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News and information from the Advent IM team.
Remembering D-Day: An Historic Triumph
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
We are proud supporters of forces and have made a commitment to continued support through signing the Armed Forces Covenant. We are also committed to employing ex-forces and have been shortlisted for Employer of the Year at the Ex-Forces in Business Awards as well as Reservist of the Year, Business Leader of the Year and […]
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Ticketmaster Parent Reports Breach Investigation to SEC
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Ticketmaster has issued a regulatory notice to the US Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) about an investigation into a suspected data breach. Read Here.
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Ransomware Rises Despite Law Enforcement Takedowns
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Ransomware activity increased in 2023 compared to 2022, according to Google-owned Mandiant. Read Here.
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Your Ticketmaster login has been stolen and will be sold, hackers warn half a BILLION users
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Account details of half a billion Ticketmaster customers have been stolen in a devastating data breach, hackers claim. Millions of login credentials, including email addresses and payment details, will be sold on the Dark Web if Ticketmaster fails to pay the £400,000 ransom to the hacking group. Read Here.
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London council warns residents’ data may have been compromised by cyber attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A London council has warned residents their personal data may have been compromised after a healthcare provider was hit by a cyber attack. Read Here.
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‘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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Application Programming Interface (API) Vulnerabilities and Associated Security Best Practices
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
This is an insightful and helpful post penned by Advent IM Consultant, Jon Carpenter. Introduction APIs are the fundamental building blocks of software applications, allowing diverse systems to interconnect and function in unison, understanding and addressing common API security vulnerabilities is essential. An API vulnerability is a flaw that allows attackers to bypass security, leading […]
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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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