Plus: Blues Wireless raises $32M Series A to provide safe IoT connection for enterprises
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14 U.K. schools have been hacked by the Russian-speaking hacker group Vice Society. Reports claim that student data has been leaked as a result of the breach. More: - The leaked data includes:
- children’s SEN information,
- passport scans,
- staff pay scales,
- and contract details.
- The information was leaked by the hackers after the breached schools refused to pay ransom to the hacker group.
- The names of the schools that were hacked include:
- Carmel College, St Helens;
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School;
- Frances King School of English, London/Dublin;
- Gateway College, Hamilton, Leicester,
- Holy Family RC + CE College, Heywood;
- Lampton School, Hounslow, etc.
- The schools have notified the affected victims and their parents and have given them information on how to proceed.
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The disruption of The Guardian's digital infrastructure caused by hackers is set to last one month, according to reports. The company's employees will mostly work remotely until Jan. 23. More: - The report claims that the information was sent to The Guardian's employees through an email from Anna Bateson, the company's CEO.
- The Guardian claims that the decision to continue remote work for a few more weeks will help its digital infrastructure remain stable after a significant breach that caused the WiFi connection and customer service line to shut down.
- Employees working in the U.S., U.K., and Australia are all set to work from home unless they are required not to do so.
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The Blind Eagle hacker group has resurfaced with two cyberattacks tracked in Colombia and Ecuador. The Spanish-speaking hacker group exclusively targets South American victims. More: - Also called APT-C-36, the group has been active since 2018.
- The group attacks its victims using phishing emails that contain a malicious link that, when clicked, leads to the deployment of an open-source trojan named Quasar RAT.
- This RAT enables the threat actor to access the victim's bank accounts.
- The company has targeted banks such as Banco AV Villas, Banco Caja Social, Banco de Bogotá, Banco Popular, Bancoomeva, BBVA, Colpatria, Davivienda, and TransUnion.
- Researchers believe that Blind Eagle has proven it is primarily focused on financial crimes rather than cyber espionage.
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Blues Wireless has raised a $32M Series A funding round to provide secure IoT connection services to enterprises. The company is based in Boston. More: - Blue Wireless offers a platform through which companies connect their physical devices to the cloud more easily and safely.
- Positive Sum led the funding round, with participation from Sequoia, Qualcomm, Four Rivers, Northgate, Cascade, Lachy Groom, and XYZ.
- Blues Wrieslss claims it has helped over 800 companies connect their devices to the cloud.
- The company is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Founded in 2019, Blues Wireless has raised $65M so far.
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San Francisco-based company MSAFE has raised a $5M Seed round to offer secure multi-signature crypto wallets. Jump Crypto led the funding round. More: - The company offers a multi-signature wallet with two main features: decentralization and security.
- MSAFE's client list includes names such as:
- Pontem Networks
- Thala Labs,
- Souffl3,
- DoraHacks, and
- Aries.
- This wallet is deployed in the Aptos main net.
- Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, Superscrypt, Redpoint Ventures, SV Angel, Shima Capital, and Spartan Group participated in the round.
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- Threat actors have exploited VPN devices to try to infect a Canadian-based college and a global investment firm with ransomware.
- U.S.-based health and human services organization Maternal & Family Health Services has been hit by a ransomware attack.
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