October 1, 2024 at 03:35PM Rackspace experienced a data breach due to a zero-day vulnerability in ScienceLogic’s third-party tool. ScienceLogic promptly developed a patch and distributed it to impacted customers. The breach exposed limited customer monitoring data, leading Rackspace to rotate credentials and inform customers. The impact on customers and potential exploitation attempts remains unknown. … Read more
January 21, 2024 at 03:15PM Finnish IT services provider Tietoevry faced a ransomware attack affecting a Swedish data center, impacting its cloud hosting customers. The attack was isolated, but caused widespread outages for multiple Swedish businesses, including the largest cinema chain and government agencies. The ransomware gang Akira is allegedly responsible, with cases of their … Read more
November 16, 2023 at 04:28PM Rackspace has revealed that its expenses from a ransomware attack last year have now reached $12 million. The attack, initially described as a security incident, disrupted email services for thousands of customers. Rackspace attributed the intrusion to the Play crew, who exploited a critical Exchange bug. The company incurred costs … Read more
November 7, 2023 at 07:36AM The OPSWAT 2023 Web Application Security report reveals that while 75% of organizations have modernized their infrastructure and 78% have increased their security budgets, only 2% are confident in their security posture. The shift to cloud-based and containerized web applications presents new security challenges, particularly in file upload security. The … Read more