#PreventiveMeasures

300,000 Systems Vulnerable to New Loop DoS Attack

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March 20, 2024 at 05:51AM Researchers from the CISPA Helmholtz Center in Germany have identified a new DoS attack that affects UDP-based application protocols and internet-facing systems, causing indefinite communication between servers. This self-sustaining loop attack disrupts services and networks, impacting protocols like NTP and DNS. The technique may be used for amplifying DoS or … Read more

NTT boss takes early retirement to atone for data leak

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March 1, 2024 at 12:35AM NTT West president, Masaaki Moribayashi, announced his resignation effective end of March, following the leak of data of 9.28 million customers. He expressed the importance of social responsibility and took the blame for the incident at a widely reported press conference. The company apologized, revealed investigation results, and outlined measures … Read more