Category: Industry News

News and information from the Advent IM team.

Toyota forced to close factories after cyber attack on supplier

14 Japanese factories closed after parts supplier Kojima Industries was hit A cyber attack on automotive parts supplier Kojima Industries on Monday has halted Toyota’s car production in Japan. A spokesperson for Kojima, a supplier of air conditioning, steering wheel components and other parts to Toyota, confirmed that a virus had been found on its […]

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Backups ‘no longer effective’ for stopping ransomware attacks

Traditional methods of mitigating ransomware are less efficacious thanks to the rise in double and triple extortion techniques The growth of double extortion – and even triple extortion – ransomware attacks is in danger of rendering common, traditional methods of mitigating the impact of a ransomware hit, such as well-maintained backups, less efficacious, according to […]

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New cyber guidelines to safeguard construction sector

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) have launched new sector-specific cyber security guidance pitched at small and medium-sized businesses operating in the construction industry. The Cyber security for construction businesses guide has not been compiled in response to any specific threat, but rather is a reflection of the […]

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Ransomware victims are paying up. But then the gangs are coming back for more

Many organisations that fall prey to ransomware attacks end up paying a ransom multiple times as cyber criminals exploit weaknesses in cybersecurity to squeeze their victims for as much cash as they can. According to analysis by cybersecurity researchers at Proofpoint, 58% of organisations infected with ransomware paid a ransom to cyber criminals for the […]

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Energy sector the ‘most attacked’ in the UK, report

The UK, Germany and Italy suffered the largest number cyber attacks in Europe in 2021, and the UK’s energy sector was targetted in a quarter of all attempts in the country. The energy sector was the target of 24 per cent of attacks, with manufacturing and finance each on 19 per cent. Data theft was […]

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Google moves to make Android apps more private

Google’s plan to limit data tracking on its Chrome browser has been extended to cover apps on its Android-based smartphones. Its so-called Privacy Sandbox project aims to curb the amount of user data that advertisers can gather. Rival Apple now forces app developers to ask permission from users before tracking them. The news will be […]

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New phishing campaign targets Monzo online-banking customers

Users of Monzo, one of the UK’s most popular digital-only banking platforms, are being targeted by phishing messages supported by a growing network of malicious websites. Monzo is a 100% online banking platform with over four million customers and among the first to challenge the traditional financial managing system. The mobile-only platform offers a feature-rich […]

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ISO/IEC 27002: 2022 – changes you need to know about.

From Advent IM Security Consultant, Leighton Hughes ISO/IEC 27001 is an international information security standard that assists organisations in managing their information security.  First published in 2005 (replacing ISO/IEC 17799) it was reviewed and updated in 2013. ISO 27001 details the requirements for organisations in establishing, implementing, and maintaining the continuous improvement of their Information […]

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Millions of Internet Society personal files exposed in data leak

Unprotected Microsoft Azure contained personal and login details of around 80,000 members Cybersecurity researchers discovered an unprotected Microsoft Azure Blob storage containing millions of files with personal and login details belonging to Internet Society (ISOC) members. The exposed information contained included names, addresses, social media account information, passwords and more. The data leak was due […]

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‘Human error’ let criminals hack Sepa’s systems with £42m unaccounted for

SCOTLAND’S auditor general has revealed that a huge cyber attack on the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) was carried out after “human error” allowed criminals to access systems. Sepa suffered a huge ransomware attack on Christmas Eve in 2020 which led to around 1.2GB of data, amounting to at least 4,000 files, being stolen. An […]

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