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GoDaddy Finds Multiple-Year Security Breach

GoDaddy Finds Multiple-Year Security Breach

March 6, 2023BlogNo Comments »

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 redirected to random domains. Security...

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Serious Security Flaw in Cisco ClamAV Discovered

Serious Security Flaw in Cisco ClamAV Discovered

March 4, 2023BlogNo Comments »

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 ClamAV? The ClamAV anti-malware scans...

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Everything You Need to Know About the Pepsi Data Breach

Everything You Need to Know About the Pepsi Data Breach

March 3, 2023BlogNo Comments »

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 privately owned Pepsi-Cola bottler in...

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Mitigates Largest DDoS Attack Recorded

Mitigates Largest DDoS Attack Recorded

March 2, 2023BlogNo Comments »

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 70 million requests per second...

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Internet Explorer Gets Disabled From Windows 10

Internet Explorer Gets Disabled From Windows 10

March 1, 2023BlogNo Comments »

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 11 on Windows...

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State of Emergency Declared in Oakland to Combat Ransomware Attack

State of Emergency Declared in Oakland to Combat Ransomware Attack

February 28, 2023BlogNo Comments »

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 a user clicks on a...

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Microsoft Announces End Date for Exchange Server 2013

Microsoft Announces End Date for Exchange Server 2013

February 27, 2023BlogNo Comments »

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 zone Fixes for security vulnerabilities...

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Measure the Success of Your Social Media Strategy

Measure the Success of Your Social Media Strategy

February 25, 2023BlogNo Comments »

It doesn't matter how creative or well-thought-out your social media marketing strategy is. All the hard work you put into it will be for nothing if you don't measure its performance. It's the only way to know if your efforts resonate with your audience and if they're producing the results you want. If not, it's an opportunity for you to...

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Over 3 Million Patients Affected in California Hospital Ransomware Attack

Over 3 Million Patients Affected in California Hospital Ransomware Attack

February 24, 2023BlogNo Comments »

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 that attempts to infect computers and data systems. Its goal...

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AWS Warns Against Malvertising Targeting Users

AWS Warns Against Malvertising Targeting Users

February 23, 2023BlogNo Comments »

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 a digital ad intended to inject malicious code when clicked....

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