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The street lights in Leicester City cannot be turned off due to a cyber attack

Security Affairs

A cyber attack on Leicester City Council resulted in certain street lights remaining illuminated all day and severely impacted the council’s operations The Leicester City Council suffered a cyber attack that severely impacted the authority’s services in March and led to the leak of confidential documents.

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New Report on IoT Security

Schneier on Security

The Atlantic Council has published a report on securing the Internet of Things: “Security in the Billions: Toward a Multinational Strategy to Better Secure the IoT Ecosystem.”

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Turn Out the Lights, the Cyber Attack Is Over. Not Quite

SecureWorld News

On April 11, 2024, Leicester City Council in the United Kingdom fell victim to a major cyberattack that crippled many of its systems and services. The unknown hackers were able to breach the council's networks and deploy malicious software, causing widespread disruption. However, the lighting issue was just the tip of the iceberg.

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Gloucester City Council hit by a possible Ransomware Cyber Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

Council reported the issue to the National Crime Agency (NCA) and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to launch a detailed inquiry that is underway. Gloucester City Council website’s home page is guiding its web traffic to some links in a hope of solving some taxing issues.

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National Safety Council data leak: Credentials of NASA, Tesla, DoJ, Verizon, and 2K others leaked by workplace safety organization

Security Affairs

The National Safety Council leaked thousands of emails and passwords of their members, including companies such as NASA and Tesla. The National Safety Council has leaked nearly 10,000 emails and passwords of their members, exposing 2000 companies, including governmental organizations and big corporations.

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Looking for a Job? Looking for Qualified Talent? Connect on the PCI Community Job Board

PCI perspectives

In an effort to help connect the industry, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has launched a new PCI Community Job Board. One of the top issues that the payment security industry is facing right now is the shortage of payment security professionals globally, resulting in hundreds of thousands of unfilled jobs.

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Bill Bowman

SecureWorld News

In the SecureWorld Spotlight Series, we learn about the speakers and Advisory Council members that make our events a success. He serves on the Advisory Council for SecureWorld Boston and has spoken on our conference agendas. He has been a first-hired CISO at five different companies. I cannot wait to get everyone together.