Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Singtel Breach Hits 129,000 Customers
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Singtel has revealed that 129,000 customers were impacted by a recently disclosed breach, as well as a handful of employees, partners and corporate customers. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Oldsmar water plant computers shared TeamViewer password
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
In addition to the advisory published by Massachusetts officials, the FBI issued a private industry notification Tuesday that referenced poor password security. Read via Search Security.
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Covid-19: Nearly 4,000 Amazon staff given wrong test results
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Nearly 4,000 Amazon workers were given incorrect coronavirus test results after an error. Private test results shared with NHS Test and Trace led to 3,853 notifications being wrongly issued on 13 February, the government confirmed. Read via BBC NEWS.
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COVID-19: North Korean hackers ‘tried to steal vaccine and treatment’ details
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Digital espionage targeting health bodies, vaccine scientists and drugmakers has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read via Sky News.
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SolarWinds hack the work of thousands of cybercriminals
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Microsoft President describes attack as ‘most sophisticated’ ever. Read via ItProPortal.
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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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