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Mirai Botnet Launched 2.5 Tbps DDoS Attack Against Minecraft Server

Issued by: Security Week

The attack was aimed at a Minecraft server named Wynncraft and it involved UDP and TCP floods. However, the web security firm said it mitigated the attack, preventing it from causing any disruption to the game. While this may have been a record-breaking attack for Cloudflare, Microsoft last year observed an attack that peaked at…

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Malwarebytes DNS Filtering helps IT and security teams block access to malicious websites

Issued by: Help Net Security

At RSA Conference 2022, Malwarebytes announced the expansion of its Nebula platform with a new DNS Filtering module available for Windows on June 14 and for Mac in July. Malwarebytes DNS Filtering is powered by Cloudflare‘s zero trust platform to deliver a flexible and comprehensive zero trust solution for Nebula users. Malwarebytes DNS Filtering module…

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U.S. Security Vendors Launch Critical Infrastructure Defense Project

Issued by: Security Week

Government warnings of heightened cyber risk to U.S. organizations as a by-product of the war in Ukraine are almost a daily occurrence. The government considers increased cyber activity aimed at U.S. and NATO organizations ‒ and particularly critical infrastructure organizations ‒ to be a serious threat. CISA has a ‘Shields Up’ page that states, “While…