Layer 7 DDoS Attacks on Microsoft
Recently, it’s been confirmed by Microsoft that the current outage problems experienced by the following services of Microsoft were due to intentional Layer 7 DDoS…
Month: June 2023
Microsoft confirms DDoS attacks against M365, Azure Portal
The Microsoft 365 and Azure Portal outages users expirienced this month were caused by Layer 7 DDoS attacks, Microsoft has confirmed on Friday. The DDoS…
UK to contribute up to £25m to Ukraine cyber defences
The UK is to expand the successful Ukraine Cyber Programme (UCP) with up to £25m between now and 2025 to support Ukraine’s cyber security defences,…
D-Link Vulnerabilities Exploited, Raise Concerns For Users
New vulnerabilities in D-Link routers have been discovered and exploited in the wild. The three D-link vulnerabilities that raised concerns among cybersecurity experts were found…
MOVEit Customers Urged to Patch Third Critical Vulnerability
Progress Software is urging MOVEit customers to apply patches to a third critical vulnerability in the file transfer software in less than one month. Tracked…
Reddit Hackers Threaten to Leak 80GB of Stolen Data
The February 5th intrusion on Reddit was allegedly carried out by the ALPHV ransomware operation, also known as BlackCat. Threat actors gained Reddit’s systems through…
State-Backed Hackers Employ Advanced Methods to Target Middle Eastern and African Governments
Jun 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Hacking Governmental entities in the Middle East and Africa have been at the receiving end of sustained cyber-espionage attacks…
VulzSec Targets Indonesian News Media, Defaces Websites
Several Indonesian news media websites have allegedly fallen victim to a new threat actor. The notorious hacking group VulzSec has claimed responsibility for defacing official…
Microsoft Blames Massive DDoS Attack for Azure, Outlook, and OneDrive Disruptions
Jun 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork and Cloud Security Microsoft on Friday attributed a string of service outages aimed at Azure, Outlook, and OneDrive earlier this month…
Diicot cybercrime gang expands its attack capabilitiesSecurity Affairs
Researchers found evidence that Diicot threat actors are expanding their capabilities with new payloads and the Cayosin Botnet. Cado researchers recently detected an interesting attack…
80GB Data At Stake After Failed Negotiations
Months after the Reddit cyber attack, the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group shared details about their failed negotiations with Reddit. The social news aggregation and discussion website…
DDoS Attacks Caused Azure, Outlook Outage
Finally, a we have a confirmation of the Microsoft cyber attack, albeit in a sly blog post. In the aftermath of the recent outage affecting…