Curiosity: Olympus Admitted the ‘BlackMatter’ Ransomware Gang Got Them

Technadu reports:

Olympus has issued an announcement over the weekend, informing the public of a cybersecurity incident that has affected its IT systems since September 8, 2021, and is ongoing. The firm says its IT team is investigating the incident to evaluate its scope and effects, while forensics experts are working with its response group to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. The firm has promised to give updates when new information or more details become available, but so far, no updates have been posted on the website.

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From the UK photo show: Olympus will show the new 20mm f/1.4 Pro and Olympus 40-150mm f/4 Pro lenses in “a few weeks”

M.Zuiko Digital ED 20mm F1.4 PRO with Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

ePhotozine visited the Olympus stand at the Photography Show 2021. They write:

The newly announced Olympus 20mm f/1.4 Pro and Olympus 40-150mm f/4 Pro, recently announced in a lens roadmap, are not yet on the stand but are available in a few weeks and ePHOTOzine will be reviewing the optics as soon as they are available.

Yep! Can’t wait to see them in flesh :)

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