Fujifilm Victim of Cyber Attack: Notice of Unauthorized Access to Fujifilm Servers

Fujifilm Attacked

Fujifilm disclosed that they have suffered a ransomware attack and hence there has been unauthorized access to Fujifilm servers. Apparently their servers have been infected by Qbot trojan malware.

Ransomware is a type of malicious software cyber criminals use to block you from accessing your own data by encrypt the files on your system. The hackers will hold your data “hostage” until the demanded ransom is paid.

This is becoming a serious problem for companies, who often have to pay attackers lots of money in bitcoin (basically impossible to track if the attackers makes no errors) to avoid the data being lost forever or shared with other companies.

And how can companies be sure that if they pay the data won’t be shared anyway?

Well, there is a reliability ranking even for those criminal hackers! Companies can see if the hacker kept his word in the past or not.

As I am Italian, I can speak for my country, where these type of crimes saw a raise from 2019 to 2020 of 246%.

What Fujifilm did today is different compared to what many other companies do, as denouncing the hackers would mean to admit the companies’ own vulnerability. Fujifilm was more upfront today, and openly disclosed the attack.

To stop these kind of attacks, companies must absolutely improve their cyber security and bitcoin should be regulated stronger.

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Godox V860III Available for Pre-order at BHphoto

The new Godox V860III for Fujifilm is now listed and available for pre-order at BHphoto here.

Key Features

  • Built-In X Wireless Radio System
  • Recycling 1.5 sec Full Power
  • Guide Number: 197′ at ISO 100
  • Battery Gives 450 Full-Power Flashes
  • Flash Coverage: 20-200mm
  • Wireless Master/Slave TTL Functionality

Power, speed, and integrated radio transmission make the Ving V860IIIF TTL Li-Ion Flash Kit from Godox a hard-to-beat option for your FUJIFILM cameras. Fully compatible with TTL systems, the Ving V860IIIF supports many advanced functions and features. Also, it features the Godox X wireless radio system, which provides both master and slave TTL functionality at a distance. On top of this, the flash is powerful and versatile, featuring a guide number of 197′ at ISO 100 and 200mm along with a zoom range of 20-200mm. And this flash runs off a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack that ensures fast recharge with a capacity of up to 450 full-power flashes.

For general operation, the Ving V860IIIF features full bounce flash capabilities, including tilting and rotation left and right. As a TTL-compatible unit, this flash offers support for high-speed sync, flash exposure compensation, 1st and 2nd curtain sync, and much more. Additionally, it can function as an optical master or slave unit if needed.

TTArtisan 17mm f/1.4 Available

The TTArtisan 17mm f/1.4 is now available at AmazonUS here. It is available also at AmazonUK here.

It should be availble at any moment also at BHphoto here and Adorama here.

  • X-Mount Lens, APS-C Format: The wide-angle lens is designed for APS-C-format Fuji X-mount mirrorless cameras and provides a 25.5mm equivalent focal length.
  • High-performance Optical Design: Its optical system consists of 9 elements in 8 groups, including One ED element in the optical design and helps to reduce chromatic aberrations and color fringing for high clarity and color accuracy
  • Ideal Aperture: Bright f/1.4 maximum aperture suits working in a variety of lighting conditions. A 10-blade diaphragm contributes to a smooth and pleasing bokeh quality.
  • 81° Wide -angle of View: Improve contrast and color rendering in a variety of lighting conditions. the lens design renders an 81° angle of view to produce a distinct visual, it is perfect for still-lifes, close-ups, street, and travel photography.
  • Lightweight & Compact, with clicked aperture: the lens is compact that with weighs only 248g. with the clicked aperture, you can switch without looking at the lens, especially shooting at night.