! This will be the fourth award this year that a member of the Advent […]