Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
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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Three quarters of UK businesses aware of Children’s Code, says ICO’s initial findings
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Three quarters of businesses in the UK surveyed are aware of the Children’s Code, according to initial findings from industry research set up by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Read via Government Computing.
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Microsoft Exchange zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks against US local governments
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Mandiant says attacks are taking place against a wide array of US targets — local governments included. Read via ZDNet.
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Cyberattack shuts down online learning at 15 UK schools
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The cyberattack also took email, phone, and website communication offline. Read via ZDNet.
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Half of organizations fear that remote working has increased cyber breach risks
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
LogMeIn has released a new survey report conducted in partnership with IDG to understand the relationship between IT and productive, safe remote work. working arrangement, many are re-evaluating the solutions they need. Read here.
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