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Sacramento airport goes no-fly after AT&T internet cable snipped
2024-04-19 20:30

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Bots dominate internet activity, account for nearly half of all traffic
2024-04-18 03:00

49.6% of all internet traffic came from bots in 2023, a 2% increase over the previous year, and the highest level Imperva has reported since it began monitoring automated traffic in 2013. For the fifth consecutive year, the proportion of web traffic associated with bad bots grew to 32% in 2023, up from 30.2% in 2022, while traffic from human users decreased to 50.4%. Automated traffic is costing organizations billions annually due to attacks on websites, APIs, and applications.

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2024-04-16 12:00

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92,000+ internet-facing D-Link NAS devices accessible via “backdoor” account (CVE-2024-3273)
2024-04-08 09:00

A vulnerability in four old D-Link NAS models could be exploited to compromise internet-facing devices, a threat researcher has found.The existence of the flaw was confirmed by D-Link last week, and an exploit for opening an interactive shell has popped up on GitHub.

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2024-04-03 08:14

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APIs Drive the Majority of Internet Traffic and Cybercriminals are Taking Advantage
2024-03-19 16:20

Application programming interfaces (APIs) are the connective tissue behind digital modernization, helping applications and databases exchange data more effectively. The State of API Security in...

KeyTrap attack: Internet access disrupted with one DNS packet
2024-02-17 16:08

A serious vulnerability named KeyTrap in the Domain Name System Security Extensions feature could be exploited to deny internet access to applications for an extended period. It allows a remote attacker to cause a long lasting denial-of-service condition in vulnerable resolvers by sending a single DNS packet.

NSA Admits Secretly Buying Your Internet Browsing Data without Warrants
2024-01-29 06:59

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has admitted to buying internet browsing records from data brokers to identify the websites and apps Americans use that would otherwise require a court...

COVID-19 test lab accused of exposing 1.3 million patient records to open internet
2024-01-24 07:28

A password-less database containing an estimated 1.3 million sets of Dutch COVID-19 testing records was left exposed to the open internet, and it's not clear if anyone is taking responsibility.Among the information revealed in the publicly accessible and seemingly insecurely configured database were 118,441 coronavirus test certificates, 506,663 appointment records, 660,173 testing samples and "a small number" of internal files.

Drivers: We'll take that plain dumb car over a flashy data-spilling internet one, thanks
2024-01-12 07:25

CES Despite all the buzz around internet-connected smart cars at this year's CES in Las Vegas, most folks don't want vehicle manufacturers sharing their personal data with third parties - and even say they'd consider buying an older or dumber car to protect their privacy and security. According to a survey of 2,000 Americans conducted by Kaspersky in November and published this week, 72 percent of drivers are uncomfortable with automakers sharing their data with advertisers, insurance companies, subscription services, and other third-party outfits.