Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Western Digital suffers cyber attack, shuts down systems
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Western Digital has revealed it has been hit by a cyber attack, forcing the company to shut down some of its systems. Read via IT Pro.
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ChatGPT banned in Italy pending data protection investigation
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
ChatGPT has been banned in Italy while the country’s data protection authorities investigate its collection of user information. Read via Sky News.
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Ukrainian Police Bust Multimillion-Dollar Phishing Gang
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Ukrainian cyber police have disrupted a prolific phishing gang it claims made 160 million hryvnias ($4.3m) from victims across Europe. Read via InfoSecurtity Magazine.
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North Korean APT43 hackers target organizations to launder crypto using cloud
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Cybersecurity researchers have shared details on a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group that’s been operating in the shadows for five years now. Read via TechRadar Pro.
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Microsoft Uses ChatGPT Tech to Help Security Industry Fend Off Hackers
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Microsoft Security Co-pilot promises to help IT security professionals streamline their work, including the ability to reverse-engineer attacks in seconds. Read via PCMag.
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Microsoft Fixes Security Flaw in Windows Screenshot Tools
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Microsoft announced a new information disclosure vulnerability on Friday, for a bug affecting its screenshot editing tools in both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Read via InfoSecurity Magazine.
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Elon Musk: Twitter says parts of source code leaked online
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Parts of the source code which underpins multi-billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform have been leaked online, Twitter says. Read via BBC News.
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Irish Food Giant Dole Admits Employee Data Breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A fresh produce multinational based in Ireland has revealed that employee data was compromised in a ransomware breach that hit the firm in February. Read via InfoSecurity.
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ChatGPT bug leaked users’ conversation histories
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A ChatGPT glitch allowed some users to see the titles of other users’ conversations, the artificial intelligence chatbot’s boss has said. Read via BBC Tech.
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Ferrari rejects ransom demand after cyber attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- General Industry News
Italian carmaker Ferrari says it will refuse to pay a ransom after an unspecified threat actor broke into its IT systems and stole customer data. Read via Computer Weekly.
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