Tag: security
Proofpoint email filter flaw exploited to send out millions of phishing messages
Cybercriminals found a way to send millions of “perfectly spoofed” phishing emails thanks to a vulnerability in Proofpoint’s email relay servers. Experts from Guardio Labs revealed the phishing campaign started in January 2024, and was sending out an average of three million emails daily. In early June, it peaked with…
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Google admits it accidentally broke its own password manager
Google has apologized after its password manager malfunctioned for millions of Windows users following a glitch that left many users unable to access their saved passwords for nearly 18 hours. The problem affected Windows users on the M127 version of the Chrome browser and was fixed after 17 hours and…
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Delta is preparing a major damages lawsuit against CrowdStrike and Microsoft
Delta Airlines has enlisted legal help to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft after a significant outage earlier this month (via CNBC). The incident, which happened on July 19, stemmed from a software update by CrowdStrike that led to the widespread failure of Microsoft systems across major industries, such as…
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Bangladesh social media censorship sees VPN use skyrocket
People in Bangladesh have turned en masse to the best VPN apps to bypass ongoing internet restrictions in the aftermath of widespread anti-government protests. The first spike in VPN usage was recorded on July 23, 2024, when authorities began to ease fixed-line internet restrictions after five days of complete internet…
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Acronis warns thousands of customers to patch this security issue now
Swiss cybersecurity experts Acronis are urging their customers to apply a patch that was issued nine months ago, since it fixes a flaw that is now actively being abused in the wild. The vulnerability is described as a “remote command execution due to use of default passwords” flaw and, as…
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Half of businesses report an increase in state-sponsored cyber threats amid rising geopolitical tension
In the past 12 months, almost half of enterprises in the United Kingdom (47%) were attacked by an “increasing number” of state-sponsored threat actors. This is according to “A Look at Cyber Resilience and Security Across the United Kingdom,” a new research paper published recently by cybersecurity experts Absolute. Surveying…
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