Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
US extradites French ShinyHunters hacker, faces 123 years in prison
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The hacker is believed to be a member of the hacking group known for its spree of data breaches across 2020 and 2021. Read via ITPro.
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Hive ransomware gang taken down after FBI hacks back
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The FBI hacked into Hive’s servers, stole its decryption keys and then took down its servers in a major action that has successfully disrupted a prolific and dangerous ransomware operation Read via Computer Weekly
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Iranian and Russian hackers targeting politicians and journalists, warn UK officials
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The National Cyber Security Centre has issued a fresh alert about increasing attempts to steal information from specific groups and individuals. NCSC said the hackers usually target those doing research and work about Iran and Russia. Read via BBC News.
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DragonSpark Hackers Evade Detection With SparkRAT and Golang
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A new string of attacks against East Asian organizations has been spotted by security researchers and attributed to the threat actor known as DragonSpark. Read via InfoSecurity Magazine.
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Mailchimp data breach impact unravels as second customer reveals extent of damage
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Numerous Mailchimp customers are now warning users that they might face increased risks of phishing attacks in the wake of a recent data breach. Read via IT PRO
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WhatsApp fined €5.5m over GDPR breaches
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a €5.5 million fine on WhatsApp for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) breaches dating back to 2018. Read via Computing.
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Hacker Found FBI No Fly List on Unsecured Server
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The data, which allegedly contained hundreds of thousands of names and birth dates, was found by the hacker after regional airline CommuteAir left it on an open server. Read via PCMag.
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PayPal: 35,000 Users Had Social Security, Tax Info Exposed to Hackers
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Nearly 35,000 PayPal users had their personal information, including Social Security and tax identification numbers, exposed to hackers, according to the company. Read via PCMag
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Holiday Inn hotels hit by cyber-attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Holiday Inn owner, Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), has confirmed the company has been hit by a cyber-attack. Read via BBC
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Instagram fined €405M in EU over children’s privacy
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A fat fine — of €405 million — is headed Instagram’s way after European Union privacy regulators came to a decision on a long-running complaint related to how the social media platform handles children’s data. The penalty is for a breach of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Read via Yahoo
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