Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Car theft gang hacked keyless Land Rovers
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A car thief who was part of a gang that stole up to £200,000-worth of keyless Land Rovers and Range Rovers has been given a suspended prison sentence. Read Here.
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Backdoor found in two healthcare patient monitors, linked to IP in China
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that Contec CMS8000 devices, a widely used healthcare patient monitoring device, include a backdoor that quietly sends patient data to a remote IP address and downloads and executes files on the device. Read Here.
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73% of UK Education Sector Hit by Cyber-Attacks in Past Five Years
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The UK education sector is a key target for cyber-attacks, with 73% of institutions having experienced at least one cyber-attack or breach in the past five years, according to new ESET research. Read Here.
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HPE investigating security breach after hacker claims theft of sensitive data
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is investigating a data breach after a well-known hacker claimed to have stolen sensitive information from the company. Read Here.
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School forced to close after ‘ransomware attack’
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A school in Cheshire has announced a temporary closure after falling victim to a “ransomware attack”. Read here.
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60 Million Students and Teachers Targeted in PowerSchool Data Breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
PowerSchool confirms Social Security numbers and personally identifiable information among information exposed by hack. Read Here.
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Hackney Council still addressing 2020 cyber attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Hackney Council has bought a new housing management system – technology that supports local authorities manage housing – as it tries to address the damage from a cyber attack four years ago. Read Here.
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PowerSchool data breach leaks info of students and staff at schools across the US
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Parents and educators are receiving notifications about the breach, but it’s still unclear exactly how many people have been affected or what information was leaked. Read Here.
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T-Mobile had years to fix key vulnerabilities in its cybersecurity systems — and it failed.
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Washington state is suing T-Mobile for allegedly failing to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities that enabled a hacker to expose the personal data of 79 million people nationwide. Read Here.
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Dental group lied through teeth about data breach, fined $350,000
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A US chain of dental offices known as Westend Dental LLC denied a 2020 ransomware attack and its associated data breach, instead telling their customers that data was lost due to an “accidentally formatted hard drive.
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