Tag: Index Engines
‘An unmitigated disaster’-CrowdStrike update initiates global Microsoft outage
July 19, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
AUSTIN, Texas — The CrowdStrike software update that cascaded into a series of outages in important systems around the globe on July 19 shows how vulnerable the country’s tech infrastructure is to disruption, security experts say.
While CrowdStrike has stressed that the incident was not a cyberattack, it highlights the dangers of how hastily issued updates can become a vector of attack for cybercriminals, says Jim McGann, vice president of strategic partnerships at Index Engines,...
LockBit disrupted by efforts of international law enforcement
February 20, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C., and LONDON – Law enforcement has struck a major blow against cybercriminals as an international task force arrested and indicted members of the LockBit ransomware group.
Called, “Operation Chronos,” the action was a joint effort by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with a coalition of 10 countries that culminated with the seizure of LockBit operations and the apprehension of several affiliated hackers....