Category: Viral
Aug 01, 2024Ravie LakshmananBanking Trojan / Cyber Fraud Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new Android remote access trojan (RAT) called BingoMod that not only performs fraudulent money transfers from the compromised devices but also wipes them in an attempt to erase traces of the malware. Italian cybersecurity firm Cleafy, which discovered the RAT towards the…
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The cybersecurity giant reported the recovery progress after the massive July 19 outage caused by its faulty update. CrowdStrike said 99 percent of Windows sensors for its Falcon platform are online, following the global outage caused by its faulty July 19 update. In an update to its Remediation and Guidance Hub site posted Wednesday, the…
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CRN looks at new networking products and services that have hit the market in the first half of 2024, including products ranging from Ethernet and PoE extenders, to improved wireless access points, to the latest in AI-focused networking technology. Meeting The Need For New Networking Infrastructure The networking infrastructure market in the U.S. continues to…
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However, additional companies beyond Delta can be expected to consider legal action against CrowdStrike over the massive July 19 outage, according to a Wall Street analyst. It’s not expected that CrowdStrike will be found liable in a lawsuit that Delta is expected to file, though the distractions for the cybersecurity vendor are almost certain to…
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was named this week as CRN’s No. 1 Most Influential Executive of 2024. Microsoft executives came armed with data to show a growing artificial intelligence business and assurances that the vendor’s growing expenses to meet AI demand are done responsibly during the tech giant’s fiscal 2024 fourth quarter earnings call Tuesday.…
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The outage impacted Microsoft 365, the Azure portal and multiple Azure services on Tuesday. Microsoft disclosed that the major outage that impacted services including Microsoft 365 and Azure on Tuesday was initially caused by a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack, though the outage was worsened due to an “error” by the Microsoft response effort. The outage…
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We’ll TL;DR the FUDdy introduction: we all know that phishing attacks are on the rise in scale and complexity, that AI is enabling more sophisticated attacks that evade traditional defenses, and the never-ending cybersecurity talent gap means we’re all struggling to keep security teams fully staffed. Given that reality, security teams need to be able…
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Jul 31, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Companies in Russia and Moldova have been the target of a phishing campaign orchestrated by a little-known cyber espionage group known as XDSpy. The findings come from cybersecurity firm F.A.C.C.T., which said the infection chains lead to the deployment of a malware called DSDownloader. The activity was…
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ESET Research ESET researchers detected multiple, widespread phishing campaigns targeting SMBs in Poland during May 2024, distributing various malware families 30 Jul 2024 • , 8 min. read Just a few months back, ESET Research published a blogpost about massive phishing campaigns across Central and Eastern Europe carried out during the second half of 2023.…
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Whole Foods self-checkout lanes were closed and Alexa devices weren’t working. Amazon Web Services was dealing with a significant outage Tuesday as Amazon-owned Whole Foods supermarkets closed self-checkout lanes, delivery drivers abandoned their routes and Alexa devices stopped working. The AWS service health dashboard said that there was a “degradation” of multiple services and the…
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