Tag: computer
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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
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4 FIN9-linked Vietnamese Hackers Indicted in $71M U.S. Cybercrime Spree
Four Vietnamese nationals with ties to the FIN9 cybercrime group have been indicted in the U.S. for their involvement in a series of computer intrusio… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/06/4-fin9-linked-vietnamese-hackers.html
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Preparing for Q-Day as NIST nears approval of PQC standards
Q-Day, the day when a cryptographically relevant quantum computer can break most forms of modern encryption, is fast approaching, leaving the complex … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/07/01/pqc-standardization/
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High-Risk Overflow Bug in Intel Chips Likely Impacts 100s of PC Models
The old, but newly disclosed, vulnerability is buried deep inside personal computers, servers, and mobile devices, and their supply chains, making rem… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/high-risk-overflow-bug-in-intel-chips-likely-impacts-100s-of-pc-models
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Four FIN9 hackers indicted for cyberattacks causing $71M in losses
Four Vietnamese nationals linked to the international cybercrime group FIN9 have been indicted for their involvement in a series of computer intrusion… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/four-fin9-hackers-indicted-for-cyberattacks-causing-71m-in-losses/
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Four Members of FIN9 Hackers Charged for Attacking U.S. Companies
Four Vietnamese nationals have been charged for their involvement in a series of computer intrusions that caused over $71 million in losses to U.S. co… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/fin9-hackers-charged/
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USENIX Security ’23 Ethical Frameworks and Computer Security Trolley Problems: Foundations for Conversations
Distinguished Paper Award Winner Authors/Presenters:Tadayoshi Kohno, Yasemin Acar, Wulf Loh Many thanks to ished Paper Award Winner Authors/Pr… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/06/usenix-security-23-ethical-frameworks-and-computer-security-trolley-problems-foundations-for-conversations/
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Intel-powered computers affected by serious firmware flaw (CVE-2024-0762)
A vulnerability (CVE-2024-0762) in the Phoenix SecureCore UEFI, which runs on various Intel processors, could be exploited locally to escalate privile… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/06/21/cve-2024-0762/
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CHERI Backers Form Alliance to Promote Memory Safety Chip
Chipmaker Arm Is Not an Alliance Member. Developers of a computer hardware project for stopping memory-based cyberattacks will soon release standards … First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cheri-backers-form-alliance-to-promote-memory-safety-chip-a-25604
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Critical UEFI Flaw in Phoenix Firmware Hits Major PC Brands
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Lets Attackers Control Devices. A vulnerability in a common implementation of the firmware booting up desktop computers … First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/critical-uefi-flaw-in-phoenix-firmware-hits-major-pc-brands-a-25570
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Internet Computer Protocol Launches Walletless Verified Credentials for Public Trust
ernet Computer Protocol (ICP) introduces Verified Credentials (VCs), a walletless solution enhancing data sharing privacy. Unveiled at DICE 2024, VCs … First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/internet-computer-protocol-walletless-verified-credentials/