Tag: Security

‘One of the most powerful DDoS botnets to ever exist’ has been taken down by the DoJ with help from Amazon Web Services, Google, Cloudflare and others

‘One of the most…

The US Department of Justice has charged 22-year-old Oregon man Ethan Foltz in relation to his alleged involvement in…
Microsoft warns of ‘active attacks’ on its government and business server tech, with one cybersecurity expert claiming that they should ‘assume that you have been compromised’

Microsoft warns of ‘active…

I can’t remember ever liking the sound of the phrase “active attacks”, least of all when it’s concerning software…
Google begins legal action against BadBox 2

Google begins legal action…

It’s not just your PC or your phone that’s a potential cybersecurity risk these days, as Google’s recent work…
Looks like the Taiwanese chip industry is becoming a hot target for Chinese state-sponsored hackers trying to nab trade secrets

Looks like the Taiwanese…

Nothing brings to light the spookily anarchic nature of the international order more than cyber warfare. It’s happening all…
No, 16 billion passwords didn’t just get exposed in a mega-hack, but you should get with the program and stop reusing passwords anyways

No, 16 billion passwords…

Looks like hackers are trying to flog a fresh batch of user passwords on the web, again. Or are…
‘225,000,000,000 attacks per day’: Computer users and gamers are significantly more at risk of cybercrime than at any other time in the past

‘225,000,000,000 attacks per day’:…

With the news always full of stories about massive data breaches, whether they’re genuinely huge or just a false…