October 30, 2024 at 10:05AM The text discusses the paradox of cybersecurity tools, which, while essential for protection, can cause major disruptions when mishandled. High-profile outages from CrowdStrike and Verizon highlight the need for careful management and testing of updates, resilience planning, and continuous vigilance to mitigate risks and minimize impact during failures. ### Meeting … Read more
September 24, 2024 at 01:51PM MoneyGram’s payment services are currently down due to a cybersecurity issue, with no clear timeline for resolution. The company informed the public through social media that it’s investigating the issue, involving third-party experts and law enforcement. This raises concerns about the potential exposure of sensitive customer data, making them vulnerable … Read more
September 24, 2024 at 09:36AM MoneyGram International’s money transfer services are disrupted due to a cyberattack, forcing certain systems offline since September 22. The company is working to restore systems and has notified law enforcement. While ransomware involvement is not confirmed, ransomware attacks have increased in 2024, particularly targeting financial organizations. Notable victims include LoanDepot, … Read more
September 24, 2024 at 08:53AM Money transfer giant MoneyGram confirmed a cybersecurity incident caused system outages since Friday, impacting network connectivity for customers. MoneyGram is working to resolve the situation and has not disclosed the type of attack. The extended outage suggests a ransomware attack, which could have far-reaching repercussions due to its massive customer … Read more
July 30, 2024 at 09:22AM Microsoft is investigating an outage affecting access to some Microsoft 365 and Azure services. Users are experiencing connection issues and degraded performance, particularly in Europe. The company has multiple engineering teams working on resolving the issue and is providing updates through admin and status pages. Downdetector has received thousands of … Read more
April 26, 2024 at 12:42PM Telegram is currently experiencing worldwide issues with users unable to access the website and mobile apps. Users are seeing “Connecting” on the screen, preventing access to messages. The cause of the outage, whether planned, server-related, or a network attack, is unknown. This is a developing story with updates pending. Based … Read more
February 23, 2024 at 05:21AM AT&T experienced a major outage, affecting thousands of U.S. cellphone users. The company stated that the disruption was caused by a technical error in network expansion, not a cyber attack. Reports indicated over 73,000 outages, mainly in Houston, Atlanta, and Chicago, but services were gradually restored. Regulators and authorities initiated … Read more
January 4, 2024 at 08:18AM The massive outage at Orange Spain, affecting around half its network’s traffic, was caused by an infostealer malware gaining access to an employee’s account with the weak password “ripeadmin.” This breach allowed an attacker operating under the alias “Snow” to manipulate the network’s border gateway protocol (BGP) traffic. The incident … Read more