Tag: service
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Spooks of the internet came alive this Halloween
Halloween 2024 made history with a massive spike in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, with one particular assault reaching over 5 Terabits-per-second (Tbps) worth of phony traffic.In its quarterly analysis of DDoS attacks, Cloudflare reported a surge in hyper-volumetric attacks in the fourth quarter of 2024.”In the fourth quarter, over 420 of those attacks…
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Cloudflare blocked a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack
Cloudflare announced that it has blocked a record-breaking 5.6 terabit-per-second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Cloudflare announced that during the week of Halloween 2024, it autonomously detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, which is the largest attack ever reported. The previous largest DDoS attack blocked by Cloudflare occurred in October…
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Oracle schützt Anwendungen mit 318 Sicherheitsupdates vor möglichen Attacken
Angreifer können an vielen Schwachstellen in unter anderem Oracle Financial Services, MySQL und WebLogic Server ansetzen. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Oracle-schuetzt-Anwendungen-mit-318-Sicherheitsupdates-vor-moeglichen-Attacken-10251458.html
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Record Breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack Launched by Mirai Botnet
The Mirai botnet unleashed a record-breaking Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on October 29, 2024, peaking at an astonishing 5.6 terabits per second (Tbps). This mega surge of malicious traffic targeted a Cloudflare customer, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in Eastern Asia, marking the largest DDoS attack ever recorded. Understanding DDoS Attacks DDoS…
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Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Devices
Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the largest ever attack to be reported to date.The UDP protocol-based attack took place on October 29, 2024, targeting one of its customers, an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) from Eastern Asia.…
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Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Device
Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the largest ever attack to be reported to date.The UDP protocol-based attack took place on October 29, 2024, targeting one of its customers, an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) from Eastern Asia.…
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Security chiefs whose companies operate in the EU should be exploring DORA now
Tags: attack, business, ciso, compliance, conference, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, dora, finance, framework, GDPR, incident, network, regulation, resilience, risk, service, technology, threat, vulnerabilityIf your enterprise operates in Europe, you should care about the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which took effect on January 17. DORA, also known as Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament, aims to enhance and build the EU’s cybersecurity capabilities and it has been hanging like the Sword of Damocles over the heads…
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Government IT contractor Conduent says ‘third-party compromise’ caused outages
The outages have affected critical social services like food assistance programs in four states, including Wisconsin, over the last week.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/government-contractor-conduent-outage-compromise
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UK Government Debuts AI Tools for Enhanced Public Services
‘Humphrey’ Meant so Streamline Civil Service Work Across Whitehall. The British government on Tuesday launched artificial intelligence-powered tools intended to help civil servants offer improved public service in a first step toward implementing a plan meant to transform the United Kingdom into a world AI leader. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-government-debuts-ai-tools-for-enhanced-public-services-a-27344
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‘Sneaky Log’ Microsoft Spoofing Scheme Sidesteps Two-Factor Security
The phishing-as-a-service kit from Sneaky Log creates fake authentication pages to farm account information, including two-factor security codes. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/sneaky-log-microsoft-phishing-2fa/
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Cloudflare mitigated a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack
The largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to date peaked at 5.6 terabits per second and came from a Mirai-based botnet with 13,000 compromised devices. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-mitigated-a-record-breaking-56-tbps-ddos-attack/
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Tenex.AI launches AI-powered MDR service for Google Cloud
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/tenex-ai-launches-ai-powered-mdr-service-for-google-cloud
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Donald Trump proposes US govt acquire half of TikTok, which thanks him and restores service
The same Florida Man who wanted to ban the app in the first place First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/20/trump_tiktok_nationalization_idea/
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Bitbucket services “hard down” due to major worldwide outage
Bitbucket is investigating a massive outage affecting Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud customers worldwide, with the company saying its cloud services are “hard down.” First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/bitbucket-services-hard-down-due-to-major-worldwide-outage/
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Forescout Report Detail Hunters International Ransomware Gang Tactics
An analysis of the operations of Hunters International, the ransomware-as-a-service platform that has been used to compromise more than 200 organizations, conducted by Forescout Technologies reveals the cybercriminal syndicate that created it is employing a wide range of new and old tactics and techniques. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/forescout-report-detail-hunters-international-ransomware-gang-tactics/
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Neue Malware-Machtverteilung in Deutschland
Check Point Software Technologies hat seinen Global-Threat-Index für Dezember 2024 veröffentlicht, in dem die jüngsten Aktivitäten von Cyberkriminellen hervorgehoben werden. In diesem Monat machte Funksec auf sich aufmerksam, ein aufstrebender Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS)-Betreiber, der künstliche Intelligenz für seine Machenschaften nutzt. In Deutschland spielte der im November noch mit einem Anteil von 18,5 Prozent an allen Malware-Infektionen…
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ChatGPT API flaws could allow DDoS, prompt injection attacks
OpenAI-owned ChatGPT might have a vulnerability that could allow threat actors to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on unsuspecting targets. According to a discovery made by German security researcher Benjamin Flesch, the ChatGPT crawler, which OpenAI uses to collect data from the internet to improve ChatGPT, can be tricked into DDoSing arbitrary websites. “ChatGPT crawler…
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Russian ransomware hackers increasingly posing as tech support on Microsoft Teams
Researchers at Sophos say they have seen more than 15 incidents in which two separate groups used Microsoft Office 365’s default service settings to socially engineer their way onto a victim’s system.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fake-tech-support-russian-hackers-microsoft-teams
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Ransomware Groups Abuse Microsoft Services for Initial Access
Sophos warns of two ransomware groups abusing Microsoft 365 services and default configurations to contact internal enterprise users. The post Ransomware Groups Abuse Microsoft Services for Initial Access appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/ransomware-groups-abuse-microsoft-services-for-initial-access/
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Medusa ransomware: what you need to know
Medusa is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platform that has targeted organisations around the world. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/medusa-ransomware-what-you-need-know
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2025
Tags: access, advisory, ai, backup, best-practice, breach, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, encryption, framework, google, governance, infrastructure, intelligence, law, mitigation, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAs 2025 dawns, CISOs face the grim reality that the battle against cyberattackers never ends. Strong and carefully planned cybersecurity projects are the best way to stay a step ahead of attackers and prevent them gaining the upper hand.”Urgency is the mantra for 2025,” says Greg Sullivan, founding partner of cybersecurity services firm CIOSO Global.…
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Apache CXF Vulnerability Triggers DoS Attack
Colm O hEigeartaigh announced a critical vulnerability affecting various versions of Apache CXF, a widely-used framework for building web services. This issue, documented as CVE-2025-23184, poses a significant risk as it can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack due to improper handling of temporary files. The vulnerability has been confirmed in specific versions…
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Streamline Certificate Lifecycle Management with AppViewX AVX ONE CLM and ServiceNow
Tags: serviceServiceNow is a leading ITSM platform that helps organizations optimize IT services, workflows, and digital experiences. It streamlines processes like service requests, incident management, and change approvals, improving efficiency and service delivery. Its robust Configuration Management Database (CMDB) provides holistic visibility of IT assets and their relationships. One critical IT service area that cannot be……
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EU to take aim at healthcare cyber threat
Tags: attack, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, extortion, healthcare, malicious, ransomware, service, threat, toolThe European Commission is presenting an action plan to strengthen cybersecurity in healthcare as one of its key priorities in the first 100 days of the commission’s new mandate.The healthcare sector has been under increasing pressure from cyberattacks in the past few years, with 309 cybersecurity incidents reported by member states in 2023. Ransomware tops…
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Ridding your network of NTLM
Tags: attack, authentication, cloud, crowdstrike, cve, email, encryption, exploit, group, hacker, ibm, Internet, jobs, malicious, microsoft, network, ntlm, password, service, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, windowsMicrosoft has hinted at a possible end to NTLM a few times, but with quite a few Windows 95 or 98 in use that do not support the alternative, Kerberos, it won’t be an easy job to do. There is the option to disable NTLM when using Azure Active Directory but that may not always…
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Trump Federal Workforce Plans Draw Alarm from Unions, Experts
Tags: serviceCreating ‘Schedule F’ Is a Stated Trump Priority. Newly-sworn in President Donald Trump’s plan to revive policy from his first term that eases the firing of federal employees could disrupt workforce stability, with federal unions and experts warning that weakening federal civil service protections could weaken national security. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Multiple Azure DevOps Vulnerabilities Let Inject CRLF Queries Rebind DNS
Researchers uncovered several significant vulnerabilities within Azure DevOps, specifically focusing on potential Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) weaknesses. The findings highlight the importance of robust security measures in cloud-based development environments. During testing, the researcher aimed to identify any Service Connections in the Azure environment that utilized privileged Service Principals. This is a critical area of…
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NSFOCUS Included in External Threat Intelligence Service Providers Landscape Q1 2025
Santa Clara, Calif. January 20, 2025 NSFOCUS, a global provider of intelligent hybrid security solutions, announced that it has been included in the Forrester report, The External Threat Intelligence Service Providers Landscape, Q1 2025 among Notable Providers recently. This is the second time for NSFOCUS to be included in this report, as we have…The post…