Cloudflare Thwarts Record DDoS Attack Peaking at 15 Million Requests Per Second
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cloudflare on Wednesday disclosed that it acted to mitigate a 15.3 million request-per-second (RPS) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The web infrastructure and website security company called it...
Experts Detail 3 Hacking Teams Working Under the Umbrella of TA410 Group
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A cyberespionage threat actor known for targeting a variety of critical infrastructure sectors in Africa, the Middle East, and the U.S. has been observed using an upgraded...
Attacker Breach ‘Dozens’ of GitHub Repos Using Stolen OAuth Tokens
GitHub shared the timeline of breaches in April 2022, this timeline encompasses the information related to when a threat actor gained access and stole private repositories belonging to dozens...
No allies in the cyber world: how Chinese hackers collect intelligence on Russian government...
The China-based Bronze President hacking group has shifted its focus to Russia, likely gathering intelligence on Russian state officials and military personnel close to the city of Blagoveshchensk, Secureworks...
North Koreans hack their smartphones to evade state controls – report
While extremely limited, the culture of hacking has taken root in one of the most isolated places on the planet.
Despite North Korea’s draconian efforts to keep its population away...
Have insurers spurred the growth of ransomware attacks?
Throwing insurance money to cover ransom payments only seems to have worsened the situation. Knowing that victims would be able to draw upon their insurance policies, cybercriminals continue attacking...
Onyx ransomware destroys files, and also the criminal circle of trust
Onyx ransomware destroys files larger than 2MB leaving victims with tough questions about paying ransoms.
Some ransomware authors seem to be whittling down their tenuous “circle of trust” style...
