Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Exchange email hack: Hundreds of UK firms compromised
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Hundreds of UK companies have been compromised as part of a global campaign linked to Chinese hackers. Read via BBC News.
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Government to reform data protection laws to spur economic growth
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden implied the regulations will become more business-friendly now the UK has left the EU. Read via Sky news.
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Hack of ‘150,000 cameras’ investigated by camera firm
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A hack of up to 150,000 security cameras installed in schools, hospitals and businesses is being investigated by the firm that makes them. Read via BBC News.
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Government sets out plans to protect public places from terrorist attacks
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Protect Duty is part of the Government’s commitment to improving protective security and preparedness at public places. Read via Gov.uk
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Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools. Read the full story via Bloomberg.
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West Ham Utd Website Spews Out Supporters’ Personal Data
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The website of English Premier League football club West Ham Utd is leaking the personal details of the clubs’ supporters. Read via Forbes.
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Microsoft hack: White House warns of ‘active threat’ of email attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The US is expressing growing concern over a hack on Microsoft’s Exchange email software that the tech company has blamed on China. Read via BBC News.
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Everything you need to know about the Microsoft Exchange Server hack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Four zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server are being actively exploited by a state-sponsored threat group from China and appear to have been adopted by other cyberattackers in widespread attacks. Read via ZDNet.
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Nottinghamshire schools suspend online learning following cyber attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Cyber attack on central trust that manages secondary schools in Nottinghamshire leaves them unable to access IT systems and deliver remote lessons Read via Computer Weekly.
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Ryuk ransomware develops worm-like capabilities, France warns
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A new sample of Ryuk ransomware appears to have worm-like capabilities, according to an analysis from the French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI), France’s national cybersecurity agency. read via CyberScoop.
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