#ServerOutage

Hoya’s optics production and orders disrupted by cyberattack

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April 4, 2024 at 01:27PM Hoya Corporation, a global optics manufacturer, faced a “system failure” leading to server downtime at various plants. With 37,000 employees across 160 sites and in over 30 countries, they prioritize system restoration. A third-party security breach is suspected, impacting production and order systems. Investigations continue to analyze the extent and … Read more

New HTTP/2 DoS attack can crash web servers with a single connection

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April 4, 2024 at 11:30AM Newly discovered HTTP/2 protocol vulnerabilities, “CONTINUATION Flood,” can lead to denial of service (DoS) attacks, crashing web servers with a single TCP connection in some implementations. Discovered by researcher Barket Nowotarski, these vulnerabilities relate to the use of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames, not properly limited or checked, potentially causing memory outages, … Read more