The recent hack on Halliburton, a major provider of oil and gas services, affected the company’s IT infrastructure and day-to-day operations. The attack was carried out by the RansomHub ransomware group. Due to the extensive disruption caused by the assault, BleepingComputer was info...
Information that could facilitate the identification or location of Rim Jong Hyok, a North Korean military programmer, is being offered by the U.S. State Department for a reward of up to $10 million. Hyok and other Andariel operatives were associated with Maui ransomware attacks that targe...
A malware Distribution-as-a-Service (DaaS) has been developed by threat actors known as ‘Stargazer Goblin’. This service is comprised of over 3,000 false accounts on GitHub that are used to distribute information-stealing malware. The malware delivery service, Stargazers Ghost ...
On July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike published a Preliminary Post Incident Review (PIR) regarding the Falcon update that was deemed defective. The PIR elucidated that a bug enabled erroneous data to travel through the Content Validator, resulting in the crash of millions of Windows systems. The c...
For individuals who are already affected, CrowdStrike offers the following workaround steps: Boot Windows into Safe Mode or the Windows Recovery Environment. Navigate to C:WindowsSystem32driversCrowdStrike directory.Locate and remove the file that matches “C-00000291*.sys”. Boo...
