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• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Downing Street and Foreign Office computer systems were suspected to have been infected with spyware, according to a Canadian investigative group. Read via BBC

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog

A shorter week this week, but as ever a week full of stories. In Security News: Data protection basics and the top causes of a data breach in Q3 2022. Read our blog here Raidforums marketplace shut down in global operation. Read here Panasonic was hit by another major cyberattack. Read here With Security events […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Panasonic has confirmed part of its business was hit with what it describes as a “targeted” cyber incident, in which the attackers made away with a hoard of sensitive data from its endpoints. Read via Tech Radar

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

An online forum providing criminals with stolen personal data has been taken down, in a global operation which saw its founder arrested. Read via BBC

• by Ellie Hurst
• General

The basics still appear to be the biggest challenge to successful data protection. The Security Incident Reports from the ICO are always a useful indicator of the kind of failures organisations experience when it comes to losing, invalidating or revealing data they shouldn’t. When it comes to gauging the state of UK data protection and […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog Industry News

We’re here with another installment of your favourite Weekend read. We start off with a big one: We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the 11th Women in Security Awards, read the full story here  We had a great day out at The Security Event, where Head of Marcomms and Media Ellie Hurst spoke […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the 11th Women in Security Awards. These awards showcase the dedication and accomplishments of the women in the security industry, through a variety of roles and activities. Former nominee and Head of Marcomss & Media here at Advent IM, Ellie Hurst said, “It’s great to have the […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Email marketing giant Mailchimp has confirmed a data breach after malicious hackers compromised an internal company tool to gain access to customer accounts. Read via Tech Crunch

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Mobile payments service Cash App has suffered a data breach after an ex-employee accessed sensitive customer data. A former employee accessed sensitive data after departing Read via Tech Radar

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

The Works has been forced to shut shops temporarily and suspend new stock deliveries after a cyber-attack. Read via BBC