Category: Industry News

News and information from the Advent IM team.

Twitch source code, business data, gamer payouts leaked in massive hack

An unknown hacker has leaked the entirety of Twitch’s source code among a 128 GB trove of data released this week. The hack includes: The entirety of twitch.tv, with commit history going back to its early beginnings Mobile, desktop and console Twitch clients Creator payout reports from 2019 Proprietary SDKs and internal AWS services used […]

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Amnesty International exploited in malware campaign

According to new intelligence from Cisco Talos, Amnesty International’s branding and profile is being used as part of a new malware campaign that exploits people’s fears of the notorious Pegasus spyware app Threat actors are exploiting the reputation and branding of human rights organisation Amnesty International to target its victims with malware masquerading as an […]

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JVCKenwood hit by Conti ransomware attack

Nearly 2TB of data was stolen from Japanese electronics firm in a Conti ransomware hit The Conti gang is demanding a ransom of $7m (£5.2m/€6m) and claims to have stolen data on JVCKenwood customers and suppliers, and information relating to its legal, financial, HR, IT, audit and compliance functions. This includes personal documents, phone numbers, […]

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Supply chain cyber security is only as strong as the weakest link

A spate of high-profile cyber attacks has highlighted the criticality of supply chain security and put new pressures on security leaders. How can we ensure that cyber security remains robust down the full length of supply chains? From CloudHopper to SolarWinds, businesses have seen email fraud and account compromise bring down entire systems. Most worryingly […]

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Ransomware attacks against hospitals are having some very grim consequences

Researchers asked staff working in healthcare about the impact of cyberattacks – and the findings are worrying. Ransomware attacks against hospitals are having direct consequences for patient care as a result of the reduced availability of systems and services when cyber criminals encrypt networks. According to a survey of healthcare organisations, ransomware attacks have resulted […]

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Smishing attacks up sevenfold in six months

Scam text messages are reaching pandemic proportions, thanks in part to the pandemic The volume of scam text messages – commonly known as smishing scams – sent to UK mobile customers during the first six months of 2021 grew by close to 700% compared with the last six months of 2020, according to new data […]

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Over 60 million wearable, fitness tracking records exposed via unsecured database

An unsecured database containing over 61 million records related to wearable technology and fitness services was left exposed online. Over 61 million records were contained in the data repository, including vast swathes of user information — some of which could be considered sensitive — such as their names, dates of birth, weight, height, gender, and […]

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French government visa website hit by cyber-attack that exposed applicants’ personal data

The personal data of visa applicants hoping to visit or emigrate to France has been exposed in a cyber-attack targeting the French government’s ‘France-Visas’ website. The compromised data comprises details entered during visa applications, including email addresses, first and last names, dates of birth, nationalities, and passport numbers or identity card numbers. Read via Port Swigger 

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