Hackers are already taking advantage of the CrowdStrike outage chaos | CNN Business

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Cybercriminals are already capitalizing on the chaos from Friday’s massive global tech outage by promoting fake websites filled with malicious software designed to compromise unsuspecting victims, according to warnings from the US government and multiple cybersecurity professionals.

Hackers have been setting up phony websites meant to appeal to people seeking information on, or solutions to, the worldwide IT meltdown but in reality are designed to harvest visitors’ information or to breach their devices, the security experts said.

The fraudulent sites use domain names that include keywords such as CrowdStrike — the cybersecurity firm

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