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CrowdStrike says over 97% of Windows sensors back online
More than 97% of Windows sensors are back online, CrowdStrike's CEO George Kurtz said on Thursday, nearly a week after a software update by the cybersecurity firm triggered a globa...
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Sibanye Stillwater delays releasing results after cyberattack
Sibanye Stillwater will release half-year financial results on Sept. 12, two weeks later than scheduled, after a cyberattack on its IT system caused limited disruption to its globa...
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No sign Microsoft plans to limit Crowdstrike access to Windows after outage, source says
There is no sign Microsoft Corp plans to limit Crowdstrike's access to the Windows operating system, a person familiar with the issue said, after a global tech outage caused by the...
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Hackers leak documents from Pentagon IT services provider Leidos, Bloomberg News reports
Hackers have leaked internal documents stolen from Leidos Holdings Inc , one of the largest IT services providers to the U.S. government, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing...
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Visa prevented $40 bln worth of fraudulent transactions in 2023- official
Visa prevented 80 million fraudulent transactions worth $40 billion globally last year thanks to investments in technology including artificial intelligence (AI), a senior company ...
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US House panel calls on CrowdStrike CEO to testify on outage, Washington Post reports
U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee has called on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify about a recent massive global outage, the Washington Post reported o...
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Insurers to see limited hit from CrowdStrike disruption, Fitch says
The global insurance and reinsurance industry is likely to avoid any major financial impact from the outage sparked by CrowdStrike's glitchy security software update that disrupted...
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CrowdStrike says significant number of outage-affected devices back up
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said on Sunday that a significant number of the 8.5 million Microsoft devices that were impacted as a result of a global tech outage related to a sof...
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Three 'pro-Russian' hackers arrested in Spain over cyberattacks
Three pro-Russian hackers have been arrested for alleged cyberattacks against Spain and other NATO countries for terrorist purposes, Spanish police said on Saturday.
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Australia warns of malicious websites after cyber outage
Australia's cyber intelligence agency said on Saturday that "malicious websites and unofficial code" were being released online claiming to aid recovery from Friday's global digita...
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CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say
Security experts said CrowdStrike's routine update of its widely used cybersecurity software, which caused clients' computer systems to crash globally on Friday, apparently did not...
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CrowdStrike chaos could prompt rethink among investors, customers
American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike became a household name for all the wrong reasons on Friday, after a botched update caused havoc around the world.
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Japan's MUFG cuts CEO, five other executives' pay after 'firewall' breaches
Japan's largest banking group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) will cut the pay of its CEO and five other executives following the breaching of "firewall" regulations at its b...
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Senators seek answers from AT&T in massive hacking of US customer call data
Two U.S. senators on Tuesday asked AT&T to answer questions about a massive hacking incident in April that resulted in the illegal downloading of about 109 million customer account...
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Google deal for 'hot market' cyber firm Wiz would bolster cloud security
If Alphabet's Google is successful in its effort to buy cloud security company Wiz, it would bolster its cloud security offerings for large organisations, a hotspot for hackers, an...
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Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs to wind down US operations
Kaspersky Labs will gradually wind down its U.S. operations from July 20, the Russian anti-virus software maker said on Monday, nearly a month after the Biden administration announ...
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Disney's internal communications leaked online after hack, WSJ reports
Data from Walt Disney's internal Slack workplace collaboration system have been leaked online, including those related to ad campaigns, studio technology and interview candidates, ...
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Exclusive: North Korean hackers sent stolen crypto to wallet used by Asian payment firm
A major Cambodian payments firm received crypto worth over $150,000 from a digital wallet used by North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus, blockchain data shows, a glimpse of how the c...
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