Tag: computer
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UK IT provider faces $7.7 million fine for 2022 ransomware breach
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced a provisional decision to impose a fine of £6.09M ($7.74 million) on Advanced Computer … First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-it-provider-faces-77-million-fine-for-2022-ransomware-breach/
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Implement MFA or Risk Non-Compliance With GDPR
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced its intention to fine Advanced Computer Software Group £6.09 million. The post Implement MFA or Ris… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/implement-mfa-or-risk-non-compliance-with-gdpr/
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CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage
CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that crashed millions of computers with a botched update all over the world last week, is offering its partners a … First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/07/24/crowdstrike-offers-a-10-apology-gift-card-to-say-sorry-for-outage/
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How One Bad CrowdStrike Update Crashed the World’s Computers
A defective CrowdStrike kernel driver sent computers around the globe into a reboot death spiral, taking down air travel, hospitals, banks, and more w… First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/crowdstrike-outage-update-windows/
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Open-source project enables Raspberry Pi Bluetooth Wi-Fi network configuration
Remote.It released its open-source project to enable Raspberry Pi Bluetooth (BLE) Wi-Fi network configuration. The project allows a computer or mobile… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/08/02/raspberry-pi-bluetooth-wi-fi-network-configuration/
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Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World
First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/microsoft-windows-outage-crowdstrike-global-it-probems/
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A $500 Open-Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers
First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/rayv-lite-laser-chip-hacking-tool/
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Ukrainian Institutions Targeted Using HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY Malware
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has alerted of a spear-phishing campaign targeting a scientific research institution in the … First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/07/ukrainian-institutions-targeted-using.html
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Campaigners call for evidence to reform UK’s cyber laws
The CyberUp Campaign for reform of the 1990 Computer Misuse Act launches an industry survey inviting cyber pros to share their views on how the outdat… First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366599596/Campaigners-call-for-evidence-to-reform-UKs-cyber-laws
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Microsoft – Crowdstrike: 97 Prozent der Computer laufen wieder
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/crowdstrike-97-prozent-der-computer-laufen-wieder-a-a9a9028cd9879a963804b9c5c86a4ea8/
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CrowdStrike outage: How your plane, train and automobile travel may be affected
The CrowdStrike outage that hit early Friday morning and knocked out computers running Microsoft Windows has grounded flights globally. Major U.S. air… First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/07/19/crowdstrike-outage-how-your-plane-train-and-automobile-travel-may-be-affected/
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UEFI Secure Boot: Hunderte Computer haben unsichere Kryptoschlüssel
Sicherheitsexperten fanden mehr als 900 Rechner mit UEFI-Firmwares, die jeweils einen unsicheren Platform Key (PK) enthalten. Das unterminiert Secure … First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/UEFI-Secure-Boot-Hunderte-Computer-haben-unsichere-Kryptoschluessel-9814730.html
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Linux Evolution: A Comprehensive Timeline
Linus Torvalds, a Finnish computer science student, started Linux as a hobby project in 1991. Linux now powers the world’s top supercomputers, cloud i… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/07/linux-evolution-a-comprehensive-timeline/
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Crowdstrike-CEO: Nicht zum ersten Mal ganze Unternehmensgruppen lahmgelegt
Wenn weltweit Computer nicht mehr funktionieren, ist der Schaden riesig. Crowdstrike-CEO George Kurtz hat offenbar Erfahrung mit versehentlichen DDoS-… First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/crowdstrike-ceo-nicht-zum-ersten-mal-ganze-unternehmensgruppen-lahmgelegt-2407-187257.html
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Cybercrooks Continue to Capitalize on CrowdStrike Outage
Hackers Spread Malicious Recovery Files and Certificates. Friday’s global computer outage caused by an update gone wrong from cybersecurity firm Crowd… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cybercrooks-continue-to-capitalize-on-crowdstrike-outage-a-25853
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CrowdStrike Falcon flaw sends Windows computers into chaos worldwide
First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/crowdstrike-falcon-flaw-microsoft-outage-flights-grounded-windows/
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Faulty CrowdStrike update takes out Windows machines worldwide
Thousands and possibly millions of Windows computers and servers worldwide have been made inoperable by a faulty update of Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors,… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/07/19/crowdstrike-outage/
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CrowdStrike Says Logic Error Caused Windows BSOD Chaos
CrowdStrike says a routine sensor configuration update pushed to Windows OS triggered a logic error that blue-screened computers worldwide. The post C… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/crowdstrike-says-logic-error-caused-windows-bsod-chaos/
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Blue Screened: Microsoft Windows Computers Crashed by Automated CrowdStrike Update
What happened? Today, a significant global IT outage is broadly affecting diverse industries including aviation, banking, medical, technology, retail,… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/07/blue-screened-microsoft-windows-computers-crashed-by-automated-crowdstrike-update/
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Computer Company Breaks Quantum Supremacy Record Set By Google
First seen on packetstormsecurity.com Jump to article: packetstormsecurity.com/news/view/36103/Computer-Company-Breaks-Quantum-Supremacy-Record-Set-By-Google.html
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Atlassian bestätigt Leak von 15 Millionen EAdressen von Trello-Nutzern
Nachdem ein Cyberkrimineller im Januar Daten von Trello zum Verkauf angeboten hatte, bestätigt das Unternehmen gegenüber Bleeping Computer den Datenle… First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Atlassian-bestaetigt-Leak-von-15-Millionen-E-Mail-Adressen-von-Trello-Nutzern-9806155.html
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Major IT outage takes out banks, airlines and businesses across the world
Businesses worldwide on Friday are reporting IT outages, including Windows >>blue screen of death
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Huge Microsoft Outage, Linked to CrowdStrike, Takes Down Computers Around the World
First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/microsoft-windows-outage-crowdstrike-global-it-probems/
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Unconstrained Delegation in Active Directory
Overview Unconstrained delegation is a feature in Active Directory that allows a computer, service, or user to impersonate any other user and access r… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/07/unconstrained-delegation-in-active-directory/
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Neue PlugX Malware infiziert Windows-Computer per USB-Anschluss
Eine neue Variante der PlugX Malware wird per USB-Wechseldatenträger übertragen. Infizierte Geräte übertragen sie auf Flash-Speicher oder USB-Sticks, … First seen on 8com.de Jump to article: www.8com.de/cyber-security-blog/neue-plugx-malware-infiziert-windows-computer-per-usb-anschluss
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IdentifyMobile-Datenleck: CCC stößt auf 200 Millionen 2FA-SMS
Der Chaos Computer Club ist auf ein offenes Informationssystem des Anbieters IdentifyMobile gestoßen. In diesem Informationssystem waren die Daten (Ei… First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2024/07/12/identifymobile-datenleck-ccc-stt-auf-200-millionen-2fa-sms/
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Q-Day Prepping: What Businesses Can Do Now to Address Quantum Security Risks
We’re primed to face another Y2K-like event: Q-Day, the point at which quantum computers become capable of breaking traditional encryption, totally up… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/07/q-day-prepping-what-businesses-can-do-now-to-address-quantum-security-risks/
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Japan warns of attacks linked to North Korean Kimsuky hackers
Japan’s Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) is warning that Japanese organizations are being targeted in attacks by the N… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japan-warns-of-attacks-linked-to-north-korean-kimsuky-hackers/
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Computer maker Zotac exposed customers’ RMA info on Google Search
Computer hardware maker Zotac has exposed return merchandise authorization (RMA) requests and related documents online for an unknown period, exposing… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/computer-maker-zotac-exposed-customers-rma-info-on-google-search/
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PCs mit Intel-Prozessoren: UEFI-Sicherheitslücke lässt Schadcode passieren
Aufgrund eines Fehlers in der UEFI-Firmware von Phoenix können Angreifer Computer attackieren. Davon sind unter anderem Lenovo-Geräte mit Intel-CPU be… First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/PCs-mit-Intel-Prozessoren-UEFI-Sicherheitsluecke-laesst-Schadcode-passieren-9773023.html