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National Computer Security Day 2021

National Computer Security Day commenced in 1988. Its inception closely followed an attack on ARPANET -the internet’s predecessor- that harmed 10% of connected computers. The Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) first inaugurated the holiday. National Computer Security Day is designed to raise awareness about cyber security issues. It also helps people maintain online security. Check […]

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Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law

The government has introduced new legislation to protect smart devices in people’s homes from being hacked. Recent research from consumer watchdog Which? suggested homes filled with smart devices could be exposed to more than 12,000 attacks in a single week. Default passwords for internet-connected devices will be banned, and firms which do not comply will […]

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Advent IM sign the Respect in Security Pledge
  • by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
  • General

  Advent IM Limited, as a member of the cybersecurity community committed to the prevention of all forms of harassment within our industry, hereby pledges its support for a workplace and community free from harassment and fear. Harassment is any unwanted physical, verbal, or non-verbal conduct that has the purpose or effect of either violating […]

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GoDaddy Hacked, 1.2M Customers at Risk of Phishing Attack

Domain registrar GoDaddy has shared details of a serious security breach which saw the details of 1.2 million customers exposed. In a disclosure to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, GoDaddy’s Chief Information Security Officer, Demetrius Comes, shared details of the hack. Suspicious activity was discovered on Nov. 17 in the company’s Managed WordPress hosting […]

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Hackers targeted thousands of online retailers to steal credit card details

Over 4,000 online retailers have been warned that their websites had been hacked by cybercriminals trying to steal customers’ payment information and other personal information. In total, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has identified a total of 4,151 retailers that had been compromised by hackers attempting to exploit vulnerabilities on checkout pages to divert […]

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NCSC: Ransomware the Most Significant Cyber Threat Facing the UK

The National Cyber Security Centre says that ransomware is now potentially as harmful as state-sponsored espionage. According to the DCMS Cyber Security Breaches Survey published in March, 39% of all UK businesses (2.3m) reported a cyber breach or attack in 2020/21. The report revealed that the onslaught of ransomware attacks shows no sign in easing […]

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Six million Sky routers had serious security flaw

About six million Sky routers had a significant software bug that could have allowed hackers to take over home networks, a security company has revealed. The problem has been fixed – but researchers say it took Sky 18 months to address. The vulnerability could have affected anyone who had not changed the router’s default admin […]

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FBI Hacker Offers to Sell Data Allegedly Stolen in Robinhood Breach

The hacker who last week sent out thousands of fake emails from FBI systems is offering to sell data allegedly stolen in the recent breach at mobile stock trading platform Robinhood. Robinhood last week revealed that it had suffered a data breach in early November after someone used social engineering to trick an employee into […]

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BLOG POST: Lloyd v. Google Class Action by Liam Walker
  • by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
  • General

On 10th November 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down a highly anticipated judgment in the case of Lloyd v Google. The case brought by Mr Lloyd was a representative action on behalf of several millions of individuals who were allegedly subjected to the use of unlawful Google advertising cookies in their Safari browsers and […]

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