AI bots are having existential crises, inventing religions, and allegedly plotting against humanity… or so the internet would have you believe. We dig into Moltbook, the “AI-only” social network that sent Twitter into a meltdown, attracted breathless talk of the singularity, and turned out to be far less Terminator and far more humans role-playing as…
Category: Denial of Service
Botnet, DDoS, Denial of Service, Global Security News, Guest blog
Pro-Russian denial-of-service attacks target UK, NCSC warns
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a warning about the threat posed by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks from Russia-linked hacking groups who are reported to be continuing to target British organisations. Are you prepared? Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
AI, Blog, CVE, CVEs, Cybersecurity, Denial of Service, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
CVE-2026-0227: Palo Alto Networks Fixes GlobalProtect DoS Flaw Allowing Remote Firewall Disruption
Shortly after Microsoft’s massive January Patch Tuesday release addressing the CVE-2026-20805 zero-day vulnerability in Windows Desktop Window Manager, another technology giant has issued a security fix. This time, Palo Alto Networks has warned of a high-severity flaw affecting its GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, noting that a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit is available. GlobalProtect is Palo Alto…
AI, Blog, CVE, CVEs, Cybersecurity, Denial of Service, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
CVE-2026-0227: Palo Alto Networks Fixes GlobalProtect DoS Flaw Allowing Remote Firewall Disruption
Shortly after Microsoft’s massive January Patch Tuesday release addressing the CVE-2026-20805 zero-day vulnerability in Windows Desktop Window Manager, another technology giant has issued a security fix. This time, Palo Alto Networks has warned of a high-severity flaw affecting its GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, noting that a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit is available. GlobalProtect is Palo Alto…
AI, Blog, CVE, CVEs, Cybersecurity, Denial of Service, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
CVE-2026-0227: Palo Alto Networks Fixes GlobalProtect DoS Flaw Allowing Remote Firewall Disruption
Shortly after Microsoft’s massive January Patch Tuesday release addressing the CVE-2026-20805 zero-day vulnerability in Windows Desktop Window Manager, another technology giant has issued a security fix. This time, Palo Alto Networks has warned of a high-severity flaw affecting its GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, noting that a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit is available. GlobalProtect is Palo Alto…
AI, Blog, CVE, CVEs, Cybersecurity, Denial of Service, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
CVE-2026-0227: Palo Alto Networks Fixes GlobalProtect DoS Flaw Allowing Remote Firewall Disruption
Shortly after Microsoft’s massive January Patch Tuesday release addressing the CVE-2026-20805 zero-day vulnerability in Windows Desktop Window Manager, another technology giant has issued a security fix. This time, Palo Alto Networks has warned of a high-severity flaw affecting its GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, noting that a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit is available. GlobalProtect is Palo Alto…
AI, Blog, CVE, CVEs, Cybersecurity, Denial of Service, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
CVE-2026-0227: Palo Alto Networks Fixes GlobalProtect DoS Flaw Allowing Remote Firewall Disruption
Shortly after Microsoft’s massive January Patch Tuesday release addressing the CVE-2026-20805 zero-day vulnerability in Windows Desktop Window Manager, another technology giant has issued a security fix. This time, Palo Alto Networks has warned of a high-severity flaw affecting its GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, noting that a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit is available. GlobalProtect is Palo Alto…
DDoS, Denial of Service, Global Security News, Guest blog
Why the record-breaking 30 Tbps DDoS attack should concern every business
A new warning about the threat posed by Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks should make you sit up and listen. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
DDoS, Denial of Service, Europe, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, Russia
Europol targets Kremlin-backed cybercrime gang NoName057(16)
The hacking group NoName057(16) has been operating since 2022, launching cyber attacks on government organisations, media bodies, critical infrastructure, and private companies in Ukraine, America, Canada, and across Europe in a seeming attempt to silence voices that the group considers anti-Russian. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Application Security, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, DDoS, Denial of Service, DevOps, DevSecOps, Editorial Calendar, Elon Musk, elon musk twitter, Featured, Global Security News, Governance, Risk & Compliance, hacktivism ukraine cyber-attacks, Humor, Incident Response, Industry Spotlight, IoT, IoT & ICS Security, malware, Most Read This Week, Network Security, News, Popular Post, Russia, Russia-Ukraine, russia-ukraine conflict, Russia's War on Ukraine, SB Blogwatch, Security Awareness, Security Boulevard (Original), Social - Facebook, Social - LinkedIn, Social - X, Social Engineering, social media, Social Media Attack, social media attacks, social media cyber attacks, Social Media Cybercrime, Social Media Exploits, Spotlight, Threats & Breaches, Ukraine, ukraine conflict, Ukraine Cyber War, Ukraine-Russia War, Ukraine/European Security, vulnerabilities, X
No, Elon — X DDoS was NOT by Ukraine
X marks the botnet: Outage outrage was a Ukrainian cyberattack, implies our favorite African billionaire comedy villain. The post No, Elon — X DDoS was NOT by Ukraine appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Botnet, Data loss, Denial of Service, Global Security News, kidnap, Law & order, malware, Operating Systems, Podcast, privacy, Remote access trojan, Smashing Security, Social networks, Spyware
Smashing Security podcast #402: Hackers get hacked, the British Museum IT shutdown, and social media kidnaps
What happens when eager computer enthusiasts unknowingly download a trojanized hacking tool and find themselves on the wrong side of cybersecurity? A former employee’s actions led to chaos and raise urgent questions about the security of cultural treasures. And join us as we explore the alarming trend of social media influencers staging fake kidnappings. All…
DDoS, Denial of Service, Global Security News, Guest blog, Krispy Kreme, Law & order, Operation PowerOff, Ransomware
27 DDoS-for-hire services disrupted in run-up to holiday season
Operation PowerOFF has disrupted what was anticipated to be a surge of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over the Christmas period by taking over two dozen “booter” or “stresser” websites offline. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.