Viruses, trojans, software vulnerabilities, security issues

CrowdStrike outage costs Fortune 500 companies $5.4 billion

One in four Fortune 500 companies experienced outages during computer outages around the world last Friday caused by a botched…

6 months ago

A US company accidentally hired a North Korean hacker, who immediately began downloading viruses.

The American company KnowBe4, which specializes in cybersecurity issues, unwittingly hired a hacker from the DPRK, who tried to upload…

6 months ago

Vulnerability in Windows Hello allows hackers to bypass biometric security on business PCs

A vulnerability has been identified in the Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) authentication system that allows attackers to bypass the…

6 months ago

Alphabet failed to take over Wiz for $23 billion – the startup considered the proposed conditions humiliating

Cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz has refused a deal with Alphabet, the parent company of Google, which offered $23 billion for…

6 months ago

Systems affected by the CrowdStrike outage will take several weeks to recover

The massive outage, which affected about 8.5 million PCs running Microsoft Windows worldwide, although affecting just 1% of systems in…

6 months ago

Systems affected by the CrowdStrike outage will take several weeks to recover

The massive outage, which affected about 8.5 million PCs running Microsoft Windows worldwide, although affecting just 1% of systems in…

6 months ago

Chrome will ask users why they download suspicious files

Google plans to change the way the Chrome browser handles potentially dangerous or unknown downloads. According to TechSpot, a new…

6 months ago

Microsoft approved a fake ad blocker that injected malware at the kernel level

Cybercriminals were able to trick their way into Microsoft's secure ecosystem using malicious software disguised as a normal application. This…

6 months ago

A serious vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Outlook – it is recommended to promptly update the program

Cybersecurity experts Morphisec discovered a serious vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, which was assigned the number CVE-2024-38021 - it allows remote…

6 months ago