Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
EU aid funds used to train ‘unaccountable intelligence agencies’ in high-tech surveillance
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Hundreds of documents obtained by campaign group Privacy International show how the EU is supporting surveillance programmes in the Balkans, the Middle East and Africa. Read via Computer Weekly.
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UK border surveillance regime highly privatised, says Privacy International
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Research from Privacy International raises concerns about the deep involvement of technology companies in the development and deployment of various technologies throughout the UK’s border regime, along with the lack of scrutiny they receive Read via Computer Weekly.
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Singtel falls prey to supply chain attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The Singapore telco reveals that its Accellion file sharing system was illegally hacked in a supply chain attack Read via Computer Weekly.
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Cyber criminals target education sector as remote learning increases
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The educational sector is continuing to attract the attention of cybercriminals on the internet, according to new research from Kaspersky. Read via SecurityBrief.
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North Korea using cyber heists to fund nuclear programme, says UN
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Evidence suggests that a North Korean government bureau has been conducting illicit economic activity for decades. Read vis Sky News.
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Hacker modified drinking water chemical levels in a US city
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The intrusion was detected right away and the hacker’s modifications have been reversed right away. Read via ZDNet.
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Data of thousands of Dutch citizens leaked from government Covid-19 systems
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Weak access controls and outdated systems blamed for leaking of the personal details of thousands of Dutch citizens tested for Covid-19 Read via Computer Weekly.
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NHS Staff Hit by Almost 140,000 Malicious Emails in 2020
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Official figures from NHS Digital show that NHS staffers were hit by 137,476 malicious emails last year. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Security firm Stormshield loses source code in cyber attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Source code from two products developed by French cyber security firm was compromised in a December 2020 incident. Read via Computer Weekly.
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Ransomware: A company paid millions to get their data back, but forgot to do one thing. So the hackers came back again
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A cautionary tale shows how organisations that fall foul of ransomware should concentrate on finding how it happened before anything else – or they could fall victim again. Read via ZDNet.
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