X hit by 'massive cyberattack' amid Dark Storm's DDoS claims
DDoS attacks claiming to come from hactivist group, Dark Storm, caused multiple worldwide outages on X (formerly Twitter). X has since enabled Cloudflare, a DDoS-protection service, that blocks potential attacks and prompts the user with a captcha to verify they are not a bot.
US govt says Americans lost record $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission reported a 25% increase in fraud over the previous year. The highest losses came from investment scams and imposter scams through email and text messages.
U.S. Charges 12 Chinese Nationals in State-Backed Hacking Operations
Twelve Chinese nationals were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly conducting computer intrusions to steal data and suppress free speech.
New York Sues Insurance Giant Over Data Breaches
National General, an Allstate company, was sued by the New York Attorney General for failing to notify impacted consumers after a data breach and not implementing any protections, leading to a second breach.
Three Password Cracking Techniques and How to Defend Against Them
Weak passwords make end users vulnerable to common password-cracking techniques, like brute force attacks, dictionary attacks, and rainbow table attacks.
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