Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Travelex being held to ransom by hackers
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Hackers are holding foreign exchange company Travelex to ransom after a cyber-attack forced the firm to turn off all computer systems and resort to using pen and paper across its thousands of sites. Read via BBC News.
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UK man sentenced to prison for hacking and spying on victims through their webcams
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
UK police say suspect recorded victims during intimate moments using malware named Imminent Monitor RAT. Read Via ZDNet.
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UK government investigates possible cyberattack link to London Stock exchange outage
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
It was thought the incident was down to software issues. Now, officials are not so sure. Read via ZDNet.
Read MoreWarning: Emails misusing the names of Trowers & Hamlins LLP and Peter Ward
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Emails have been sent misusing the name of Peter Ward, in respect of what is understood to be an inheritance scam. Read via Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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Travelex site taken offline after cyber attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The foreign-currency seller has been working on the issue since the software virus attack on New Year’s Eve. Read via BBC News.
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London pharmacy fined after “careless” storage of patient data
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a London-based pharmacy £275,000 for failing to ensure the security of special category data. Read via ICO.
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Adtech and the data protection debate – where next?
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
In June we issued our Adtech Update Report with a clear message to industry that they had six months to read, internalise and act upon our report. Our view from the outset was that this is an industry problem requiring an industry solution. We have just reached the end of that six month period and are reviewing […]
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A hacker accessed a family’s Ring security camera
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Someone gained access to the Ring security camera of a Mississippi family and used the speaker feature to harass their 8-year-old daughter, telling her he was Santa Claus and encouraging her to destroy the room. Read via CNN.
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UK Government offers NHS data to Amazon for free
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The government hopes the move will help reduce pressure on NHS GPs and pharmacists Read via Computing.
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International law enforcement operation exposes the world’s most harmful cyber crime group
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A Russian national who runs Evil Corp has been indicted in the United States following unprecedented collaboration between the NCA, the FBI and the National Cyber Security Centre. Read via National Crime Agency.
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