Category: Viral
Despite the massively disruptive outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update in July, the cybersecurity vendor should continue to capture major growth opportunities over the longer term, an equity analyst tells investors. CrowdStrike’s stock price climbed Thursday following the release of quarterly results that beat expectations even in the wake of the massive IT outage…
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Video The discovery of the NGate malware by ESET Research is another example of how sophisticated Android threats have become 28 Aug 2024 Recently, ESET Researchers have discovered a crimeware campaign that targeted the clients of prominent Czech banks. The malware, named NGate by ESET, can relay data from victims’ stored payment cards via a…
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Aug 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have flagged multiple in-the-wild exploit campaigns that leveraged now-patched flaws in Apple Safari and Google Chrome browsers to infect mobile users with information-stealing malware. “These campaigns delivered n-day exploits for which patches were available, but would still be effective against unpatched devices,” Google Threat Analysis Group…
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Attackers are increasingly using new phishing toolkits (open-source, commercial, and criminal) to execute adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks. AitM enables attackers to not just harvest credentials but steal live sessions, allowing them to bypass traditional phishing prevention controls such as MFA, EDR, and email content filtering. In this article, we’re going to look at what AitM phishing…
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The cybersecurity vendor is finding ‘enduring trust’ from many customers in the wake of the massive Windows outage in July, CrowdStrike Co-founder and CEO George Kurtz said Wednesday. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said Wednesday that the cybersecurity vendor has found “enduring trust” expressed by many customers in recent weeks, following the massive Microsoft Windows outage…
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Multiple media reports this week warned Americans to be on guard against a new phishing scam that arrives in a text message informing recipients they are not yet registered to vote. A bit of digging reveals the missives were sent by a California political consulting firm as part of a well-meaning but potentially counterproductive get-out-the-vote…
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Internet of Things In the digital graveyard, a new threat stirs: Out-of-support devices becoming thralls of malicious actors 27 Aug 2024 • , 4 min. read Outdated devices are often easy targets for attackers, especially if they have vulnerabilities that can be exploited and no patches are available due to their end-of-life status. Hacks of…
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HP will ‘continue to invest in our partners so they can take advantage of this opportunity,’ CEO Enrique Lores tells CRN in an interview. HP CEO Enrique Lores called the emerging artificial intelligence PC market “an incredible growth opportunity” for solution providers and encouraged them to leverage the computer maker’s certification resources to get ready…
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The research firm says GenAI-powered attacks and AI-related data leaks are two growing concerns that are fueling security investments. Spending on cybersecurity-related services will continue on its growth tear in 2025 as both the cyber talent shortage and cyberattacks—including threats powered by generative AI—remain top concerns for organizations, according to Gartner. The research firm released…
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‘For every $1 spent on an Nvidia GPU chip there is an $8 to $10 multiplier across the tech sector,’ according to an August report by investment firm Wedbush. Blackwell delays. Hopper demand. And the state of the emerging artificial intelligence market. Nvidia’s earnings report Wednesday for the second quarter ended July 28 of its…
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