Month: August 2024
A clever disinformation campaign engages several Microsoft Azure and OVH cloud subdomains as well as Google search to promote malware and spam sites. Android users receive a “new info related to…” Google search notification about a subject they have previously searched about, but are then presented with misleading search results, driving traffic to scam websites disguised as…
Read MoreA new data extortion group tracked as Mad Liberator is targeting AnyDesk users and runs a fake Microsoft Windows update screen to distract while exfiltrating data from the target device. The operation emerged in July and although researchers observing the activity did not seen any incidents involving data encryption, the gang notes on their data leak…
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OpenAI on Friday said it banned a set of accounts linked to what it said was an Iranian covert influence operation that leveraged ChatGPT to generate content that, among other things, focused on the upcoming U.S. presidential election. “This week we identified and took down a cluster of ChatGPT accounts that were generating content for…
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Video Business email compromise (BEC) has once again proven to be a costly issue, with a company losing $60 million in a wire transfer fraud scheme 16 Aug 2024 A Luxembourg-based chemicals and manufacturing company has recently suffered one of the largest-ever business email compromise (BEC) attacks. According to a filing to the U.S. Securities…
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The imminent release of Cisco HyperShield this month marks a pivotal evolution in the cybersecurity landscape. As an “AI-native” security architecture, HyperShield promises to redefine traditional security protocols through its automated proactive cybersecurity measures and AI-driven security solutions. However, the effectiveness of this sophisticated technology heavily relies on the skilled deployment by IT and Information…
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Microsoft has shared a workaround for a known issue affecting Microsoft 365 customers and causing classic Outlook to crash after opening or when starting up in Safe mode. Impacted users can confirm if they’re affected by this specific issue by looking for Event 1000 or Event 1001 crashes in the Windows Event Viewer Application Log…
Read MoreFriday Squid Blog: The Market for Squid Oil Is Growing How did I not know before now that there was a market for squid oil? The squid oil market has experienced robust growth in recent years, expanding from $4.56 billion in 2023 to $4.94 billion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of…
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Getting an MSP ready to be acquired can take a year or more of prepping the team, cleaning up the accounting and understanding the factors that affect its value, according to a panel of experts. Whether looking to expand opportunities as part of a larger organization or looking to retire, the decision to sell an…
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‘These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors,’ CISA says in a post online. A government agency is warning about threat actors exploiting a Java deserialization remote code execution vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added the exploit to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog under the code…
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For the week ending Aug. 16, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell Technologies, Nutanix, Broadcom, ScanSource and ClearScale. The Week Ending Aug. 16 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is Hewlett Packard Enterprise for a strategic acquisition that will boost…
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