Microsoft retires Windows updates causing 0x80070643 errors

Microsoft has retired several Windows security updates released during the January 2024 Patch Tuesday that have been causing 0x80070643 errors when installing Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) updates. Redmond first acknowledged this known issue in January, days after widespread reports from Windows users of 0x80070643 errors. The company released the problematic KB5034441 (Windows 10 21H2/22H2), KB5034440 […]

AutoCanada discloses cyberattack impacting internal IT systems

Hackers targeted AutoCanada in a cyberattack last Sunday that impacted the automobile dealership group’s internal IT systems, which may lead to disruptions. The company says that it took action immediately after detecting the incident to protect its network and data. External cybersecurity experts have been contracted to help with containment and remediation efforts. The investigation […]

Critical SAP flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication

SAP has released its security patch package for August 2024, addressing 17 vulnerabilities, including a critical authentication bypass that could allow remote attackers to fully compromise the system. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-41730 and rated 9.8 as per the CVSS v3.1 system, is a “missing authentication check” bug impacting SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform versions […]

Windows Server August updates fix Microsoft 365 Defender issue

Microsoft has resolved an issue that breaks multiple Microsoft 365 Defender features using the network data reporting service after installing July’s Windows Server updates. The Microsoft 365 Defender (now known as Defender XDR) enterprise defense suite helps coordinate detection, prevention, investigation, and incident response across an organization’s endpoints, identities, email, and applications. This known issue only impacts […]

Google says it’s focusing on privacy with Gemini AI on Android

Google says it is taking a privacy-minded approach to the integration of AI features on Android devices, implementing end-to-end protection to secure data in transit while keeping the most sensitive data locally on the device. The data that reaches Google’s cloud infrastructure for processing is protected by state-of-the-art encryption, access controls, and tight unauthorized access monitoring. […]

Microsoft August 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 9 zero-days, 6 exploited

Today is Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 89 flaws, including six actively exploited and three publicly disclosed zero-days. Microsoft is still working on an update for a tenth publicly disclosed zero-day. This Patch Tuesday fixed eight critical vulnerabilities, which were a mixture of elevation of privileges, remote code execution, and […]

FBI disrupts the Dispossessor ransomware operation, seizes servers

The FBI announced on Monday that it seized the servers and websites of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation following a joint international investigation. The joint operation was carried out in collaboration with the U.K.’s National Crime Agency, the Bamberg Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (BLKA). Law enforcement seized three U.S. servers, […]