Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
UN aviation agency investigating reports of possible data breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The United Nations’ civil aviation agency is investigating reports of a “potential information security incident” following a claim that tens of thousands of its records had been stolen, the organization said on Monday. Read Here.
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US Army soldier charged over alleged hacking of Trump, Harris phone records
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A U.S. Army soldier has been charged with selling confidential phone records. Read Here.
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Estate agents warned against festive cyber attacks
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Nick Graham, chief technology officer at Hicomply, warns that cyber criminals see this period as the perfect opportunity to exploit vulnerabilities and that estate agencies are a prime target for cyberattacks and data breaches over the next few weeks. Read Here.
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Dutch authorities fine Netflix 4.75 mn euros over personal data use
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Dutch authorities fined video streaming giant Netflix 4.75 million euros ($4.98 million) Wednesday over its handling of subscribers’ personal data, which it said was unclear or incomplete in several respects. Read Here.
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Meta fined more than 250 million euro by Irish data commission following breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Meta has been fined more than 250 million euro (£206 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission over a data breach. Read Here.
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Hacker Breaches Rhode Island State System, Swipes Personal Data
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
An unknown hacker part of an international cybercrime group has breached a Rhode Island digital application and registration system and taken the personal data of some state residents. Read Here.
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Cyberattack Hits Krispy Kreme, Disrupting Online Orders
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Krispy Kreme shops are open, where staff can fill orders in person, but the breach has disrupted online ordering in parts of the US. Read Here.
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More than 2TB of Data Exfiltrated from AWS
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Customers of Amazon Web Services saw more than two terabytes of credentials, source code, and other account secrets exfiltrated as part of an ongoing attack campaign. Read Here.
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Cyber-crime Against Manufacturing Sector on the Rise
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Supply chain attacks against the manufacturing sector are up 50%, new data reveals. Cyber-criminals are ramping up their attacks on the manufacturing sector, exploiting outdated operational technology (OT) systems and interconnected supply chains with devastating effects. Read Here.
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North Tyneside Council apologises for data breach involving email addresses of 143 parents
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Human error has led to the breaching of 143 parents’ email addresses, says North Tyneside Council in an apology it has issued. Read Here.
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