Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare said it recently blocked the largest recorded volumetric distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which peaked at 11.5 terabits per second (Tbps). […]
Cloudflare Blocks Record-Breaking 11.5 Tbps DDoS Attack
Part of a wave of DDoS attacks that lasted for weeks, the assault was a UDP flood mainly originating from Google Cloud.
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No, Google did not warn 2.5 billion Gmail users to reset passwords
Google has disputed a widely reported story about the company warning all Gmail users to reset their passwords due to a recent data breach that also affected some Workspace accounts. […]
Varonis Acquires Email Security Firm SlashNext
The transaction is valued up to $150 million, including performance-based retention awards, a Varonis spokesperson told SecurityWeek.
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Researchers Warn of MystRodX Backdoor Using DNS and ICMP Triggers for Stealthy Control
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a stealthy new backdoor called MystRodX that comes with a variety of features to capture sensitive data from compromised systems.
“MystRodX is a typical backdoor implemented in C++, supporting features like file management, port forwarding, reverse shell, and socket management,” QiAnXin XLab said in a report published last week. “Compared to typical
“MystRodX is a typical backdoor implemented in C++, supporting features like file management, port forwarding, reverse shell, and socket management,” QiAnXin XLab said in a report published last week. “Compared to typical
Jaguar Land Rover says cyberattack ‘severely disrupted’ production
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced that a cyberattack forced the company to shut down certain systems as part of the mitigation effort. […]
Pennsylvania AG Office says ransomware attack behind recent outage
The Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General announced that a ransomware attack is behind the ongoing two-week service outage. […]
Amazon Disrupts Russian Hacking Campaign Targeting Microsoft Users
The Midnight Blizzard cyberspies used compromised websites to trick users into authorizing devices they controlled.
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CISA Announces Nicholas Andersen as New Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity
Palo Alto Networks data breach exposes customer info, support tickets
Palo Alto Networks suffered a data breach that exposed customer data and support cases after attackers abused compromised OAuth tokens from the Salesloft Drift breach to access its Salesforce instance. […]