2024-07-20 - Security Ticks

Cybercriminals Exploit CrowdStrike Update Mishap to Distribute Remcos RAT Malware

Cybercriminals Exploit CrowdStrike Update Mishap to Distribute Remcos RAT Malware 2024-07-20 at 20:31 By 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 […]

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FTC grabs controller as Microsoft jacks up Game Pass price by 81%

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FTC grabs controller as Microsoft jacks up Game Pass price by 81% 2024-07-20 at 19:46 By Matthew Connatser This is exactly what we said would happen post-Blizzard merger, laments watchdog, as its appeal continues Microsoft plans to raise the price of its Game Pass subscriptions significantly – and one US watchdog isn’t amused.… This article

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Threat Actors Exploit Recent CrowdStrike Outage to Ramp Up Suspicious Domain Creation

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Threat Actors Exploit Recent CrowdStrike Outage to Ramp Up Suspicious Domain Creation 2024-07-20 at 19:46 By dakshsharma16 On July 19th, 2024, CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity provider of advanced end-point security detection and protection solutions, released a sensor configuration update to Windows systems. This update contained a logic error that resulted in system crashes and Blue

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CrowdStrike Provides Remediation Guidance After Software Update Causes Worldwide IT Chaos

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CrowdStrike Provides Remediation Guidance After Software Update Causes Worldwide IT Chaos 2024-07-20 at 17:01 By Mike Lennon CrowdStrike on Saturday provided technical information and remediation guidance to help organizations impacted by the faulty software update that trigged massive IT outages across the globe on Friday. The post CrowdStrike Provides Remediation Guidance After Software Update

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17-Year-Old Linked to Scattered Spider Cybercrime Syndicate Arrested in U.K.

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17-Year-Old Linked to Scattered Spider Cybercrime Syndicate Arrested in U.K. 2024-07-20 at 08:46 By 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

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CrowdStrike Says Logic Error Caused Windows BSOD Chaos

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CrowdStrike Says Logic Error Caused Windows BSOD Chaos 2024-07-20 at 08:16 By Ryan Naraine CrowdStrike says a routine sensor configuration update pushed to Windows OS triggered a logic error that blue-screened computers worldwide. The post CrowdStrike Says Logic Error Caused Windows BSOD Chaos appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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UK cops arrest teen suspect in MGM cyberattack probe

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UK cops arrest teen suspect in MGM cyberattack probe 2024-07-20 at 01:01 By Jessica Lyons 17-year-old cuffed as FBI says it will ‘relentlessly pursue’ miscreants around the globe Cops in the UK have arrested a suspected member of the notorious Scattered Spider crime gang, which is accused of crippling MGM Resorts in Las Vegas with

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Judge Dismisses Major SEC Charges Against SolarWinds and CISO

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Judge Dismisses Major SEC Charges Against SolarWinds and CISO 2024-07-20 at 00:31 By Ryan Naraine Judge dismissed SEC lawsuit charging SolarWinds and CISO Timothy Brown with hiding security problems before and after the SUNBURST supply chain compromise. The post Judge Dismisses Major SEC Charges Against SolarWinds and CISO appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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July 20, 2024