Category: Industry News
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Japanese city worker loses USB containing personal details of every resident
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Contractor said he lost the device – storing names, addresses, dates of birth and tax details of 460,000 people – after an alcohol-fuelled night out Read via Guardian
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Fake copyright infringement emails install LockBit ransomware
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
LockBit ransomware affiliates are using an interesting trick to get people into infecting their devices by disguising their malware as copyright claims.
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Security flaws in internet-connected hot tubs exposed owners’ personal data
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A security researcher found vulnerabilities in Jacuzzi’s SmartTub interface that allowed access to the personal data of every hot tub owner. Read via Yahoo
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Yodel delivery service disrupted by cyber incident
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Delivery company Yodel confirmed it had experienced a cyber incident, which researchers believe could be a ransomware attack, and is working to get systems fully running again Read via Computer Weekly
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Ex-Amazon worker found guilty in Capital One breach
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Paige Thompson, a 36-year-old former Amazon employee, has been convicted for seven federal crimes by the US District Court in Seattle, all originating from a massive breach at Capital One that affected over 100 million people. Read via Computing.co.uk
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Strava app flaw revealed runs of Israeli officials at secretive bases
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A security vulnerability in the fitness app Strava allowed suspicious figures to identify and track security personnel working at secretive bases in Israel, a disinformation watchdog says. Read via BBC
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Financial services saw a 35% increase in ransomware attacks in Q1 2022
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) this week released its Q1 2022 report that found while most sectors saw a decreased in the overall number of ransomware attacks, the financial services industry experienced a 35% increase in attacks. Read via SC Magazine
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Microsoft Exchange servers are being hacked to deploy ransomware
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Multiple threat actors are on the hunt for vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers Read via Tech Radar
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Which? finds alarming number of security flaws in smart home devices
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Close to 40 vulnerabilities were discovered by the consumer group across eight devices including the Amazon Echo and Hello doorbell. Read via Coventry Telegraph
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Twitter fined $150m for exploiting users’ personal data
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
US authorities fined Twitter $150 million (£119 million) for misusing users’ data in order to help sell targeted ads. Read via Computer Weekly
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