Akamai, the internet security company, has successfully mitigated the largest ever distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. It was against a customer based in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The attack came in to light on February 23, 2023. It peaked at 900.1…
AT&T, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, has recently alerted around 9 million of its customers of a data breach that occurred as a result of a vendor hack. The breach was first discovered in February 2023,…
Medusa Ransomware Gang
German and Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have joined forces. It was to target two individuals who are core members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang. The operation was in multiple locations across the two countries. It was a joint effort that…
In a recent cybersecurity breach, a hacker has claimed to have stolen a massive 160GB trove of data from the Taiwanese multinational computer hardware and electronics company, Acer. The hacker is reportedly trying to sell Acer’s stolen data on the…
Sun Pharmaceutical, one of India’s leading drugmakers, has reported an “information security incident” at the company. The drugmaker issued a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The statement: “impacted IT assets have been isolated”, and that the incident has not…
The City of Oakland, a major metropolitan center in the state of California, has recently become the latest target of a ransomware attack. According to reports, a group of hackers infiltrated the city’s computer systems and managed to steal sensitive…
The White House has released a new U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy that aims to shift the burden of defending the country’s cyberspace towards software vendors and service providers. The strategy, developed under the Biden-Harris administration. It also highlights the collaboration…
In recent years, cryptocurrencies have gained a lot of attention as an investment opportunity, with more and more people getting involved in the market. With the increasing value of cryptocurrencies, there is also an increase in cybercrime targeting these digital…
Here are the top cyberattacks from the last month that shook the world. US Marshals service falls victim to a ransomware attack On February 17, the US Marshals Service (USMS) confirmed it had suffered a ransomware attack. The agency, which…
