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Unpatched old vulnerabilities continue to be exploited: Report
The top five exploited vulnerabilities in 2022 include several high-severity flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Zoho ManageEngine products, and virtual private network solutions from Fortinet, Citrix and Pulse Secure.
Edgio adds advanced DDoS protection with other WAAP enhancements
The CDN provider's new DDoS scrubbing offering impersonates the customer’s network to phase out malicious traffic, and employs advanced IP masking at source to prevent direct-to-origin attacks.
Cyberattacks hit data centers to steal information from global companies
A malicious campaign against data centers stole the access credentials of some of the world's biggest companies — including Amazon, Apple, Goldman Sachs, and Microsoft — according to reports.
New Mirai botnet variant V3G4 targets Linux servers, IoT devices
The new V3G4 variant of Mirai, which creates botnets for DDoS attacks, exploited 13 different vulnerabilities in three campaigns over a six-month period, Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 team reports.
Microsoft Azure launches DDoS IP protection for SMBs
DDoS IP Protection for SMBs is designed to provide enterprise-grade distributed denial of service protection at a price that's attractive to small and medium-size companies.
Researchers show techniques for malware persistence on F5 and Citrix load balancers
Tests show that deploying malware in a persistent manner on load balancer firmware is within reach of less sophisticated attackers.
A third of Australian population likely affected in Optus cyberattack
Breached information includes names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, and, for a subset of customers, addresses, ID document numbers such as driver's licence or passport numbers.
Cisco admits hack on IT network, links attacker to LAPSUS$ threat group
Cisco says an employee’s credentials were compromised after an attacker gained control of a personal Google account.