Qihoo 360 (360 Netlab) experts have warned about the emergence of an updated version of the Fodcha botnet, which embeds ransom demands directly into DDoS packets and has new infrastructure hiding functionality. Let me remind you that the Fodcha botnet was discovered in the spring of this year, and even experts reported that the threat… Continue reading The Updated Fodcha Botnet Reaches a Capacity of 1 Tb / s and Demands a Ransom Directly in DDoS Packets
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In 2020, Google paid cybersecurity experts $6.7 million
During the year, Google paid out 6.7 million to cybersecurity experts and published statistics on bug bounty programs for 2020. It turned out that during this time, researchers from 62 countries of the world discovered 662 vulnerabilities in Google products. The majority of payments cybersecurity experts received for errors that were found within the Chrome… Continue reading In 2020, Google paid cybersecurity experts $6.7 million
Microsoft fixed 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer and 99 more bugs in its products
Recent February “update Tuesday” became the largest for Microsoft in a long time: within its framework were fixed almost 100 different bugs, including the 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which was already under attack, and 11 other critical problems. Recall that back in January 2020, Microsoft reported a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which the… Continue reading Microsoft fixed 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer and 99 more bugs in its products