The Google Cloud team revealed that in September 2017 it has mitigated DDoS attack that reached 2.54 Tbps, the largest DDoS attack of ever. The Google Cloud team revealed that back in September 2017 it has mitigated a powerful DDoS attack that clocked at 2.54 Tbps. This attack is the largest distributed denial of service attack recorded to […]
The Tripwire VERT security team spotted almost 800,000 SonicWall VPN appliances exposed online that are vulnerable to the CVE-2020-5135 RCE flaw. Security experts from the Tripwire VERT security team have discovered 795,357 SonicWall VPN appliances that were exposed online that are vulnerable to the CVE-2020-5135 RCE flaw. “A buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows a […]
Puerto Rico’s firefighting department discloses a security breach, hackers breached its database and demanded $600,000. Puerto Rico’s firefighting department discloses a security breach, hackers breached its database and demanded a $600,000 ransom. According to the department’s director, Alberto Cruz, the ability of the department to respond to emergencies was not impacted by the attack. The […]
The Egregor ransomware gang has hit the game developer Crytek and leaked files allegedly stolen from the systems of the gaming firm Ubisoft. A previously unknown ransomware gang dubbed Egregor has hit the game developer Crytek and leaked files allegedly stolen from the internal network of another leading gaming firm, Ubisoft. A few days ago, the Egregor […]
U.S. Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble has disclosed a cyber attack and that the threat actors have exposed the customers’ data. Barnes & Noble, Inc., is an American bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States in fifty states. The bookseller also operated the Nook Digital, which is a spin-off division that […]
Google security researcher discovered Bluetooth vulnerabilities (BleedingTooth) in the Linux kernel that could allow zero-click attacks. Andy Nguyen, a Google security researcher, has found Bluetooth vulnerabilities, referred to as BleedingTooth, in the Linux kernel that could be exploited by attackers to run arbitrary code or access sensitive information. The BleedingTooth flaws are tracked as CVE-2020-12351, […]
Cisco Talos found several remotely exploitable denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities in a Rockwell Automation industrial automation product. A researcher from Cisco Talos released technical details of several remotely exploitable denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities in an industrial automation product made by Rockwell Automation. The product affected by the flaw is the Allen-Bradley 1794-AENT Flex I/O series B adapter, […]
Norway ‘s government blames Russia for the cyber attack that targeted the email system of the country’s parliament in August. Norway ‘s government is blaming Russia for the cyberattack that targeted the email system of the country’s parliament this summer. At the end of August, Norway’s parliament Stortinget announced that it was the target of a […]
Adobe has released a security update to address a critical remote code execution flaw in Adobe Flash Player that could be easily exploited by hackers. Adobe has released a security update to address a critical remote code execution flaw in Adobe Flash Player (CVE-2020-9746) that could be exploited by threat actors by tricking the victims […]
Seyfarth Shaw, one of the leading global legal firms announced that it was a victim of an “aggressive malware” attack, likely a ransomware attack. Seyfarth Shaw LLP is an international AmLaw 100 law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, its clients include over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies, and its practice reflects virtually every industry and segment of the economy. […]