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The LockBit ransomware operation has suffered a breach, with an allegedly disgruntled developer leaking the builder for the gangs newest encryptor.

Researchers have observed a surge in hacking attempts targeting CVE-2022-24086, a critical Magento 2 vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute code on unpatched sites.

Internet security company Imperva has announced its DDoS (distributed denial of service) mitigation solution has broken a new record, defending against a single attack that sent over 25.3 billion requests to one of its customers.

According to Gcore, in 2022, the number and volume of DDoS attacks will roughly double compared to 2021. The average attack power will grow from 150-300 Gbps to 500-700 Gbps. Andrew Slastenov, Head of Web Security, at Gcore talks to his colleagues about trends in the cybersecurity market:

Microsoft has released the final version of security configuration baseline settings for Windows 11, version 22H2, downloadable today using the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit.

European Parliament members investigating the use of surveillance spyware by European Union governments have sharply criticized Israel

The Hive ransomware operation claimed responsibility for an attack on the New York Racing Association (NYRA), which previously disclosed that a cyber attack on June 30, 2022, impacted IT operations and website availability and compromised member data.

Windows 11 version 22H2 is arriving soon and it wont be a massive release, but there will be several quality improvements and bug fixes. Microsoft has already confirmed the features coming to Windows 11 with version 22H2 and users can test them by joining the Windows Insider Program.

Experts believe that the development of serverless technologies will further simplify the creation of botnets for DDoS attacks. Heres how Gcore can counter these threats.

The operators of the Chromeloader adware are evolving their attack methods and gradually transforming the low-risk tool into a dangerous malware loader, seen dropping ransomware in some cases.