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Star Health Insurance Reportedly Confirms Being Target of a Cyberattack Last Month, Claims Lost Data
Star Health, one of the biggest health insurance companies in India, has reportedly confirmed that it was the target of a malicious cyberattack that led to bad actors getting access to “certain data” illegally. The incident was first reported last month, but the insurer refused to make any comments before an internal investigation. The company ...
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Apple’s macOS Sequoia Update Reportedly Causing Issues With Multiple Security Tools
Apple rolled out the global stable version of macOS 15 update, also known as macOS Sequoia, to all users on Monday. However, it appears the update has created some unexpected issues for users, especially around third-party security tools. As per a report, the Cupertino-based giant’s operating system (OS) is breaking down network-based security so...
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Is Charging At Public Ports Safe? Reddit Users Reveal The Truth
A recent Reddit post highlighted this issue when a user shared a picture of a charging station labeled as suitable only for phones, not laptops.
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Microsoft to Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike-Induced IT Outage
Microsoft has announced that it will host a summit next month that will let industry members understand how to improve cybersecurity systems, in the aftermath of a faulty update from security firm CrowdStrike that left millions of Windows computers around the world in an unusable state on July 19. The gathering on September 10 at its headquarters w...
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Microsoft Office, Teams Vulnerabilities Enable Hackers to Access Camera and Microphone on macOS: Report
Microsoft's apps for macOS are affected by eight security vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to access the camera and microphones of users without their consent, according to cybersecurity group Cisco Talos. The latest flaw detected across several Microsoft apps such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Micro...
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CERT-In Warns Users of Multiple Vulnerabilities in Different Versions of Microsoft Windows OS
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft’s Windows operating systems. Two separate vulnerabilities were found in various builds of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server, the company’s platform for running network-based applications. The cybersecurity...
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CrowdStrike Conducts External Review to Better Understand What Triggered the Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the US-based cybersecurity firm, caused a global outage on July 19 after an update resulted in Windows laptops and desktops crashing and getting stuck in the boot loop. After fixing the issue, the company published a post-incident report highlighting that its artificial intelligence (AI) system dubbed Falcon sensor caused an error. Now...
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Airline Systems Across Airports Working Normally After Global IT Outage, Minister Says
Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally, and all issues are likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said. The ministry is constantly monitoring the operations at airports and airlines to ensure travel readjustments and refunds...
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Crowdstrike CEO Apologises for Global Tech Outage After Firm Deploys Fix for Issue
CrowdStrike on Friday announced that it has deployed a fix for an issue that caused a global tech outage impacting airlines, banking, healthcare sectors, while cybersecurity company's CEO apologised for the incident on Friday. Meanwhile, Microsoft also resolved the underlying cause for the outage of its 365 apps and services, as systems continue to...
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US Issues Warning On Microsoft Outage, Satya Nadella Says "Working"
US cybersecurity agency CISA has issued a warning that hackers are trying to take advantage of Microsoft outage for phishing and other malicious activity.
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CrowdStrike Update Error Debacle: 5 Things to Know About Microsoft’s Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the Texas-based cybersecurity company, caused one of the biggest global outages in recent times when it led to the disruption of several Microsoft services following an update to one of its products on Friday. As the curtain draws to a close on a certainly eventful day, here are 5 things to know about the Microsoft global outage.
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Cyber Outage Hits Government, Media And Telcos In Australia, New Zealand
A cyber outage related to an issue at global cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and Microsoft hit media, retailers, banks, airlines and telecoms companies across Australia and New Zealand on Friday.
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Airtel Refutes Alleged Data Breach Claims, Says ‘Desperate Attempt to Tarnish’ Reputation
Bharti Airtel has issued a statement refuting the claims of data breach on its servers. The telecom operator said that it did not find any evidence of a breach after a thorough investigation. It further claimed that the allegation by the threat actor was a “desperate” attempt to tarnish the brand’s reputation. Earlier, multiple reports claime...
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CERT-In Warns Users of Multiple Security Vulnerabilities Affecting Recent Android Versions
CERT-In has issued a security advisory that warns users of security flaws affecting smartphones running on recent versions of Android. Google and Samsung have issued security patches for multiple several vulnerabilities that affect recent Android versions, and the cybersecurity agency has asked users to update their smartphones to the latest securi...
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Smartphone Users Warned To Delete "Dangerous" Apps. Check List
Tech experts have issued a warning for smartphone users to delete some "dangerous" financial apps from their phones as they have been found to be infected with malware.
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Star Health Insurance Reportedly Confirms Being Target of a Cyberattack Last Month, Claims Lost Data
Star Health, one of the biggest health insurance companies in India, has reportedly confirmed that it was the target of a malicious cyberattack that led to bad actors getting access to “certain data” illegally. The incident was first reported last month, but the insurer refused to make any comments before an internal investigation. The company ...
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Apple’s macOS Sequoia Update Reportedly Causing Issues With Multiple Security Tools
Apple rolled out the global stable version of macOS 15 update, also known as macOS Sequoia, to all users on Monday. However, it appears the update has created some unexpected issues for users, especially around third-party security tools. As per a report, the Cupertino-based giant’s operating system (OS) is breaking down network-based security so...
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Is Charging At Public Ports Safe? Reddit Users Reveal The Truth
A recent Reddit post highlighted this issue when a user shared a picture of a charging station labeled as suitable only for phones, not laptops.
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Microsoft to Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike-Induced IT Outage
Microsoft has announced that it will host a summit next month that will let industry members understand how to improve cybersecurity systems, in the aftermath of a faulty update from security firm CrowdStrike that left millions of Windows computers around the world in an unusable state on July 19. The gathering on September 10 at its headquarters w...
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Microsoft Office, Teams Vulnerabilities Enable Hackers to Access Camera and Microphone on macOS: Report
Microsoft's apps for macOS are affected by eight security vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to access the camera and microphones of users without their consent, according to cybersecurity group Cisco Talos. The latest flaw detected across several Microsoft apps such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Micro...
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CERT-In Warns Users of Multiple Vulnerabilities in Different Versions of Microsoft Windows OS
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft’s Windows operating systems. Two separate vulnerabilities were found in various builds of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server, the company’s platform for running network-based applications. The cybersecurity...
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CrowdStrike Conducts External Review to Better Understand What Triggered the Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the US-based cybersecurity firm, caused a global outage on July 19 after an update resulted in Windows laptops and desktops crashing and getting stuck in the boot loop. After fixing the issue, the company published a post-incident report highlighting that its artificial intelligence (AI) system dubbed Falcon sensor caused an error. Now...
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Airline Systems Across Airports Working Normally After Global IT Outage, Minister Says
Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally, and all issues are likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said. The ministry is constantly monitoring the operations at airports and airlines to ensure travel readjustments and refunds...
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Crowdstrike CEO Apologises for Global Tech Outage After Firm Deploys Fix for Issue
CrowdStrike on Friday announced that it has deployed a fix for an issue that caused a global tech outage impacting airlines, banking, healthcare sectors, while cybersecurity company's CEO apologised for the incident on Friday. Meanwhile, Microsoft also resolved the underlying cause for the outage of its 365 apps and services, as systems continue to...
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US Issues Warning On Microsoft Outage, Satya Nadella Says "Working"
US cybersecurity agency CISA has issued a warning that hackers are trying to take advantage of Microsoft outage for phishing and other malicious activity.
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CrowdStrike Update Error Debacle: 5 Things to Know About Microsoft’s Global Outage
CrowdStrike, the Texas-based cybersecurity company, caused one of the biggest global outages in recent times when it led to the disruption of several Microsoft services following an update to one of its products on Friday. As the curtain draws to a close on a certainly eventful day, here are 5 things to know about the Microsoft global outage.
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Cyber Outage Hits Government, Media And Telcos In Australia, New Zealand
A cyber outage related to an issue at global cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and Microsoft hit media, retailers, banks, airlines and telecoms companies across Australia and New Zealand on Friday.
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Airtel Refutes Alleged Data Breach Claims, Says ‘Desperate Attempt to Tarnish’ Reputation
Bharti Airtel has issued a statement refuting the claims of data breach on its servers. The telecom operator said that it did not find any evidence of a breach after a thorough investigation. It further claimed that the allegation by the threat actor was a “desperate” attempt to tarnish the brand’s reputation. Earlier, multiple reports claime...
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CERT-In Warns Users of Multiple Security Vulnerabilities Affecting Recent Android Versions
CERT-In has issued a security advisory that warns users of security flaws affecting smartphones running on recent versions of Android. Google and Samsung have issued security patches for multiple several vulnerabilities that affect recent Android versions, and the cybersecurity agency has asked users to update their smartphones to the latest securi...
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Smartphone Users Warned To Delete "Dangerous" Apps. Check List
Tech experts have issued a warning for smartphone users to delete some "dangerous" financial apps from their phones as they have been found to be infected with malware.
