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CrowdStrike meets Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong will

And boy, did last Friday's Windows fiasco ever prove that yet again Opinion  CrowdStrike's recent Windows debacle will surely earn a prominent place in the annals of epic tech failures. On July 19, the cybersecurity giant accomplished what legions of hackers could only dream of – bringing millions of Windows systems worldwide to their knees with a single...

Fri Jul 26, 2024 21:58
Progress discloses second critical flaw in Telerik Report Server in as many months

These are the kinds of bugs APTs thrive on, just ask the Feds Progress Software's latest security advisory warns customers about the second critical vulnerability targeting its Telerik Report Server in as many months.…

Fri Jul 26, 2024 16:52
North Korean chap charged for attacks on US hospitals, NASA – and even China

Microsoft, Mandiant, weigh in with info about methods used by Andariel gang alleged to have made many, many, heists The US Department of Justice on Thursday charged a North Korean national over a series of ransomware attacks on stateside hospitals and healthcare providers, US defense companies, NASA, and even a Chinese target.…

Fri Jul 26, 2024 06:44
Malware crew Stargazers Goblin used 3,000 GitHub accounts to make bank

May even have targeted other malware gangs, and infosec researchers Infosec researchers have discovered a network of over three thousand malicious GitHub accounts used to spread malware, targeting groups including gamers, malware researchers, and even other threat actors who themselves seek to spread malware.…

Fri Jul 26, 2024 04:41
CrowdStrike update blunder may cost world billions – and insurance ain't covering it all

We offer this formula instead: RND(100.0)*(10^9) The cost of CrowdStrike's apocalyptic Falcon update that brought down millions of Windows computers last week may be in the billions of dollars, and insurance isn't covering most of that.…

Fri Jul 26, 2024 03:39
Beware of fake CrowdStrike domains pumping out Lumma infostealing malware

PSA: Only accept updates via official channels ... ironically enough CrowdStrike is the latest lure being used to trick Windows users into downloading and running the notorious Lumma infostealing malware, according to the security shop's threat intel team, which spotted the scam just days after the Falcon sensor update fiasco.…

Fri Jul 26, 2024 01:37

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