Canon USA Settles with Employees Affected by 2020 Ransomware Attack
Canon USA has agreed to settle claims regarding the data breach it suffered in August of 2020 and will pay affected employees cash for compromising their personal data.
DJI Passes Critical Data Security Compliance in the US and Canada
DJI has passed the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), a critical security benchmark that was jointly established by the United States Department of Commerce and the Canadian Center for Cyber Security.
Fujifilm Rejects Hacker Demands, Restores Servers via Backups
On June 3, Fujifilm partially shut down its servers in response to a ransomware attack. The company has reportedly heard from the hackers but is refusing to pay their ransom demands and will instead rely on backups to restore its servers.
Fujifilm Shuts Down Servers Due to Possible Cyberattack
Fujifilm Corporation may have been the victim of a ransomware attack. The company says that it is looking into possible unauthorized access to its server from outside the company and has partially shut down its servers while it investigates.
Canon Confirms August Ransomware Attack: Troves of Employees’ Personal Information Were Stolen
Canon has published a notice that confirms a ransomware attack on its servers that took place between July 20 and August 6, 2020. The company notes that the attack targeted a server containing a significant amount of its employees' personal information.
Leaked Email Confirms Major Canon Ransomware Attack: Report
A new report has surfaced confirming what we shared last week: Canon USA has been hit by the 'Maze' ransomware attack, and is suffering widespread technical outages across several major websites and internally as a result.
Canon Hit by Ransomware Attack, Has 10TB of Data Stolen: Report
Canon has reportedly been hit by a devastating ransomware attack. In addition to knocking a long list of Canon websites offline, the attack is said to have resulted in a whopping 10 terabytes of data being stolen from Canon servers.
US Department of the Interior Officially Grounds All of Its Chinese-Made Drones
Yesterday, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior officially signed an order temporarily grounding all Chinese-made drones in the government's fleet, solidifying a 'pause' that was first announced in October and drawing a heated response from market leader DJI.
US Says DJI Camera Drones Are Spying for China, DJI Calls Claim ‘Insane’
DJI camera drones are likely spying on the United States for China. At least, that's what a newly uncovered US government memo claims. DJI has responded by calling the allegations "insane."
DJI Launches Privacy Mode for Flying Drones Offline
Two months after the US Army ended its use of DJI drones due to "cybersecurity" reasons, DJI has just launched a new privacy mode that allows operators to fly completely offline. DJI says the goal is to provide "enhanced data privacy assurances for sensitive government and enterprise customers."
DJI Develops Option to Fly ‘Offline’ for ‘Sensitive Flights’
The US Army recently said that it was removing all DJI equipment from its operations due to "cyber vulnerabilities," in what was a blow to the public image of the Chinese drone manufacturer. In response, DJI has now developed an option to fly without any Internet data transfers in an effort to appease sensitive corporate and government organizations.
US Army Ends Use of DJI Camera Drones, Cites ‘Cyber Vulnerabilities’
It looks like the US Army is discontinuing the use of all DJI camera drones and products in its activities due to concerns about "cyber vulnerabilities." That's according to a memo obtained by sUAS News.