22 Nov, 2024

CrowdStrike: ‘Content Validator’ bug let faulty update pass checks

CrowdStrike released a Preliminary Post Incident Review (PIR) on the faulty Falcon update explaining that a bug allowed bad data to pass its Content Validator and cause millions of Windows systems to crash on July 19, 2024. The cybersecurity company explained that the issue was caused by a problematic content configuration update meant to gather telemetry on […]

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ASRock IMB-A8000 industrial Ryzen Embedded 8000 mini-ITX motherboard takes up to 96GB DDR5 RAM

ASRock Industrial recently launched the IMB-A8000, an industrial and embedded motherboard in a mini-ITX form factor. As an embedded motherboard, it is powered by AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000 series APU which features 8 cores and 16 threads, built with 4nm technology, and including a 16 TOPS AI accelerator. The motherboard supports up to 96GB of dual-channel DDR5-5600MHz […]

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Three games will leave the Xbox Game Pass by the end of July

Three games will be leaving the Xbox Game Pass on July 31. Until then, subscribers still have the chance to buy the respective games at a 20 percent discount with Microsoft’s member discount. Microsoft had already announced that only three new games would be added to the Xbox Game Pass by the end of July. […]

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Windows 11 Update 23H2 is now in broad deployment after fixing critical bugs

Per Microsoft’s official Windows Release Health page for Windows 11 Version 23H2, it seems that the so-called 2023 Update is finally “broadly available” to all Windows 11 users with eligible devices, here in July 2024. This update’s release has been marred with some severe crashing and boot loop issues, particularly impacting users of virtualization software […]

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MHTML Exploited By APT Group Void Banshee

Security experts have uncovered a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38112, within the MHTML protocol handler.  This vulnerability, dubbed ZDI-CAN-24433, was reported from CVE-2024-38112 to Microsoft upon discovery (and later patched by the tech giant), with evidence suggesting it was actively exploited by the advanced persistent threat (APT) group Void Banshee.  Known […]

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NATO Set to Build New Cyber Defense Center

NATO’s members have agreed to the construction of a new cyber-defense facility designed to help the military alliance build resilience and better respond to digital threats. As the alliance celebrated its 75th anniversary with a summit in Washington DC from 9 to 11 July, it revealed plans for a new NATO Integrated Cyber Defence Centre […]

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BlastRADIUS bug puts most networking devices at risk

A newly discovered flaw in the RADIUS networking protocol has the industry recognizing that a standard set in 1997 is now in need of an upgrade — even while researchers warn that well-funded state-sponsored attackers can exploit the flaw to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and gain network access. In a July 9 blog post, researchers […]

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Internet Explorer still used as a malware vehicle by threat actors

Microsoft’s notorious Internet Explorer has been brought out of retirement by threat actors using its security holes to serve malware. The team at Check Point Research said it spotted a new attack in the wild which uses the ancient web browser as the delivery vehicle for malware infections. The process involves the use of a […]

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Top 10 Android Apps Not Available On Play Store

It’s no secret that the Google Play Store is the go-to place for Android users to install apps or games. While over 3.5 million apps are on the platform, some of the most amazing open-source apps aren’t available. Here are ten apps you should install right away! App Name Unique Feature Round Sync Merges multiple cloud storage […]

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HP OmniBook X review: 16-hour Snapdragon X power

Long battery life meets premium design in one of the nicer new Arm-powered portables HP’s Omnibook X is an excellent laptop with 16 hours of battery life in our testing. But Windows on Arm still feels more “surprisingly good” than great. And rather than spending $1,199 on a premium Snapdragon X Elite laptop right now, […]

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