The US, UK, and Australia have imposed sanctions against Russia-linked hosting providers Media Land and Hypercore for supporting ransomware gangs. This marks the third action against bulletproof hosts this year, following January’s Zservers takedown and July’s Aeza sanctions. However, these provider
Cloudflare’s global outage yesterday wasn’t a cyberattack but a database configuration error that doubled a feature file size. The disruption affected major platforms including X, OpenAI, and Shopify for over five hours. Analysts estimate the incident caused $250-300 million in direct and indirect l
African organizations face a perfect storm of AI-powered cyberattacks targeting identity systems and cloud infrastructure. The continent’s digital expansion is outpacing security maturity, creating massive vulnerabilities across critical sectors.
A widespread Cloudflare outage has knocked out access to major websites including Spotify, X, and ChatGPT. The company is working on fixes but services remain unstable for many users.
Akira ransomware is shifting to attack Nutanix’s AHV hypervisor, a previously untouched attack surface. The group has exfiltrated data in just over two hours and exploited critical vulnerabilities in Veeam and SonicWall devices. Multiple government agencies have issued a joint advisory warning of th
Container images are riddled with vulnerabilities, with studies showing averages of 280-604 security flaws per image. Companies are now offering hardened images that reduce vulnerabilities by over 97% through minimal component strategies.
New EU cybersecurity legislation imposes fines up to €15 million or 2.5% of global turnover for non-compliance. All connected products sold in Europe must meet strict security standards by 2026. The rules affect everything from consumer electronics to industrial control systems.
The Akira ransomware group has expanded its targets to include Nutanix AHV virtual machines, according to a new CISA advisory. The Russian cybercrime operation has pulled in $244 million and is actively exploiting VPN vulnerabilities to breach critical infrastructure sectors. Organizations using Nut
Germany is taking a hard line on Chinese telecom equipment, announcing a complete ban on Huawei and other Chinese suppliers from future 6G networks. Chancellor Friedrich Merz revealed the government will also replace existing Chinese components in 5G infrastructure with domestically produced alterna
CISO compensation packages in North America saw strong growth this year, but security budget increases hit their slowest pace in five years. The gap between top earners and median CISOs remains dramatic, with the top 1% making over $3.2 million.
