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UK's Labour Party says it has repelled a DDoS attackThe United Kingdom’s Labour Party says it has fended off a large distributed denial-of-service attack on the party’s digital platforms as it prepares for a general election. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the attack occurred on Monday, calling it “very serious,” and potentially “a sign of things to come.” There was no indication that any…
Microsoft says it will apply California privacy law across the countryMicrosoft on Monday said it would apply the privacy protections stipulated in a relatively stringent California law to customers across the U.S. in an effort to push other states to adopt similar measures. “We are optimistic that the California Consumer Privacy Act [CCPA]— and the commitment we are making to extend its core rights more…
Ransomware infects popular web-hosting provider SmarterASPA ransomware attack has hit SmarterASP.NET, a popular web-hosting provider, forcing the websites of an unspecified number of customers offline. “Your hosting account was under attack and hackers have encrypted all your data,” SmarterASP.NET, which claims over 440,000 customers, said Monday in a message on its website. “We are now working with security experts to…
Canadian tech giant OpenText to acquire Carbonite to boost cloud salesThe billion-dollar deals are still going. OpenText, a Canadian software and technology service company, announced Monday its agreed to spend $1.42 billion to acquire the cloud security vendor Carbonite. The $1.42 billion values Carbonite at a price of $23 per share, a 25% premium to the price at the close of market on Nov. 8.…
An issue in Apple Mail means some 'encrypted' messages aren't actually protectedA database in Apple’s MacOS stores encrypted email messages in a plain text format, according to a researcher who says he reported the problem to the company months ago. Bob Gendler, a Mac expert and an IT specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, published a Medium post on Nov. 6 detailing how,…
Cyber Command flags North Korean-linked hackers behind ongoing financial heistsThe Department of Defense has once again called out North Korean hackers by exposing malware samples researchers say are linked to regime-backed financial heists, including past attacks on the interbank messaging system known as the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), CyberScoop has learned. Cyber Command assessed that the malware, which it posted to…
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Microsoft to Apply California’s Privacy Law to All U.S. UsersThe move takes a broader stand to protect user data and support the requirements of CCPA nationwide.
DDoS Attacks Target Amazon, SoftLayer and Telecom InfrastructureThe specific type of TCP attack used in the recent spate of DDoS efforts were TCP SYN-ACK reflection attacks.
ThreatList: Data Breaches Batter Stock Prices at Public Companies, For MonthsWhen it comes to bouncing back, long-term impact to share prices from a data breach incident is significant on average for large companies.
Ransomware Attack Downs Hosting Service SmarterASP.NETSmarterASP.NET said that it is in the middle of recovering accounts downed by the ransomware attack.
Encrypted Emails on macOS Found Stored in Unprotected WayApple is investigating an issue raised by a Mac specialist discovered to be storing emails that are supposed to be S/MIME-encrypted as readable files.