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Cybercriminals Exploit Global Tech Outage with Malicious Websites
Cybercriminals are exploiting the chaos resulting from a massive global tech outage on Friday by promoting fake websites filled with malicious software, designed to compromise unsuspecting victims, according to warnings from the U...
Teen Arrested in Connection with MGM Resorts Ransomware Attack
British police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in Walsall, England, believed to be linked to the "Scattered Spider" hacking collective responsible for last year's devastating ransomware attacks on MGM Resorts and other companies...
Two Russian Nationals Plead Guilty in LockBit Ransomware Case
Two Russian nationals have pleaded guilty to their involvement in the LockBit ransomware operation, which has deployed attacks against victims worldwide, inflicting up to $2 million in damages. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 21, a...
Google's $23 Billion Bid Rejected by Wiz
Cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc. has rejected a takeover bid of up to $23 billion from Alphabet Inc.'s Google.
The company has decided to proceed with its plan for an initial public offering instead. A source familiar with the ma...
House Panel Calls CrowdStrike CEO to Account for Worldwide Outage
House Republicans have invited the CEO of CrowdStrike to testify in a congressional hearing regarding the global tech outage that affected roughly 8.5 million Windows devices around the world on Friday.
Rep. Mark Green (R-TN),...
Google Scraps Third-Party Cookie Phase-Out Plans for Chrome
Google has decided to continue supporting third-party cookies, which the ad industry uses to track users and deliver targeted advertisements based on their online behavior.
"Instead of deprecating third-party cookies, we would...
Kaspersky Labs Exits US Market Following Ban by Biden Administration
Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky Labs has announced its withdrawal from the US market, following a ban on the sale and distribution of its software by the Biden administration. This decision marks the end of Kaspersky's two-d...
Over 1.5M Sensitive Files On Oil Rigs Leaked
Researchers discovered that WorldLive LLC, a company that manages data for large oil rigs, had a data leak that exposed more than 1.5 million sensitive files.
The source of the leak was none other than WorldLive’s service provi...
Hackers Leverage Donald Trump Assassination Attempt In New Crypto Scam
Researchers discovered a new stream-jacking scam that’s leveraging the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump to promote a crypto-doubling scam.
Dozens of hijacked YouTube accounts suddenly began playing...
IT Outage Sparks Global Business Chaos: Cause Found
Banks, airlines, train companies, and media firms are among numerous businesses that have suddenly gone offline due to a serious IT outage.
The problem originates from CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company founded in 2011 that s...