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After a week of scorching heat, we hope to keep it going with this weekend’s Weekend Wisdom. In News: Strava app flaw revealed runs of Israeli officials at secretive bases – Read here Ex-Amazon worker found guilty in Capital One breach – Read here Yodel delivery service disrupted by cyber incident – Read here Security […]
Read MoreA security researcher found vulnerabilities in Jacuzzi’s SmartTub interface that allowed access to the personal data of every hot tub owner. Read via Yahoo
Read MoreDelivery company Yodel confirmed it had experienced a cyber incident, which researchers believe could be a ransomware attack, and is working to get systems fully running again Read via Computer Weekly
Read MorePaige Thompson, a 36-year-old former Amazon employee, has been convicted for seven federal crimes by the US District Court in Seattle, all originating from a massive breach at Capital One that affected over 100 million people. Read via Computing.co.uk
Read MoreArmed Forces Day is a chance to show your support for the people who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to Service families, veterans and cadets. Find out more here. We spoke to Ex-Military and Reservists in the team here at Advent IM who are for their support and advice to […]
Read MoreA security vulnerability in the fitness app Strava allowed suspicious figures to identify and track security personnel working at secretive bases in Israel, a disinformation watchdog says. Read via BBC
Read MoreWeekend Wisdom is back, and because the weather is so nice, we’ll try to keep it short. This week in News: It is Men’s Health Week this week, check out our blog here Microsoft Exchange servers are being hacked to deploy ransomware – read here Financial services saw a 35% increase in ransomware attacks in […]
Read MoreReducing the number of pop-up cookie banners on websites and tougher fines for firms making nuisance calls are at the centre of new data law proposals published by the Government. Read via Yahoo
Read MoreThe Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) this week released its Q1 2022 report that found while most sectors saw a decreased in the overall number of ransomware attacks, the financial services industry experienced a 35% increase in attacks. Read via SC Magazine
Read MoreMultiple threat actors are on the hunt for vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers Read via Tech Radar
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