CrowdStrike is facing fresh backlash after giving customers a $10 UberEats voucher to say sorry for a global IT outage that caused chaos across airlines, banks and hospitals last week. The cybersecurity company – whose software update on Friday affected 8.5 million computers worldwide – said in an email to staff and “partners” that it […]
Israeli cyber-security firm Wiz has rejected a $23bn (£17.8bn) takeover offer from Google parent company Alphabet, in what would have been its largest-ever acquisition. In an internal memo to staff seen by the BBC, Wiz founder and chief executive Assaf Rappaport said he was “flattered” by the offer. He said the company would instead seek […]
“Where did CrowdStrike go wrong” is, if anything, a slightly overdetermined question. We can work backwards. Pushing an update to every single computer on your network at the same time means that by the time you discover a problem, it’s too late to limit the fallout. The alternative – a staged rollout – would see […]
July 15 (Reuters) – Data from Walt Disney’s (DIS.N), opens new tab internal Slack workplace collaboration system have been leaked online, including those related to ad campaigns, studio technology and interview candidates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Hacking group NullBulge published data from thousands of Slack channels at the entertainment giant including computer […]
The Iranian nation-state actor known as MuddyWater has been observed using a never-before-seen backdoor as part of a recent attack campaign, shifting away from its well-known tactic of deploying legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software for maintaining persistent access. That’s according to independent findings from cybersecurity firms Check Point and Sekoia, which have codenamed […]
Google owner Alphabet is in advanced discussions to buy fast-growing cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN. A takeover of Wiz, which makes cybersecurity software for cloud computing, would represent a major bet by Google on cybersecurity, marking the tech giant’s biggest-ever acquisition. Discussions between Google […]
Traditional cybersecurity measures are no longer sufficient to defend against sophisticated attacks, particularly those powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Threat actors are constantly innovating and exploiting vulnerabilities in interconnected digital environments, including cloud-based infrastructures and remote work setups. Regulatory requirements and customer expectations on data privacy and protection continue to evolve, driving the need for […]
The U.S. Department of Justice said it disrupted a Russian propaganda campaign using fake social media accounts, powered by artificial intelligence, to spread disinformation in the U.S. and other countries. The bot farm used AI to create profiles impersonating Americans on X, formerly known as Twitter, and to post support for Russia’s war in Ukraine […]
A leading cybersecurity expert has warned that the NHS remains vulnerable to further cyber-attacks unless it updates its computer systems. This stark assessment comes in the wake of a major ransomware attack that has severely disrupted healthcare services across London. Prof Ciaran Martin, the founding CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), told […]
The cybersecurity threat landscape has witnessed a dramatic and alarming rise in the average ransomware payment, an increase exceeding 500%. Sophos, a global leader in cybersecurity, revealed in its annual “State of Ransomware 2024” report that the average ransom payment has increased 500% in the last year with organizations that paid a ransom reporting an […]