A global outage affecting Microsoft products, including Outlook and Minecraft, was resolved after nearly 10 hours. The outage, allegedly caused by a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack and a failure in defense implementation, led to thousands of user reports, writes the BBC*. It comes less than two weeks after a major global outage left around 8.5 … More Microsoft says cyber-attack triggered latest outage
Cyberattacks of “unprecedented intensity” have targeted several French government institutions just months before the Paris Olympics but have been contained, the prime minister’s office said Monday, writes France24*. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s office said several state bodies were targeted but did not provide details. “Many ministerial services were targeted” from Sunday “using familiar technical means … More French state services hit by cyberattacks of ‘unprecedented intensity’
It sounds more like science fiction than reality, but a Swiss newspaper reported that approximately three million smart toothbrushes were hijacked by hackers to launch a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Sources, such as Bleeping Computer and Bleeping Media, found it hard to credit this toothsome tale. And later the security company Fortinet, which helped give the original story … More Were 3 million smart toothbrushes just used in a DDoS attack?
A group of malware researchers recently discovered a new trojan variant of the notorious Mirai malware botnet. The story of Mirai has been a fascinating one, to say the least. From one of the most prevalent and widely detected threats dating back to 2016 to its many variants and global reach that never truly seems … More Trojan malware on Android TV
It’s been another monumental year in cybersecurity, so let’s review some of the high-profile cyber-incidents that occurred in 2023. Threat actors thrived against a backdrop of continued macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, using all the tools and ingenuity at their disposal to make their way past corporate defenses. For consumers, it was another year spent anxiously … More A year in review: 10 of the biggest security incidents of 2023
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