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The Largest DDoS Attack Exploits Zero-Day Vulnerability Introduction A coalition of tech giants, including Google, Cloudflare, and Amazon AWS, recently revealed the largest ever distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the internet. This attack, which occurred in August, compressed a month’s worth of Wikipedia traffic into a two-minute deluge, reaching more than 398 million…
Cyberwarfare Beyond the Front Lines: How the Israel-Hamas War Impacts the Cybersecurity Industry The Effect of the War on Israeli Cybersecurity Firms The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has had an inevitable impact on the cybersecurity sector in Israel. While mainstream media has been focused on the tragic events of the war, it is…
Johnson Controls International Suffers Cyberattack Johnson Controls International (JCI), a leading provider of digital technologies and services for buildings, reported this week that it was the victim of a cyberattack that caused disruptions to its internal IT infrastructure. The attack also affected two of the company’s subsidiaries, Simplex and York, as customer portals and login…
Mac Security Survey 2023: Unveiling Cybersecurity Myths and Online Behavior Inconsistencies Introduction In an era heavily reliant on technology and connectivity, the security of our digital environments has become paramount. As Mac computers continue to be popular among users worldwide, concerns about their security are increasingly scrutinized. In this report, we delve into the results…
Cybercrime MGM Resorts Computers Back Up After 10 Days as Analysts Eye Effects of Casino Cyberattacks Introduction MGM Resorts, one of the largest casino and hotel operators in the world, recently brought its computer systems back online after a 10-day shutdown caused by a cyberattack. The attack, which was attributed to a group known as…
Cloud Security Kubernetes Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution A high-severity vulnerability in Kubernetes, the popular container orchestration system, has been discovered by Akamai’s security researchers. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-3676, allows attackers to execute code remotely on any Windows endpoint within a Kubernetes cluster. The vulnerability is related to Kubernetes‘ processing of YAML files,…
Researchers Identify Rust-Based P2P Worm Targeting Redis in the Cloud A recent report by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has unveiled a new cross-platform, Rust-based, peer-to-peer (P2P) worm that specifically targets the Redis open-source database application, particularly containers in the cloud. Dubbed “P2PInfect,” the cloud worm is suspected to be the initial stage of a…
Discord, the massively popular VoIP and instant messaging social platform with over 150 million monthly active users, has suffered a data breach that involved a third-party service provider handling its customer support tickets. The company informed its users that an unauthorized third-party accessed a customer service agent’s support ticket queue, potentially exposing users’ email addresses,…