Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Zero-Day Windows Bug Linked to North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Security researchers say the previously unknown Windows vulnerability was exploited by the notorious hacking group, potentially giving them system privileges on Windows PCs. Read Here.
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Cyber attack leaves thousands vulnerable to phishing scam
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A cyber attack on councils across Greater Manchester has left thousands of residents vulnerable to a phishing scam. Read Here.
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Leicester City Council cyber attack exposes more data than first reported
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A cyber-attack by the ransomware group INC Ransom has impacted Leicester City Council, potentially compromising the data of up to 400,000 residents.
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Ransomware attack paralyzes milking robots — cow dead
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
After an attacker paralyzed his computer, a farmer from Switzerland was no longer able to read his cows’ vital data, resulting in the death of one of his herd. Read Here.
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ADT Data Breach Exposes Customer Addresses, Phone Numbers
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Home security firm ADT confirms hackers breached internal systems and swiped customer information. It doesn’t currently think that customer security systems were accessed. Read Here.
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Synnovis rebuilds IT systems following London cyber attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
More than 60 core IT systems used within laboratories are being rebuilt following the cyber attack on pathology system provider Synnovis, which disrupted healthcare services in London. Read Here.
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ICO Prepares £6m Fine for NHS Supplier Advanced
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The UK’s data protection watchdog has announced a provisional £6m fine for a healthcare IT service provider, after ruling that cybersecurity failures led to a serious ransomware breach. Read Here.
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World’s largest companies at near-universal risk of supply chain breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Data from SecurityScorecard once again focuses on the interconnected nature of business supply chains and the risk posed to operational resilience by unexpected IT problems and cyber threats. Read Here.
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CrowdStrike sued by shareholders over global outage
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
CrowdStrike is being sued by its shareholders after a faulty software update by the cybersecurity firm crashed more than eight million computers and caused chaos around the world. Read Here.
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Paris Olympic Games at risk of cyber-attacks
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Among the risks posed to the Olympics include cybercrime, state sponsored threat actors and hacktivism and disruption, as well as physical threats such as terrorism and civil unrest and protests. Read Here.
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