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⚠️ Microsoft to start force-upgrading Windows 22H2 systems next month Microsoft announced that Windows 11 installs reaching the end of support next month, on October 8, will be force-upgraded to Windows 11 23H2. The announcement applies to Windows 11 22H2 Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, and SE editions released on September 20, 2022. Windows 11 21H2 Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions will also reach the end of service on the same day, one year after the Home and Pro editions. Source: https://lnkd.in/efAkcXJn #operatingsystem #Microsoft #Windows11

Seattle-Tacoma Airport IT systems down due to a cyberattack The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has confirmed that a cyberattack is likely behind the ongoing IT systems outage that disrupted reservation check-in systems and delayed flights over the weekend. SEA-TAC is Seattle's primary international airport and the busiest in the Pacific Northwest region. In 2023, it served almost 51 million passengers. The airport is a major hub for Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Line, servings 91 domestic and 28 international destinations. On Saturday,  August 24, the Port of Seattle warned that it and the SEA Airport were suffering an ongoing outage caused by a "possible cyberattack," forcing them to isolate certain critical systems to contain the damage. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eGrEgTxu #cyberdefense #CyberSecurity #cyberattacks #airlines #airport #riskmanagement #ThreatManagement #threatintelligence #ITSecurity

⚠️ Over a million domains are susceptible to takeover by malicious actors by means of what has been called a “Sitting Ducks” attack. The powerful attack vector, which exploits weaknesses in the domain name system (DNS), is being exploited by over a dozen Russian-nexus #cybercriminal actors to stealthily hijack domains, a joint analysis published by #Infoblox and #Eclypsium has revealed. Source: https://lnkd.in/gWgsFaXQ #Cybersecurity #infosec #riskmanagement #threatmanagement #threatintelligence #cyberdefense #DNS #ITSecurity #attackvector

Fake CrowdStrike repair manual pushes new infostealer malware A new campaign conducted through phishing emails pretends to be instructions on using a new Recovery Tool that fixes Windows devices impacted by the recent CrowdStrike Falcon crashes. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqAdvpJm #cybersecurity #infosec #threatmanagement #threatintel #riskmanagement #crowdstrike #windows #cyberdefence

Technical Details: Falcon Content Update for Windows Hosts Read more on what happened thru the CrowdStrike link: https://lnkd.in/emUBmQ6t #crowdstrike #windows #cybersecurity #infosec #riskmanagement

Windows outage live: Albanese government holds emergency meeting as airlines, supermarkets and banks affected; PM says ‘no impact’ to critical infrastructure Blue screen of death error screens seen on Windows workstations across the globe due to Crowdstrike ‘content deployment’. Follow today’s news headlines live Banks, airlines and media outlets hit by global outage linked to Windows PCs https://lnkd.in/gHA4d-eT #cybersecurity #infosec #ciso #cyberdefence #threatmanagement #threatintel #riskmanagement #windows #crowdstrike #banking #airlines

Disney suffers massive internal communications data leak after cyberattack The hacker group NullBulge claimed responsibility, stating in a blog post that they had released over one terabyte of data from Disney’s Slack channels, which include computer code and information on unreleased projects. The leaked data spans back to at least 2019 and covers discussions on managing Disney’s corporate website, software development, and job applicant evaluations, WSJ said. Source: https://lnkd.in/dxXxF3-3 #cybersecurity #cyberattacks #incidentresponse #securitycontrols #incidentresponse #cyberdefence #ciso #infosec #entertainment

Nearly all AT&T cell customers’ call and text records exposed in a massive breach “[…] The call and text message records from mid-to-late 2022 of tens of millions of AT&T cellphone customers and many non-AT&T customers were exposed in a massive data breach, the telecom company revealed Friday. AT&T said the compromised data includes the telephone numbers of “nearly all” of its cellular customers and the customers of wireless providers that use its network between May 1, 2022 and October 31, 2022. The stolen logs also contain a record of every number AT&T customers called or texted – including customers of other wireless networks – the number of times they interacted, and the call duration. […]” Source: https://lnkd.in/eWtdnKJn #cybersecurity #databreach #personaldata #telecomsecurity #telecomindustry #infosec #ciso #cyberdefence #incidentresponse #securitycontrols

Cloudflare blames recent outage on BGP hijacking incident https://lnkd.in/dMBRcdrD #cybersecurity #infosec #networksecurity #ITSecurity #routingandswitching

Microsoft develops AI model for predicting extreme weather Microsoft on Monday introduced its latest innovation in AI modeling with “Aurora” – a breakthrough foundation model that can more accurately predict weather patterns, ultimately helping decision-makers worldwide prepare for extreme weather events. The state-of-the-art Aurora is expected to revolutionize weather forecasting according to Microsoft, which announced the new AI model in a company blog post Monday. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gZFVT6Yj #ai #artificialintelligence #microsoft #weather #aurora