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Radware Report Sees Major Spike in DDoS Attacks

Security Boulevard

Radware today published a global threat analysis report that finds the number of malicious distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks launched in the first of 2002 increased 203% year over year, mainly because of the war in Ukraine and political strife involving Taiwan and the Philippines.

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HelloKitty ransomware gang also targets victims with DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

According to the alert, the ransomware gang is launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks as part of its extortion activities. In some cases, if the victim does not respond quickly or does not pay the ransom, the threat actors will launch a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on the victim company’s public facing website.”

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The source code of the 2020 variant of HelloKitty ransomware was leaked on a cybercrime forum

Security Affairs

According to the alert, the ransomware gang is launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks as part of its extortion activities. The ransomware gang targets their victims’ websites with DDoS attacks if they refuse to pay the ransom.

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FBI’s investigation accidentally revealed the HelloKitty ransomware gang operates out of Ukraine

Security Affairs

According to the alert, the ransomware gang is launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks as part of its extortion activities. The ransomware gang targets their victims’ websites with DDoS attacks if they refuse to pay the ransom.

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2020 Predictions: New Challenges for Data Privacy and the 5G Hackathon

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Another development we may potentially see in 2020 is progress around the European Union’s ePrivacy Regulation , which will replace the existing ePrivacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58. The new law has been designed to work alongside the GDPR, addressing the definitions of privacy and data.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. For customers looking to bundle, Huawei offers vulnerability scanning , WAFs, and advanced DDoS protection. The DBSS database audit supports eight database types including MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

“I’ve started my career in 2002 and since then I worked in Moscow, different regions of Russia, including Siberia and in Finland, Brazil, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka. .” “I create products and services worldwide, focusing on innovation and global challenges,” his LinkedIn profile said.