Month: August 2024
CSC ServiceWorks, a leading provider of commercial laundry services and air vending solutions, has disclosed a data breach after the personal information of an undisclosed number of individuals was exposed in a 2023 cyberattack. The company discovered the incident on February 4, 2024, after detecting unusual activity on its network. Subsequently, external cybersecurity experts hired…
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Thousands of Cisco employees will be affected by a new layoff round, which could be announced next week, according to a Reuters report. Cisco will reportedly lay off around 4,000 employees in its second round of job cuts this year as the world’s largest networking company doubles down on artificial intelligence. According to a report…
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AMD is warning about a high-severity CPU vulnerability named SinkClose that impacts multiple generations of its EPYC, Ryzen, and Threadripper processors. The vulnerability allows attackers with Kernel-level (Ring 0) privileges to gain Ring -2 privileges and install malware that becomes nearly undetectable. Ring -2 is one of the highest privilege levels on a computer, running…
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Microsoft has disclosed a high-severity zero-day vulnerability affecting Office 2016 and later, which is still waiting for a patch. Tracked as CVE-2024-38200, this security flaw is caused by an information disclosure weakness that enables unauthorized actors to access protected information such as system status or configuration data, personal info, or connection metadata. The zero-day impacts…
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The top ten biggest Google Cloud news stories of 2024 include capturing a new cloud market share record, failure to acquire Wiz or HubSpot, cutting partner Workspace renewal margins and launching more AI innovation than ever before. From record profitability and rapid AI innovation to antitrust lawsuits and failed blockbuster acquisitions, Google Cloud has consistently…
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For the week ending Aug. 9, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Abnormal Security, Fortinet, Avant, Rewst and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The Week Ending Aug. 9 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is cybersecurity provider Abnormal Security for an impressive $250-million funding round that…
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An ongoing and widespread malware campaign force-installed malicious Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser extensions in over 300,000 browsers, modifying the browser’s executables to hijack homepages and steal browsing history. The installer and extensions, which are usually undetected by antivirus tools, are designed to steal data and execute commands on infected devices. ReasonLabs researchers identified the campaign…
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‘Together with Acqueon, we can intelligently combine the preferences of the customer with the increasing variety of outreach channels to help enterprises grow their revenue and delight customers, while aligning to compliance standards,’ says Five9 CEO Mike Burkland. Contact center specialist Five9 plans to acquire revenue generation platform provider Acqueon in a move to boost…
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Aug 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Wireless Security Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered weaknesses in Sonos smart speakers that could be exploited by malicious actors to clandestinely eavesdrop on users. The vulnerabilities “led to an entire break in the security of Sonos’s secure boot process across a wide range of devices and remotely being able to…
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The cybersecurity vendor is reportedly mulling a buyout deal by investors. Trend Micro is reportedly exploring an acquisition deal by potential buyers including private equity investors. CRN has reached out to Trend Micro for comment. [Related: 10 Security Vendors Making Moves At Black Hat 2024] According to a Reuters report Thursday, Trend Micro is considering…
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