Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
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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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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