Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Travelex paid $2.3 million in ransom to restore its systems
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Criminals allegedly asked for $3 million. Read more via ItProPortal.
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Another COVID-19 Research Firm Targeted by Ransomware Attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Hackers hit biotech research firm 10x Genomics with a ransomware attack amid work on potential COVID-19 treatments; two email security hacks complete this week’s breach roundup. Read via HealthITSecurity.
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UK Supreme Court judgment on Morrisons: good news for employers, but the risk of claims (and fines) for data breaches remains
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Read via Lexology.
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Survey: 37% of workers unaware of ransomware, putting businesses at risk
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Almost 40% of employees surveyed admitted to not knowing what ransomware is, and many of them have already been victims, according to security provider Kaspersky. Read via TechRepublic.
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Marriott confirms data breach impacting up to 5.2 million people
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The company has notified guests whose information was compromised in the incident Read via Computing.
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ICO approves use of British mobile phone tracking data to fight spread of coronavirus
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Regulator okays the use of anonymised phone tracking data to help tackle the spread of COVID-19 Read via Computing.
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Coronavirus: Council IT systems ‘compromised by virus scam emails’
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Criminals exploiting the coronavirus outbreak have compromised council computer systems, a council has warned. Read via BBC news.
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Travelex under threat as insolvency risk, hacking costs and coronavirus take their toll
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The future of foreign exchange company Travelex, which was disrupted for weeks by a ransomware attack in January,… Read via ComputerWeekly.
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Business as usual at Advent IM
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog Advent IM News General Industry News
The escalating COVID-19 pandemic means we are observing Government guidelines and all staff are working from home. However, we have a very well developed and tested Business Continuity plan and although we are avoiding face to face meetings in favour of conference calls and other communication platforms, we are perfectly placed and prepared to deliver […]
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Equality watchdog calls on police to stop using facial recognition
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Equalities and Human Rights Commission says use of automatic facial recognition and predictive algorithms by police is discriminatory, stifles freedom of expression and lacks a proper legislative framework Read via ComputerWeekly.
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