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News and information from the Advent IM team.
The UK’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing App: Everything You Need To Know
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Here’s what you need to know about the U.K. government’s contact tracing app—how it works, whether it’s safe, and whether you should use it. Read this story by Kate O’Flaherty at Forbes
Read MoreInvestors sue LabCorp over security failures in light of data breach, ransomware attack
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Investors have filed a lawsuit against LabCorp, claiming that the company’s board failed to address security problems that led to financial losses. Read story by Charlie Osborne for Zero Day
Read MoreHouse of Lords to refer itself to UK’s information watchdog after accidentally broadcasting peers’ telephone numbers
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The House of Lords is expected to refer itself to the UK’s information watchdog after a blunder which saw peers’ telephone numbers accidentally broadcast. Read story by Kate Devlin at The Independent
Read MoreSheffield data breach: Drivers’ details ‘leaked’ online
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
An investigation is under way after it was revealed that a database containing the details of thousands of motorists could be accessed online. Records of 8.6m journeys on Sheffield’s roads were reportedly left exposed. Read full story via BBC news
Read MoreTop architectural firm refuses to pay ransom after cyber attack
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
U.K.-based architecture firm Zaha Hadid Architects has said it will refuse to pay a ransom to keep hackers from releasing the data they stole on April 21, The National reports. Story via Business insurance.
Read More-Year-Long Cyber Espionage Campaign Hid in Google Play
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
A targeted cyber-spying mission waged by a notorious hacking team out of Vietnam preyed mainly on Android users in Southeast Asia and evaded detection in Google Play, APKpure, and other app markets for five years. Read story from Kelly Jackon Higgins at DarkReading.
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Warwick University kept data hack secret from students & staff
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Warwick University was hacked and kept the breach secret from its students and staff members, according to reports. The University of Warwick, situated in Coventry, is a Russell Group further education establishment. Read full story from James Rodger at Birmingham Mail
Read MoreRansomware-stricken Travelex up for sale
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Travelex’s parent Finablr is washing its hands of the ransomware-stricken forex provider as it struggles with the twin shocks of the Covid-19 pandemic and a developing fraud scandal. Read full story from Alex Scroxton at Computer Weekly.
Read MoreHackers target Robert Dyas to steal customers’ payment card details
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
British hardware retailer Robert Dyas has been hit with a data breach that exposed users‘ confidential details, including their names, addresses and credit/debit card numbers. Read full story from Dev Kundaliya at Computing
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UK Supreme Court boosts EU data privacy laws in landmark international data transfer case
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The British government acted unlawfully by handing the US information on two suspected Isis terrorists without assurances the death penalty would not be used, the Supreme Court ruled last month. Read full story from Simon Taylor at ITProPortal
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