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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 16–22 October 2023

IT Governance

D-Link Corporation Provides Details about an Information Disclosure Security Incident Date of breach: 2 October 2023. Breached organisation: D-Link Corporation, Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer. Casio Issues Apology and Notice Concerning Personal Information Leak Date of breach: 11 October 2023.

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France will not ban Huawei from its upcoming 5G networks

Security Affairs

It’s normal that … we want a European solution” because of the importance of “the security of our communication,” Macron told reporters. In July, the French information security agency ANSSI announced that Huawei Technologies Ltd. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Hackers claim to have compromised 50,000 home cameras and posted footage online

Security Affairs

“As worrying as it may seem, this comes as a clear reminder that when cameras are placed on the internet, they must be properly installed with security in mind. When smart devices are set up, they are still regularly placed around the home with no second thought for privacy,” said ESET Security Specialist Jake Moore.

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Health Sector Council Released Cybersecurity Recommendations for Medical Devices and Health IT

Data Matters

On January 28, 2019, the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council released the “ Medical Device and Health IT Joint Security Plan ” (“JSP” or “Plan”)—cybersecurity recommendations for medical device manufacturers, healthcare information technology vendors, and healthcare providers.

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Over 600k GPS trackers left exposed online with a default password of ‘123456’

Security Affairs

600,000 GPS trackers left exposed online with a default password of ‘123456’ Avast researchers found at least 600,000 GPS trackers manufactured by a Chinese vendor that were exposed online with a default password of “123456.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Weekly podcast: Carphone Warehouse, USB drives, VTech and Patch Tuesday

IT Governance

Carphone Warehouse has been fined £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for breaching the Data Protection Act. As the ICO notes in its report, we moved quickly at the time to secure our systems, to put in place additional security measures and to inform the ICO and potentially affected customers and colleagues.

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Russian military plans to replace Windows with Astra Linux

Security Affairs

Astra Linux is a Debian-based distro developed in Russia by the Scientific/Manufacturing Enterprise Rusbitech RusBITech about ten years ago. Recently the Russian Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC) granted Astra Linux the security clearance of “special importance.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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