CrowdStrike: Thousands of typosquatting domains registered after global outage

CrowdStrike says cybercriminals are attempting to install a new infostealer malware through fake fixes

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Thousands of typo-squatting domains registered with CrowdStrike themes after global IT outage
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Thousands of typo-squatting domains registered with CrowdStrike themes after global IT outage

A new wave of cyberattacks has emerged in the wake of last week's CrowdStrike outage, targeting IT admins with a barrage of phishing scams and extortion attempts.

The faulty update delivered by CrowdStrike on 19th July sent countless Windows machines into a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) loop, causing the largest global IT outage on record. Now, security res...

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