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Ukraine’s National Coordination Centre for Cybersecurity (NCCC) has restricted the use of the Telegram messaging app within government agencies, military units, and critical infrastructure, citing national security concerns. The move was announced during a September 19 meeting focused on Telegram’s security risks, particularly those tied to the ongoing war with Russia. Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Secretary of…
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Dell has confirmed to BleepingComputer that they are investigating recent claims that it suffered a data breach after a threat actor leaked the data for over 10,000 employees. The allegations were published yesterday by a threat actor named “grep,” who alleges that the computing vendor suffered a “minor data breach” in September 2024, exposing internal employee and…
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Accenture, Jade Global, Google and Vonage are among the coolest exhibitors from Salesforce Dreamforce 2024. Five solution providers and five vendors are among the hottest companies to exhibit at Salesforce Dreamforce 2024. Accenture and Jade Global are among the solution providers to stand out for their work with the San Francisco-based cloud software vendor and…
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Users of macOS 15 ‘Sequoia’ are reporting network connection errors when using certain endpoint detection and response (EDR) or virtual private network (VPN) solutions, and web browsers. The issues are resolved when these tools are deactivated, indicative of incomptibility issues with the network stack. Impacted users on Reddit are describing problems with CrowdStrike Falcon and…
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The site of America’s worst nuclear disaster will soon reopen to exclusively sell power to Microsoft. Here’s what you need to know. Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island was the site of America’s worst nuclear disaster. In a bold move, the nuclear plant is reopening to exclusively sell power to Microsoft to aid the company’s massive AI…
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“If your name is Emily and your boyfriend went out last night HE CHEATED. Heres [sic] the video for proof,” states a poster seen in Manchester, England this week. My name isn’t Emily, but anyone who comes across such a poster would stop by to take a closer look—it piques curiosity, breeds insecurity, and sparks controversy. And…
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For the week ending Sept. 20, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including NWN Carousel, Veeam, Confluent, ClearScale and Salesforce. The Week Ending Sept. 20 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is NWN Carousel for a strategic acquisition that expands its presence within the federal…
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Law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of an international criminal network that leveraged a phishing platform to unlock stolen or lost mobile phones. The phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, called iServer, is estimated to have claimed more than 483,000 victims globally, led by Chile (77,000), Colombia (70,000), Ecuador (42,000), Peru (41,500), Spain (30,000), and Argentina (29,000).…
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Report finds that many critical infrastructure networks can be breached using simple attacks. Plus, a new MITRE Engenuity tool uses machine learning to infer attack sequences. Meanwhile, CISA will lead a project to standardize civilian agencies’ cyber operations. And get the latest on XSS vulnerabilities, CIS Benchmarks and a China-backed botnet’s takedown! Dive into six…
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In IT environments, some secrets are managed well and some fly under the radar. Here’s a quick checklist of what kinds of secrets companies typically manage, including one type they should manage: Passwords [x] TLS certificates [x] Accounts [x] SSH keys ??? The secrets listed above are typically secured with privileged access management (PAM) solutions…
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