Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Spy-accused ex-serviceman ‘put special forces at threat’, court told
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A former British soldier accused of passing secret information to Iran could have put special forces personnel “at threat” when he covertly gathered their names, a court has heard. Read Here.
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Counter-terror police investigate whether Russia was involved in suspicious package fire at DHL warehouse in Birmingham
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Detectives confirmed officers were “liaising with other European law enforcement partners” to determine whether the blaze was linked to similar incidents on the continent. Read via Sky News.
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Warning after ‘bogus’ QR codes appear on parking machines in Coventry
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Motorists have been urged not to scan QR codes to pay for parking in Coventry. Scammers have been placing bogus stickers on pay-and-display machines across the city, prompting a warning to ‘stay alert.’ Read Here.
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CrowdStrike incident shows we need to rethink cyber
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
When your organisation becomes the subject of negative news, it is crucial to respond effectively and strategically to minimise damage and rebuild stakeholder trust. Read Here.
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Gloucestershire Council cyber incident ‘a case of its systems testing its own security’
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
There is relief that the cyber incident affecting Gloucestershire council is “nothing like” the hack suffered by neighbouring authority three years ago – and “was a case of its systems testing its own security”. Read Here.
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Disney is ditching Slack for Microsoft Teams following data breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Disney is reportedly phasing out its use of Slack following a significant data breach, with plans to migrate over to Microsoft Teams for internal communications and collaboration. The move comes after a July incident where hackers accessed Disney’s internal Slack archives to leak 1.1TB of sensitive information, exposing confidential company messages, project details and employee information. Read Here.
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17-year-old arrested in connection with cyber attack on TfL
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
TfL has said some customer data was compromised in the cyber attack, including customer names and contact details. Some Oyster card data, which could include bank account details, may also have been accessed. Read Here.
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Spyware Vendors’ Nebulous Ecosystem Helps Them Evade Sanctions
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Global scrutiny on hack-for-hire services and spyware tools has heightened over the past few months, with many countries strengthening their legal response to human rights and security violations leveraging these tools and services. Read Here.
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Scottish NHS Staff Suffer See Mobile Numbers Breached
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The mobile numbers of Scottish NHS staff at seven health boards have been compromised following a software company data breach. Read Here.
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Police Ombudsman apologises to staff after data leak
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Northern Ireland’s police watchdog has apologised to its staff after their details were inadvertently shared with almost two dozen job applicants. The data leak at the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland involved the details of 160 current and former employees. Read Here.
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