Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
European Commission bans TikTok on staff devices
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Staff working at the European Commission have been ordered to remove the TikTok app from their phones and corporate devices. Read via BBC Tech.
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Phishing Sites and Apps Use ChatGPT as Lure
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Security researchers have warned of several new Windows and Android phishing campaigns using ChatGPT to trick users into unwittingly downloading malware and handing over their credit card details. Read via Infosecurity Magazine.
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Samsung Launches Message Guard to Protect Users From Cyber-Threats
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Samsung has released a new smartphone feature designed to protect user devices from threats disguised as image attachments. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Hackers Ran Amok Inside GoDaddy for Nearly 3 Years
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Web hosting group, GoDaddy confessed this week, a group of hackers it had repeatedly spotted inside its network had returned and have been wreaking havoc since at least March 2020. Read via Wired.
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Hackers Leverage PayPal to Send Malicious Invoices
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Threat actors have been leveraging the online payments system PayPal to send malicious invoices directly to users through the platform. Read Here.
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Spanish Police Bust €5m Phishing Gang
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Spain’s Policia Nacional has teamed up with the US Secret Service to dismantle a cybercrime gang that stole millions of dollars from US citizens and companies. Read Here.
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Cybersecurity Experts Warn Against Valentine’s Day Romance Scams
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Several US government agencies and non-profits have warned individuals against romance scams connected with Valentine’s Day. Read Here.
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Watchdog warns rules not keeping up with surveillance tech
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Monitoring of high-tech surveillance systems is not keeping up with technology, a watchdog has told BBC News. Read Here.
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Seven Russians sanctioned over ransomware cyber-crime
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Seven Russian men have been sanctioned by the UK and US for having links to recent ransomware attacks. Read Here.
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Novel Banking Trojan ‘PixPirate’ Targets Brazil
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A new Android banking Trojan dubbed “PixPirate” has been spotted targeting financial institutions in Brazil between the end of 2022 and the beginning of this year. Read via Info Security Mag.
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