Friday’s CrowdStrike update nightmare took down 8.5 million Windows-based machines globally, prompting some to question why Microsoft allows third-party kernel… Story on PCMag
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Massive Microsoft Windows Outage Bricks PCs, Halts Flights Worldwide
Microsoft systems and Windows PCs around the world experienced a sudden outage early Friday morning when cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike released an update… Story on PCMag
CrowdStrike causes Windows outage chaos for airports, banks, and more. Here’s what you can do
In what looks like the biggest IT outage in years, a massive cybersecurity software outage is causing chaos across the globe… Story on ZDNet
‘Port Shadow’ Flaw Can Exploit Some VPNs to Attack Users
VPNs are supposed to protect your privacy, but new research has uncovered a sophisticated way to exploit a user’s VPN activity to spy on and potentially hack… Story on PCMag
Kaspersky Shuts Down US Operations Following Nationwide Ban
Moscow-based antivirus firm Kaspersky is shutting down its US office and laying off staff a few weeks after the Commerce Department banned sales of the… Story on PCMag
Cloudflare reports almost 7% of internet traffic is malicious
In its latest State of Application Security Report, Cloudflare paints a sobering picture of the internet’s threat landscape in 2024 Story on ZDNet
Hackers Resurrect Internet Explorer to Attack Windows PCs
Internet Explorer is supposed to be dead. But over the past year, hackers found a way to use the much-maligned web browser to attack Window PCs. The scheme… Story on PCMag
Shopify Blames a Compromised Third-Party App for Data Leak
Millions of online shoppers may be at risk after a data leak allegedly compromised customer information on Shopify, a leading e-commerce platform trusted by many businesses worldwide Story on eSecurity Planet
‘Blast-RADIUS’ Flaw Compromises Decades-Old Network Security Protocol
Security researchers have discovered a flaw in a decades-old networking protocol that could be exploited to spy on users over internet connections Story on PCMag
Chrome to Block Entrust Certificates in November 2024
Millions of websites could be displaying security warnings in Google Chrome starting this November. The cause? A recent announcement by Google Chrome regarding its trust in certificates issued by a major certificate authority (CA), Entrust. Story on eSecurity Planet