Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Device

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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. The activity originated

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Mandatory MFA, Biometrics Make Headway in Middle East, Africa

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Despite lagging in technology adoption, African and Middle Eastern organizations are catching up, driven by smartphone acceptance and national identity systems.

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BreachForums Admin Conor Fitzpatrick (Pompompurin) to Be Resentenced

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BreachForums admin Conor Fitzpatrick (Pompompurin) faces resentencing after his lenient 17-day sentence was vacated, highlighting the serious consequences…

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Trump Frees Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison

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Donald Trump pardoned the creator of the world’s first dark web drug market, who is now a libertarian cause célèbre in some parts of the crypto community.

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Trump Fires Cyber Safety Board Investigating Salt Typhoon Hackers

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In a letter sent today, the acting DHS secretary terminated membership to all advisory boards, including the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) tasked with investigating state-sponsored cyber threats against the US.

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Email Bombing, ‘Vishing’ Tactics Abound in Microsoft 365 Attacks

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Sophos noted more than 15 attacks have been reported during the past three months.

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‘Sneaky Log’ Microsoft Spoofing Scheme Sidesteps Two-Factor Security

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The phishing-as-a-service kit from Sneaky Log creates fake authentication pages to farm account information, including two-factor security codes.

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Mitiga Banks$30M Series B to Expand Cloud and SaaS Security Platform

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New York/Israel startup selling threat detection, investigation, and response tools banks $30 million in a Series B led by SYN Ventures. 

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HPE Investigates After Alleged Data Breach

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The company reports that it is not experiencing any operational issues within its business, so far.

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