Tag: ransomware
News and information from the Advent IM team.
One in three Britons targeted by scammers since the start of coronavirus crisis, Citizens Advice reveals
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Legal charity has seen a 19 per cent spike in the number of visitors coming to its website in recent months looking for advice from experts. Read story by Dev Kundaliya in Computing.
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#5minSecurityread: Ransomware. The only solution.
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Thank you to Head of Client Development, Derek Willins for this 5 minute read One day you realise with horror that your files and computers have been blocked. Nothing works. A message appears, it says everything is encrypted, and you have 2 days to pay a ransom in bitcoin before it deletes everything. What do […]
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Another COVID-19 Research Firm Targeted by Ransomware Attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Hackers hit biotech research firm 10x Genomics with a ransomware attack amid work on potential COVID-19 treatments; two email security hacks complete this week’s breach roundup. Read via HealthITSecurity.
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Survey: 37% of workers unaware of ransomware, putting businesses at risk
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Almost 40% of employees surveyed admitted to not knowing what ransomware is, and many of them have already been victims, according to security provider Kaspersky. Read via TechRepublic.
Read MoreRedcar & Cleveland Council and Ransomware
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council hit by Cyber Attack By Advent IM Security Consultant Osian Cassells Cyber-attacks continue to wreak havoc throughout industry and businesses across the globe, with no signs of them slowing down. One of the latest victims of the ever-growing threat of a cyber-attack has been part of UK local government, Redcar […]
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NCSC Updates malware & ransomware guidance
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Here’s what’s changed in the NCSC’s guidance on mitigating malware and ransomware. Read via NCSC.
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RobbinHood ransomware tricks Windows into deleting defences
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
By subverting kernel memory settings in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10, the RobbinHood ransomware can now delete cyber security defences from target systems Read via ComputerWeekly.
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ICO: Travelex hasn’t reported a data breach
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
‘The company has not reported a data breach,’ ICO tells Computing, but adds that they may be required to ‘explain why it wasn’t reported’ Read via Computing.
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Travelex: Met Police called-in last week as Travelex FINALLY admits Sodinokibi ransomware attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Travelex statement admits Sodinokibi ransomware outbreak but claims that no “structured personal customer data” has been compromised. Read via Computing.
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Security Predictions for 2020 from the Advent IM Team
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog
It’s that time of the year when our consultants get the crystal ball out and make some predictions for the year to come… New Year, Same Problems … Another year and another set of predictions from the Advent IM Team … Mike Gillespie: Organisations will finally take the talking spoon off IT and stop buying […]
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