Cybercriminals Exploit CrowdStrike Update Mishap to Distribute Remcos RAT Malware
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which is facing the heat for causing worldwide IT disruptions by pushing out a flawed update to Windows devices, is now warning that threat actors are exploiting the situation to distribute Remcos RAT to its customers in Latin America under the guise of a providing a hotfix. The attack chains involve distributing […]
17-Year-Old Linked to Scattered Spider Cybercrime Syndicate Arrested in U.K.
Law enforcement officials in the U.K. have arrested a 17-year-old boy from Walsall who is suspected to be a member of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime syndicate. The arrest was made « in connection with a global cyber online crime group which has been targeting large organizations with ransomware and gaining access to computer networks, » West […]
Windows et Azure sont tombés : Crowdstrike à la source d’une panne informatique mondiale
Une mise à jour de l’EDR Crowdstrike Falcon a planté une multitude de serveurs et de clients Windows, avec d’importantes répercussions à l’échelle mondiale. Air France, la Fnac, Canal+ et TF1 ont indiqué avoir été touché en France.
Panne informatique affectant les systèmes Microsoft Windows disposant de l’EDR Crowdstrike Falcon (19 juillet 2024)
Le 19 juillet 2024, le CERT-FR a été informé d’incidents affectant des systèmes sur lesquels l’agent de l’EDR Crowdstrike Falcon est installé et utilisant le système d’exploitation Microsoft Windows. Le présent bulletin d’actualité reprend les différents éléments dont le CERT-FR a connaissance….
Two Russian Nationals Plead Guilty in LockBit Ransomware Attacks
Two Russian nationals have pleaded guilty in a U.S. court for their participation as affiliates in the LockBit ransomware scheme and helping facilitate ransomware attacks across the world. The defendants include Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 21, of Chechen Republic, and Mikhail Vasiliev, 34, a dual Canadian and Russian national of Bradford, Ontario. Astamirov was arrested in […]
Faulty CrowdStrike Update Crashes Windows Systems, Impacting Businesses Worldwide
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 […]
Safeguard Personal and Corporate Identities with Identity Intelligence
Learn about critical threats that can impact your organization and the bad actors behind them from Cybersixgill’s threat experts. Each story shines a light on underground activities, the threat actors involved, and why you should care, along with what you can do to mitigate risk. In the current cyber threat landscape, the protection of personal […]
Summary of « AI Leaders Spill Their Secrets » Webinar
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 Trivedi, Sigma Computing’s Product Manager. Key Speakers and […]
Pro-Houthi Group Targets Yemen Aid Organizations with Android Spyware
A suspected pro-Houthi threat group targeted at least three humanitarian organizations in Yemen with Android spyware designed to harvest sensitive information. These attacks, attributed to an activity cluster codenamed OilAlpha, entail a new set of malicious mobile apps that come with their own supporting infrastructure, Recorded Future’s Insikt Group said. Targets of the ongoing campaign
APT41 Infiltrates Networks in Italy, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and the U.K.
Several organizations operating within global shipping and logistics, media and entertainment, technology, and automotive sectors in Italy, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the U.K. have become the target of a « sustained campaign » by the prolific China-based APT41 hacking group. « APT41 successfully infiltrated and maintained prolonged, unauthorized access to numerous victims’ networks since