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 …
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 …
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 …
Over 3 Million Patients Affected in California Hospital Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack exposed the information of more than 3.3 million patients on Dec. 1, 2022. Multiple medical groups are affected under the Heritage Provider Network in California. These are: Lakeside Medical Organization Regal Medical Group ADOC Medical Group Greater Covina Medical Understanding Ransomware Ransomware is a malicious computer program …
AWS Warns Against Malvertising Targeting Users
Cybersecurity company Sentinel Labs has discovered a new malvertising campaign targeting AWS users. Sentinel Labs warns that cybercriminals have established a campaign on Google Ads programs that take users to a fake landing page to steal their credentials and other details. What Is a Malvertising Campaign? A malvertising campaign is …
Why Network Security Is More Important Than Ever
Modern businesses rely on computers and the internet to perform their daily operations. An example is the use of emails, which is essential for client and internal communications. Companies also collect data from their customers and use that to perform their services. An online shop needs to process personal information …
Reddit Cybersecurity Incident
Reddit, a popular social news site, disclosed that it was hacked on Sunday night (pacific time). The company announced on February 9th in a posting that they first became aware of the incident that happened on February 5th. It refers to it as “sophisticated phishing” targeting Reddit employees. According to …
Search Engine Yandex Suffers Massive Leak
Russian search engine Yandex offers a slew of online services to replace Google, Netflix, Spotify, Amazon, and Uber. However, a recent Yandex data leak contains nearly 50 gigabytes of data with leaked files, including information ranging from API (application programming interface) keys to search engine behaviors. Information released by the …
Schools in Arizona and Massachusetts Most Recent Victims of Cyberattacks
Schools in Tucson, AZ, and Nantucket, MA, became the most recent targets of cyberattacks within hours of each other during the last week of January. The two attacks appear to be unrelated. The hackers behind the Tucson Unified District ransomware attack specifically mentioned low spending on crucial cyber services as …
Recent T-Mobile Data Breach Affects Google Fi Customers
Google Fi users have received emails regarding a recent data breach at T-Mobile. From November 2022 through January 2023, hackers were able to obtain unauthorized access to data for 37 million T-Mobile customers. Google Fi, a wireless plan, uses T-Mobile networks to provide wireless service to customers. Google Fi wireless …