Security
Cloudflare fends off “monumental” 7.3 Tbps DDoS attack
The record-shattering assault delivered 37.4 terabytes of data in just 45 seconds. The largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are approaching double-digit terabit per second data rates.
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How web hosting is used in scams
During your everyday scroll on Instagram, you come across an ad – maybe jewellery, maybe shoes, or maybe even merch...
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Millions of domains at risk as Openprovider suffers major data leak
Openprovider, a Netherlands-based domain registrar, has inadvertently leaked over 100GB of sensitive customer and internal data, including domain transfer authentication codes.
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Hackers turn Grok, Mixtral chatbots into malicious WormGPT tools
WormGPT, an uncensored AI tool used by cybercriminals, was found to be just a wrapper for Grok and Mixtral, two legitimate AI services. The two AI tools were jailbroken using manipulated system prompts.
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Over 160K people affected in Krispy Kreme hack, but details remain unclear
The United States’ favourite doughnut chain, Krispy Kreme, reveals that over 160,000 people were affected by a hack late last year.
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Hundreds of Minecraft players hit with advanced spyware, stealing crypto and data
A player base of over 200 million monthly active Minecrafters is a lucrative target for hackers. Now, they’ve developed even more dangerous faux mods that infect computers with advanced spyware, stealing crypto, accounts, and other data.
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Freedman Healthcare says "no health data compromised" as ransomware gang dumps 52GB
The CEO of Freedman Healthcare (FHC) tells Cybernews that no client health data was compromised in a ransomware attack that made headlines on Monday – but it seems there is more to the story, as the World Leaks gang, who claimed the breach, dumps over 52GB of sensitive data on the dark web.
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16 billion passwords exposed in record-breaking data breach: what does it mean for you?
The Cybernews research team, in collaboration with security researcher Bob Diachenko, has uncovered dozens of exposed datasets, revealing a colossal breach involving 16 billion exposed credentials — possibly making it the G.O.A.T. of all data breaches.
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Noyb takes German privacy regulators to court over delays in 'Pay or Okay' ad consent cases
The Austrian privacy organization Noyb has sued the data protection authorities (DPAs) of Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia for failing to rule on the “Pay or Okay” business model used by several German news outlets.
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EDRi urges total spyware ban across EU
European digital civil rights movement EDRi wants a full ban on the development, production, marketing, sale, export, and use of spyware in the European Union.
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European “sovereign” DNS relies on Cloudflare, Google, and routing through Five Eyes
A network engineer, scrutinizing the new European DNS service, found that it relies heavily on services from Cloudflare and Google, and even routes traffic through non‑EU providers, raising questions about sovereignty claims. While DNS4EU has acknowledged certain findings, it clarified that these do not accurately reflect the project's scope.
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Viasat hacked by China-backed Salt Typhoon in 2024 US telecom attacks
Viasat, the US-based global communications company, on Tuesday, has been identified as one of the US telecom companies breached by the Chinese-backed espionage group Salt Typhoon in the lead up to the US presidential elections held last November.
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Erie Indemnity likely first ransomware attack to hit insurance sector as M&S hackers pivot, security expert warns
Scattered Spider, the ransomware gang suspected of carrying out the recent marathon of cyberattacks on the UK retail sector, has now set its sights on the insurance industry. The US-based Erie Indemnity is likely one of the first victims to take the hit. One security expert breaks it down for Cybernews.
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Midmarket CISOs are being asked to do more with less, says report
On average, chief information security officers (CISOs) in small and medium-sized companies earn $415,000 a year. But what they’re asked to do is far from easy.
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Hackers are attacking some of the most popular TP-Link routers. Are you affected?
Hackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in popular TP-Link routers, which have tens of thousands of reviews on Amazon. A US cyber watchdog is urging users to ditch old router models that won’t get security updates.
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Dutch police identify 126 suspects on Cracked.io, one of them was an 11-year-old
Dutch police have summoned at least 20 users of the hacking forum Cracked.io, a notorious illicit marketplace seized by the FBI. In total, 126 users from the Netherlands were identified, one of them as young as 11. Other countries may follow suit.
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Over 8M exposed after major car-sharing app breach
Zoomcar, India’s largest peer-to-peer car-sharing app, has suffered a data breach. The sensitive details of millions of customers have been exposed.
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Hackers claim attack on Scania, website down for maintenance
Attackers have allegedly breached Scania, a major Swedish manufacturer, stealing tens of thousands of documents from the company’s corporate insurance arm.
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Hackers force 100-year-old German napkin manufacturer into insolvency
German paper napkin manufacturer Fasana, established in 1919, has filed for insolvency following a major cyberattack.
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Cyberattack on journalists’ email accounts under investigation by Washington Post
The Washington Post is investigating a cyberattack on email accounts of some of its journalists, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.
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