• by Connor McBean
• General

We are back with your weekly dose of all things Security and Advent IM In the news: Fake copyright infringement emails install LockBit ransomware – Read here Google account sign-up process targeted with GDPR complaints – Read here AMD investigating alleged theft of 450 GB of data – Read here Japanese city worker loses USB […]

• by Connor McBean
• Industry News

Consumer rights groups in Europe have filed a new series of privacy complaints against Google — accusing the advertising giant of deceptive design around the account creation process that they say steers users into agreeing to extensive and invasive processing of their data. Read via Tech Crunch

• by Connor McBean
• Industry News

A new report by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned of the threats posed by malicious apps. Read via BBC  

• by Connor McBean
• Advent IM Blog

Another 4 day week is almost complete! But once again the security industry does not sleep.. This week in stories: No 10 network targeted with spyware, says group Read here Funky Pigeon suspends orders after cyber-attack Read here Google to update cookie consent banner in Europe following fine Read here Do you work in the […]

• by Connor McBean
• Advent IM News

Google has shared a screenshot of its new cookie consent popup. At first, the new popup will be available on YouTube in France. But the company says it plans to roll out the new design across Google services in Europe. Read via Yahoo

• by Connor McBean
• Industry News

Ireland’s evasive response to a major security complaint filed against Google’s adtech the year the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into application is the target of a new lawsuit that accuses the Data Protection Commission (DPC) of years of inaction over what the complainants assert is “the largest data breach ever.” At […]

• by Connor McBean
• Industry News

Google is to purchase cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion, hoping to boost its cloud security solutions as companies are facing a flood of cyberattacks on their systems. The Mandiant deal is Google’s second-largest transaction ever, behind its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola a decade ago. Google says the acquisition will enable its cloud unit […]

• by Connor McBean
• Industry News

Google’s plan to limit data tracking on its Chrome browser has been extended to cover apps on its Android-based smartphones. Its so-called Privacy Sandbox project aims to curb the amount of user data that advertisers can gather. Rival Apple now forces app developers to ask permission from users before tracking them. The news will be […]

• by Connor McBean
• Industry News

This is an appealing technique for attackers whose malicious messages are delivered by Google Attackers are abusing the comment feature in Google Docs to deliver malicious links to unsuspecting users, a new analysis by researchers at Check Point-owned Avanan has revealed. In a detailed report published on Thursday, the researchers said they had noticed the […]

• 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 […]