Tag: #DataSecurity
Advantest is a Japanese company that supplies automatic test equipment utilized by semiconductor manufacturers. Its technology tests chips as well as other electronic components prior to deployment in commercial products. Among its clients are Intel and Samsung. Advantest’s breach is yet another instance that demonstrates that organizations supporting critical technology supply chains are attractive ransomware […]
Denmark’s Central Person Register (CPR) is informing around 8.8 million individuals that their personal details were stolen in a data breach. Founded in 1968, CPR is the country’s national civil registration system. It has data on around 11 million persons including residents, citizens who are abroad as well as people who have died. On Monday, […]
The FBI removed an Accenture contractor because of a data breach that exposed confidential details on many FBI employees. Certain bureau personnel have called the breach a significant hit to the FBI’s operational security. A senior FBI official told Reuters that an unidentified contractor did not properly patch the system for which they held responsibility. […]