“In our digital era, the seamless flow of information is a double-edged sword. As businesses shift more of their operations to the cloud, a worrisome pattern has taken shape: cyberattacks meticulously designed to target senior executives. These individuals, who effectively hold the “keys to th...
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Global cybersecurity company Cloudflare found and halted record hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks this weekend, most peaking between 50 and 70 million requests per second (rps). The largest attack crossed the previous record of 46M rps in June 2022 by a staggering 35%. The attacks, which targeted...
BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- China strongly condemns the cyber attacks launched by the United States on China's Northwestern Polytechnical University, and urges the U.S. side to offer an explanation and immediately stop its unlawful moves, Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Monday. ...
This means that the attackers behind ESXiArgs have been active for several months, and were able to gain a foothold in these hosts during a time when they were no longer receiving security updates or patches. It also shows that ransomware attacks can take a while to gain traction, and can...
Global cyber attacks grew significantly in 2024, with the average number of attacks per week per organization increasing by 44%. Education is the most affected industry, with a 75% year-over-over increase. Government and healthcare were the 2nd and 3rd most targeted industries, respectively. ...
The package of penalties on individuals and commercial entities believed to be responsible for the attacks has been in the works for months, and a government official familiar with the process confirmed to CNN earlier this week that they were getting a serious look. Still, the officials emphasiz...