Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
‘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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National Records of Scotland data leaked as part of NHS cyber-attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A “large volume” of National Records of Scotland (NRS) data was accessed as part of the cyber-attack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway in February. Read Here.
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Deepfake video conference sees criminals escape with US$25 million
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
In February, a multinational company’s finance team member in Hong Kong made headlines after he transmitted HK$200 million (US$25 million) to cybercriminals who pretended to be the chief financial officer and other colleagues, using deepfake technology, in what the worker thought was a legitimate video conference. Read Here.
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UK Gov launches measures to enhance cyber security in AI models and software
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
In a bid to fortify the nation’s cyber defences and foster economic growth, the UK government has introduced pioneering measures aimed at bolstering cyber security in AI models and software Read Here.
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Children’s trust reprimand over data breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Birmingham Children’s Trust has been issued a reprimand after a child’s protection plan was disclosed to another family. Read Here.
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Unsecured Bucket Left Capita Data Exposed for Years
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Capita confirms it has now secured the bucket and data only contained ‘release notes and user guides.’ Read Here.
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Over 5.3 billion data records exposed in April 2024
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The number of data records breached in April 2024 hit over five billion, a staggering year-on-year increase Read Here.
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Data stolen in cyber attack on NHS board published on dark web
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
NHS Dumfries and Galloway advised people to be alert for any attempts to access their work and personal data. Read Here.
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‘Can’t rule out state involvement’: Shapps says ‘Malign actor’ behind MoD payroll cyber attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The UK Government “cannot rule out state involvement” from another country in a cyber attack on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) amid speculation China was responsible. Up to 272,000 serving armed forces personnel’s bank details may have been compromised following the hack of a third-party payroll system used by the MoD. Read Here.
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