Olympus Confirms US Cyberattack, Weeks After BlackMatter Ransomware Hit EMEA Systems (techcrunch.com) 12
Japanese technology giant Olympus has confirmed it was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend that forced it to shut down its IT systems in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. From a report: In a statement on its website, Olympus said it is "investigating a potential cybersecurity incident detected October 10" and is "currently working with the highest priority to resolve this issue."
"As part of the investigation and containment, we have suspended affected systems and have informed the relevant external partners. The current results of our investigation indicate the incident was contained to the Americas with no known impact to other regions. We are working with appropriate third parties on this situation and will continue to take all necessary measures to serve our customers and business partners in a secure way. Protecting our customers and partners and maintaining their trust in us is our highest priority. Our investigation is ongoing and we are committed to transparent disclosure and will continue to provide updates as new information becomes available."
It's near-identical to a statement put out by Olympus last month following a cyberattack on its European, Middle East and Africa network.
"As part of the investigation and containment, we have suspended affected systems and have informed the relevant external partners. The current results of our investigation indicate the incident was contained to the Americas with no known impact to other regions. We are working with appropriate third parties on this situation and will continue to take all necessary measures to serve our customers and business partners in a secure way. Protecting our customers and partners and maintaining their trust in us is our highest priority. Our investigation is ongoing and we are committed to transparent disclosure and will continue to provide updates as new information becomes available."
It's near-identical to a statement put out by Olympus last month following a cyberattack on its European, Middle East and Africa network.
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Pretty clear you have absolutely no idea who Olympus is. They make all kinds of medical, industrial, and scientific imaging equipment.
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Indeed, and their only connection to Kodak is that they used to make cameras, too. Today they don't – the cameras which for the time being still go by the Olympus brand name are being made by a company named OM Digital Systems which has been carved out of Olympus in January 2021, and the Kodak comparison is of course nonsense.
So... Uh... About that Title (Score:5, Funny)
Re: Giant? (Score:2)
Polaroid is making a bit of "comeback" in some markets. It's that combination of a physical tangible photo with relatively instant satisfaction. It's effectively faster in most any case than taking a digital photo and printing. Personally, I am a bit young for the prime era of Polaroid but it still has a certain nostalgia and I feel it's likely a format that will never die out.
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There is more to the world than consumer crap. Olympus has something like 70% of the world market for endoscopes (which they invented). They also make other medical equipment, as well as things like microscopes and industrial imaging equipment.
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Consumer cameras were a tiny part of Olympus' business. It was spun off early this year.
Olympus got attacked? (Score:2)
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Kerberos security was bypassed by feeding it sleeping pills