GoDaddy Finds Multiple-Year Security Breach
GoDaddy is a popular web hosting company with millions of customers worldwide. Users are alarmed to find that attackers stole the company’s source code. The hosting giant found the security breach in early December 2022 after it received customer reports. From there, it carried out a comprehensive investigation. GoDaddy disclosed that its sites are being […]
GoDaddy Finds Multiple-Year Security Breach
GoDaddy is a popular web hosting company with millions of customers worldwide. Users are alarmed to find that attackers stole the company’s source code. The hosting giant found the security breach in early December 2022 after it received customer reports. From there, it carried out a comprehensive investigation. GoDaddy disclosed that its sites are being […]
Serious Security Flaw in Cisco ClamAV Discovered
It is ironic when software designed to protect is vulnerable to threats. That is the case here. Experts discovered the ClamAV free anti-malware program has a serious security risk. Investigations revealed the security threat is in its scanning library. It was tracked as CVE- 2023-20032. The risk affects several other products from Cisco. What Is […]
Everything You Need to Know About the Pepsi Data Breach
Hackers need less than a minute to perform a successful data breach. It will be over before you can even finish your cup of coffee. Unfortunately, it can take companies several weeks to realize they were the victim of a malware attack. That’s what happened to Pepsi Bottling Ventures. Pepsi Bottling Ventures is the largest […]
Cloudflare Successfully Detects and Mitigates Largest DDoS Attack Recorded
During the weekend of Feb. 11-12, 2023, content delivery network provider Cloudflare detected and mitigated an unusually high number of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks. It did not disclose the targets but mentioned some of the attacked websites. These included a gaming provider, hosting providers, cloud computing platforms, and cryptocurrency companies. The attack ranged between 50 to […]
Cloudflare Successfully Detects and Mitigates Largest DDoS Attack Recorded
During the weekend of Feb. 11-12, 2023, content delivery network provider Cloudflare detected and mitigated an unusually high number of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks. It did not disclose the targets but mentioned some of the attacked websites. These included a gaming provider, hosting providers, cloud computing platforms, and cryptocurrency companies. The attack ranged between 50 to […]
Internet Explorer Gets Disabled From Windows 10
Microsoft has intended to replace Internet Explorer with the new Edge browser. On June 15, 2022, the company officially retired the popular browser by ending its update support for the application. However, it was still part of Windows 10 and was available for use. However, a Microsoft Edge update on Feb. 14, 2023, permanently disabled […]
Internet Explorer Gets Disabled From Windows 10
Microsoft has intended to replace Internet Explorer with the new Edge browser. On June 15, 2022, the company officially retired the popular browser by ending its update support for the application. However, it was still part of Windows 10 and was available for use. However, a Microsoft Edge update on Feb. 14, 2023, permanently disabled […]
State of Emergency Declared in Oakland to Combat Ransomware Attack
On Feb. 8, 2023, the City of Oakland suffered a ransomware attack. It forced several city systems to go offline. Fortunately, it did not affect emergency services. 911 and fire rescue were still online. Digital security experts investigated the incident. They assume the attack started with an email that contained a malicious ransomware program. When […]
Microsoft Announces End Date for Exchange Server 2013
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 will no longer receive updates starting April 11, 2023. That gives companies using the system to upgrade to a newer one or lose support. It will no longer get: Technical support for problems users encounter Bug fixes for issues that affect the stability and usability of the server Updates on time […]