Category: Industry News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
WhatsApp and other messaging apps oppose ‘surveillance’
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
WhatsApp, Signal and other messaging services have urged the government to rethink the Online Safety Bill (OSB). Read via BBC Technology.
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Hikvision: Chinese surveillance tech giant denies leaked Pentagon spy claim
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Chinese surveillance technology giant Hikvision has denied it is illegally disguising its products sold to the US government to enable Chinese espionage.
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CISA: Patch Bug Exploited by Chinese E-commerce App
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A leading US security agency has given the government until May 4 to patch a zero-day vulnerability which was allegedly exploited by an e-commerce app to eavesdrop on users. Read via InfoSecurity Magazine.
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Pakistan-Aligned Hackers Disrupt Indian Education Sector
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The threat actor known as APT36 or Transparent Tribe has been observed targeting the education sector in India with malicious Office documents distributing Crimson RAT. Read via InfoSecurity Magazine.
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KFC Owner Discloses Data Breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A leading US fast food company has been sending out breach notification letters to individuals impacted by a ransomware incident that occurred in January. Read via InfoSecurity Mag.
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Genesis Market: Popular cybercrime website shut down by police
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
One of the world’s biggest criminal marketplaces used by online fraudsters to buy passwords has been closed down in a global law enforcement crackdown. Read via BBC News.
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Uber has internal data stolen in yet another cyberattack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
A recent supply chain attack has resulted in sensitive data belonging to Uber drivers being stolen once again. Read via TechRadar Pro.
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Western Digital suffers cyber attack, shuts down systems
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Western Digital has revealed it has been hit by a cyber attack, forcing the company to shut down some of its systems. Read via IT Pro.
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ChatGPT banned in Italy pending data protection investigation
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
ChatGPT has been banned in Italy while the country’s data protection authorities investigate its collection of user information. Read via Sky News.
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Ukrainian Police Bust Multimillion-Dollar Phishing Gang
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Ukrainian cyber police have disrupted a prolific phishing gang it claims made 160 million hryvnias ($4.3m) from victims across Europe. Read via InfoSecurtity Magazine.
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