Tag: #cybersecurity
On July 30, a sustained cyberattack wreaked havoc on Microsoft’s Azure cloud services, causing nearly eight hours of disruption. The attack, exacerbated by an implementation error, affected multiple Azure offerings, including Azure App Services, Azure IoT Central, Application Insights, Log Search Alerts, and Azure Policy. The disruption began at around 7:45 a.m. ET and lasted […]
A recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen has been exploited to deliver malicious information stealers, including ACR Stealer, Lumma Stealer, and Meduza Stealer. This vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-21412 and rated with a CVSS score of 8.1, enables attackers to bypass SmartScreen protection and distribute harmful payloads. Microsoft resolved this high-severity vulnerability in its […]
The CEO of Indian crypto exchange Coindcx has strongly criticized Wazirx’s cyberattack response after the platform recently suffered a massive $230 million breach. Sumit Gupta, CEO of Coindcx, voiced his concerns on social media platform X, condemning Wazirx’s decision to pass 45% of the losses onto its customers. “Making customers directly absorb the 45% losses […]