The faulty CrowdStrike Falcon update resulting in the widespread global IT outage that disrupted nearly 8.5 million Windows systems last week had been missed due to a vulnerability in the firm's Content Validator tool.
AT&T Mobility's widespread network outage in February that disrupted 125 million devices stemmed from a network misconfiguration by an employee and also from inadequate best practices adherence, according to the US FCC.
Threat actors immediately launched attacks with malicious payloads to exploit the faulty CrowdStrike Falcon update that resulted in a massive global IT outage.
New attacks are exploiting known security flaws impacting internet-facing systems, including Microsoft Exchange Server, SonicWall, F5 BIG-IP instances, and the open-source Pantegana and Spark RAT backdoors.
Interpol's crackdown on West African cyber fraud and organized crime is part of Operation Jackal III aimed at combating mounting financial fraud across the region.
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