California DMV said no systems were compromised in an attack by the Cuba ransomware gang. (CA Dept of Insurance/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The Cuba ransomware gang launched assaults in February on a payment processor widely used by many state and municipal agencies across the United States to manage utility bills and driver’s
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Vulnerabilities hit record high in 2020, topping 18,000
Security teams were under siege last year, according to research analyzing 2020 NIST data on common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) that found more security flaws – 18,103 – were disclosed in 2020 than in any other year to date. To understand the significance, there were far more “critical” and “high severity”
The cloud infrastructure market hit $129B in 2020
The cloud infrastructure market in 2020 reflected society itself, with the richest companies getting richer and the ones at the bottom of the market getting poorer. It grew to $129 billion for the year, according to data from Synergy Research Group. That’s up from around $97 billion in 2019. Synergy also
Financial services industry hit with tens of millions of attacks per day
Privacy 2020: From prepared to alarmed, the year the rubber hit the road
DDoS attacks hit Citrix Application Delivery Controllers, hindering customer performance
Exterior of the Citrix Systems headquarters in Santa Clara, California. (Citrix Systems Inc./CC BY 3.0) Citrix reported Thursday a DDoS attack that was hitting its Citrix Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs), the networking products that let security and network teams manage the delivery speed and quality of applications to end users. According to
China’s e-commerce titan Alibaba hit with antitrust probe
China’s top market watchdog has begun a probe into Alibaba over alleged anti-competition practices at the e-commerce firm, the latest of Beijing’s efforts to curb the country’s ever-expanding internet titans. The State Administration for Market Regulation said Thursday in a brief statement that it is investigating Alibaba over its “choosing one
Kmart, a vulnerable target, among those hit in Egregor ransomware attack spree
The fast-moving Egregor ransomware added Kmart to its list of retail targets, one day before the same attack group hit the Vancouver metro. The fast-moving Egregor ransomware has already hit other recognizable companies, most notably Barnes and Noble. Egregor first emerged in September and since then more than 70 companies have
Cyber threat startup Cygilant hit by ransomware
Cygilant, a threat detection cybersecurity company, has confirmed a ransomware attack. Christina Lattuca, Cygilant’s chief financial officer, said in a statement that the company was “aware of a ransomware attack impacting a portion of Cygilant’s technology environment.” “Our Cyber Defense and Response Center team took immediate and decisive action to stop the progression
Hit Survival Game Stranded Deep Available Now on Xbox One
SummaryStranded Deep from Beam Team Games is arriving today on Xbox One.Navigate the elements, build shelters and weapons to stave off threatening creatures, and survive in an unforgiving, open world adventure.Explore. Build. Survive. And for the first time ever… Escape. Today, Beam Team Games is excited to announce Stranded Deep is now available on Xbox One.