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Bolster Detects Spike in Phishing Sites Following CrowdStrike Incident, Offers Free CheckPhish Tool for Protection

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that threat actors are taking advantage of recent IT outage via phishing scams and other malicious activity

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Bolster, a leader in multi-channel phishing protection, today announced that its free CheckPhish site, one of the most popular phishing and scam detection sites on the internet, has detected a spike in malicious activities, with more than 40 phishing and phony lookalike domains created in the first 24 hours following the CrowdStrike software incident.

CheckPhish is a free, real-time URL scanner that uses an array of machine learning algorithms to determine if a site is malicious or not. Since its inception in 2018, it has scanned more than 6.5 billion URLs. With CheckPhish, you can scan suspicious URLs and monitor for typosquats and lookalikes variants of a domain.

“We have been watching the reality behind the CISA’s warning play out in real-time. In the early hours of July 19, scammers began trying to lure victims into various scams. Within the first 24 hours, more than 40 typosquat domains were targeting CrowdStrike users and had been added to the CheckPhish site,” said Abhilash Garimella, vice president of Research at Bolster. “A typosquat, or lookalike domain, resembles a legitimate domain but with variations, such as common misspellings or additional characters. These domains are meant to deceive users into believing they are visiting a trusted site when, in fact, they are being redirected to a fraudulent one.”

Bolster has identified multiple types of phishing scams already, from malicious domains offering technical or legal support, to CrowdStrike crypto tokens, and sites still under construction. The CheckPhish community has created a growing list of ‘CrowdStrike’ typosquats that can be found here.

5 Tips to Protect Organizations and Employees

Security teams should add the list of typosquat domains to their email security and web security gateway blocklists to prevent business email compromise (BEC) attacks or phishing emails to employees.Double-check URLs and domains before entering information, especially if they were sent via an email or an SMS.Google or Bing search for official contact or support channels. CrowdStrike and Microsoft have official support channels and phone numbers on their websites: crowdstrike.com and microsoft.com.Be cautious before accepting unsolicited help via email or phone. It is nearly impossible to distinguish between real help and a tech support scam.If you encounter a phishing page or a scam call, report it to your company’s IT department and CrowdStrike’s website. Add the scam to the active list here, and raise community awareness of it.

Visit CheckPhish to scan suspicious URLs and monitor for typosquatting, or URL hijacking, and lookalike variants of a domain. To learn more, please visit www.bolster.ai.

About Bolster
Bolster’s mission is to make the internet a safer place by detecting, taking down, and monitoring phishing, fraud, and scam activity across the web, social media, app stores, and the dark web. Within milliseconds, Bolster renders a verdict using LLMs and the largest structured phishing dataset in the industry – delivering multi-channel phishing protection with near-perfect precision and at scale. To learn more, go to www.bolster.ai.

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MEDIA ALERT: Top Global Brands and Trevor Noah, Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Podcast Host & Bestselling Author, Take Center Stage at Cisco’s WebexOne Event

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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced its luminary customers and partners headlining WebexOne, Cisco’s annual AI Collaboration and Customer Experience event. On October 21-24, 2024, executives from top global brands will take the stage to highlight how Cisco is addressing today’s demands for flexible collaboration and quality customer experiences.

WHO: Webex by Cisco, the leader in powering employee and customer experience solutions with AI, is hosting its annual signature event, WebexOne. 

WHAT: The multiday event will explore trending topics shaping today’s workforce across generative AI, customer experience, and conferencing and office tech. WebexOne will feature the latest innovations from Cisco, executive-led sessions on product and strategy news, and customer conversations with inspiring leaders from the world’s leading brands.

Featured Brands and Customers: More than 50 Webex customers and partners will speak at WebexOne, including Akamai Technologies, Burrell Behavioral Health, Kennedy Space Center, Yum Brands and more. All will address how they’re partnering with Cisco to revolutionize customer experiences and collaboration with AI.Luminary Speakers: Trevor Noah, Emmy award-winning comedian, podcast host and bestselling author, and former host of “The Daily Show” will unpack AI against the backdrop of urgent global issues during the closing WebexOne keynote. Fareed Zakaria, host of Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN, columnist for The Washington Post, and bestselling author, will speak during the opening WebexOne keynote. Erik Brynjolfsson, a leader in AI and the future of work, Professor at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, and co-founder of Workhelix will explain how to identify and measure the business value of generative AI using the task-based approach in this Masterclass training session.Inspiring Cisco Leaders: Jeetu Patel, EVP and Chief Product Officer; Anurag Dhingra, SVP & GM of Cisco Collaboration; Jay Patel, SVP & GM of Webex Customer Experience; Aruna Ravichandran, SVP and Chief Marketing & Customer Officer; Ted Kezios, SVP of Cisco People & Communities, and more will take the stage to discuss Cisco’s vision for artificial intelligence, customer experience and collaboration. They will also showcase the latest technology revolutionizing the future of work and customer experience and discuss how they integrate with Cisco’s broader product portfolio. Immersive Training: Attendees will also have the option to attend a training program with hands-on demos and 100+ hours of learning from 65 classes and labs. All attendees can attend and experience 50+ breakout sessions from top customers and Cisco speakers.

Cisco will also announce its third-annual Webex Customer Award winners at the event.

WHEN: October 21-24, 2024, beginning at 8:45 a.m. ET

WHERE: 

In-person at The Diplomat Beach Resort, 3555 South Ocean Drive, Hollywood, Florida 33019Broadcast virtually using the Webex Events app

For press interested in behind-the-scenes exclusive access onsite at WebexOne, please contact Webex PR at webexpr@external.cisco.com. For general registration please visit the link here.

About Cisco
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide technology leader that securely connects everything to make anything possible. Our purpose is to power an inclusive future for all by helping our customers reimagine their applications, power hybrid work, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals. Discover more on The Newsroom and follow us on X at @Cisco.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. A listing of Cisco’s trademarks can be found at www.cisco.com/go/trademarks. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company.

About Webex by Cisco
Webex is a leading provider of cloud-based collaboration solutions which includes video meetings, calling, messaging, events, customer experience solutions like contact center and purpose-built collaboration devices. At Webex, we start with people and their experiences first. This focus on delivering inclusive collaboration experiences fuels our innovation, which leverages AI and Machine Learning, to remove the barriers of geography, language, personality, and familiarity with technology. Our solutions are underpinned with security and privacy by design. We work with the world’s leading business and productivity apps – delivered through a single application and interface. Learn more at webex.com.

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DOUBLE WIN FOR LOPEZ NEGRETE COMMUNICATIONS AND HYUNDAI AT THE ARF DAVID OGILVY AWARDS SHOW

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HOUSTON, Sept. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Lopez Negrete Communications was honored with a Silver Award and a Bronze Award in the Multicultural and Automotive categories at the Advertising Research Foundation’s (ARF) 2024 David Ogilvy Awards for its “Viejos Cuentos” (“Cautionary Tales”) all-electric IONIQ campaign, created for client and partner Hyundai USA.

“These awards are a testament to Lopez Negrete’s strategic collaboration with our Hyundai clients.” Alex López Negrete

“The ‘Cautionary Tales’ Hispanic campaign was key in establishing the new IONIQ 5 SUV and IONIQ 6 Sedan as the leaders in the Mainstream EV Car segment among Hispanic car buyers—the fastest growing segment in America,” stated Erik Thomas, director of experiential and multicultural marketing, Hyundai USA. “This is a critical step in achieving Hyundai’s goal to lead in the global EV automotive market and commitment to a sustainable future.”

The winning campaign, “Viejos Cuentos” (“Cautionary Tales”) created for the Hyundai all-electric IONIQ family of vehicles, received a Silver Award in the Multicultural category and a Bronze Award in the Automotive category.

For Hispanic Americans, buying an electric vehicle (EV) can be confusing and intimidating, fraught with barriers and requiring many behavioral changes. Potential buyers are hesitant to take the step because of common misconceptions around electric vehicles, such as short battery life and availability of charging stations.

The “Viejos Cuentos” (“Cautionary Tales”) campaign introduced the all-electric Hyundai IONIQ lineup to Hispanic Americans by debunking these misconceptions about electric vehicles, challenging popular myths about EV performance, range, and charging accessibility.

“These awards are a testament to Lopez Negrete’s strategic collaboration with our clients at Hyundai, who understand that harnessing the power of data and insights is integral to creating campaigns that resonate authentically and drive purchase consideration within the Latino community,” said Alex López Negrete, president and CEO of Lopez Negrete Communications. “We are grateful for this recognition—it is a celebration of our dedication to the craft of research and passion for excellence. We are proud to share the Hyundai brand story in culturally relevant and impactful ways.”

The Ogilvy Awards honor extraordinary and/or creative uses of research in the advertising development processes of research firms, advertising agencies, and advertisers. The winning campaigns provide a keen understanding of how research can be used to create powerful, profitable campaigns.

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RaySearch’s CEO sells shares – remains a long-term shareholder

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STOCKHOLM, Sept. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — RaySearch’s founder and CEO, Johan Löf, has sold 150,000 Class B shares in RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) on September 24, 2024. Johan Löf remains a long-term shareholder and after the transaction owns 5,443,084 Class A shares and 68,393 Class B shares, corresponding to 16.1 percent of the total number of shares and 52.8 percent of the total number of votes in the company.

Johan Löf, founder and CEO, RaySearch: “The sale is due to private financial reasons. I remain committed to the company with continued strong confidence in RaySearch’s future. We are well positioned for continued growth, and I look forward to continuing to lead and develop RaySearch towards our strategic goals.”

The transaction has been reported to the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) according to current regulations.

ABOUT RAYSEARCH

RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ) is a medical technology company that develops innovative software solutions for improved cancer treatment. RaySearch markets the RayStation®* treatment planning system (TPS) and the oncology information system (OIS) RayCare®*. The most recent additions to the RaySearch product line are RayIntelligence® and RayCommand®*. RayIntelligence is an oncology analytics system (OAS) which enables cancer clinics to collect, structure and analyze data. RayCommand, a treatment control system (TCS), is designed to link the treatment machine and the treatment planning and oncology information systems. 

RaySearch’s software has been sold to over 1,000 clinics in 43 countries. The company was founded in 2000 as a spin-off from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and the share has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 2003. More information is available at raysearchlabs.com.

* Subject to regulatory clearance in some markets. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Johan Löf, founder and CEO, RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ)
Telephone: +46 (0) 8 510 530 00 
johan.lof@raysearchlabs.com 

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