Breaking the DDoS Attack Loop With Rate Limiting
This Tech Tip demonstrates how security engineers can best use rate limits to mitigate distributed denial-of-service attacks.
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Law enforcement crackdowns and new techniques are forcing cybercriminals to pivot
It can seem like cybercriminals are running rampant across the world’s digital infrastructure, launching ransomware attacks, scams, and outright thefts with impunity. Over the last year, however, US and global authorities seized $112 million from cryptocurrency investment scams, disrupted the Hive ransomware group, broke up online illegal drug marketplaces, and sanctioned crypto money launderers, among other operations to crack down on internet-enabled crimes.
Steel Built the Rust Belt. Can Green Steel Rebuild It?
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Cyclone Mocha’s Quick, Brutal Path
At least six people are dead, 700 injured, and huge swathes of a city have been destroyed after one of the strongest storms to ever form over the Indian Ocean made landfall on Sunday afternoon.
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Toyota Discloses Decade-Long Data Leak Exposing 2.15M Customers’ Data
A misconfigured cloud instance exposed vehicle data, but not personally identifiable information, the car maker says.
Scientists Have Created Cancer-Fighting E. Coli Bacteria
Scientists in China are hoping to turn Escherichia coli bacteria into a cancer-fighting ally. In a new study, they describe their creation of genetically engineered E. coli strains that can kill different types of tumors in mice. More studies will be needed, but the authors believe that bacterial therapy for cancer…
Amazon Is Trying to Make a Lord of the Rings MMO (Again)
Amazon is willing to do whatever it takes to get what it can out of the parts of Middle-earth it holds—including working with the other proverbial ringbearers in the franchise’s complex web of rights-owners. And if that means trying again at the world of gaming, so be it.
New WhatsApp Lock Feature Protects ‘Extra Special’ Chats
The folks behind WhatsApp have a new feature to keep both pesky strangers or even close friends and family from peeking into your sensitive chats. On Monday, the company unveiled a new Chat Lock feature that separates your sensitive logs from prying eyes.
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PharMerica data breach impacts more than 5.8 million individuals
National pharmacy network PharMerica discloses a data breach that impacted more than 5.8 million individuals. National pharmacy network PharMerica disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of 5,815,591 individuals. The incident took place in March and the company started notifying the impacted individuals via letter. The company is the second largest in the […]
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You Can Play Doom Eternal and N64 Games on this $10 Desktop Calculator
When was the last time you checked in on the state of cheap desktop calculators? Apparently, they’ve evolved well past those low-cost monochromatic LCD screens and now feature full-color touchscreen displays and enough horsepower to play modern versions of Doom. How does this thing cost only $10?