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The massive Microsoft Azure and CrowdStrike outage reportedly was caused by a recent update to CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor software. Here’s where everything stands as of Friday morning. From emergency 911 call centers to national health-care services to the largest airlines, the Microsoft Azure and CrowdStrike outage is causing chaos around the world. As of Friday…
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Businesses across the world have been hit by widespread disruptions to their Windows workstations stemming from a faulty update pushed out by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. “CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts,” the company’s CEO George Kurtz said in a statement. “Mac and…
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CISA’s red team acted like a nation-state attacker in its assessment of a federal agency’s cybersecurity. Plus, the Cloud Security Alliance has given its cloud security guidance a major revamping. Meanwhile, a Google report puts a spotlight on insecure credentials. And the latest on open source security, CIS Benchmarks and much more! Dive into six…
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CrowdStrike has admitted to pushing out a bad software update, causing many Windows machines running the affected software to crash. The problem, apparently affecting its Falcon platform, brought down servers at airlines, locked up computers at banks, and hurt healthcare services. “CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single…
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The test is known in cybersecurity circles as Red Team vs. Blue Team, and this year nearly 4,000 people are taking part. The team here in Spain is “played” by around 200 experts made up of 40% military personnel from the MCCE, Land, Sea and Air, who are supported by soldiers from Portugal, Brazil and Chile; and…
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Jul 19, 2024The Hacker NewsTechnology / Artificial Intelligence Event Overview The “AI Leaders Spill Their Secrets” webinar, hosted by Sigma Computing, featured prominent AI experts sharing their experiences and strategies for success in the AI industry. The panel included Michael Ward from Sardine, Damon Bryan from Hyperfinity, and Stephen Hillian from Astronomer, moderated by Zalak…
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Jul 19, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Enterprise Security SolarWinds has addressed a set of critical security flaws impacting its Access Rights Manager (ARM) software that could be exploited to access sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. Of the 11 vulnerabilities, seven are rated Critical in severity and carry a CVSS score of 9.6 out of 10.0. The…
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Hashcat examples Hashcat dictionary attack Since humans tend to use really bad passwords, a dictionary attack is the first and obvious place to start. The rockyou.txt word list is a popular option. Containing more than 14 million passwords sorted by frequency of use, it begins with common passwords such as “123456”, “12345”, “123456789”, “password”, “iloveyou”, “princess”, “1234567”,…
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Jul 19, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Cybercrime Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has confirmed that it was the target of a security breach that led to the theft of $230 million in cryptocurrency assets. “A cyber attack occurred in one of our [multi-signature] wallets involving a loss of funds exceeding $230 million,” the company said in a statement.…
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In principle, an attacker could use this access to steal licenses, or interfere with or revoke licensed features. However, it’s more likely that a compromise would be used to establish a bridgehead for lateral movement deeper inside the network. Some better news There’s an important qualification: any attacker exploiting the flaw would need to initiate…
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