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Understanding the Rise of DDoS Attacks in Africa’s Digital Era

Join our weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI, InfoSec, Technology, Psychology, and Literature coverage. Learn More Introduction As Africa embraces digital transformation and rising Internet adoption, the continent faces a growing array of cyber threats, including a significant surge in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. These attacks, long a challenge…

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Understanding the Threat: Ficora and Kaiten Botnets Exploiting D-Link Vulnerabilities

Join our weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI, InfoSec, Technology, Psychology, and Literature coverage. Learn More Introduction Old vulnerabilities die hard—especially in the world of cybersecurity. In 2024, the FICORA and CAPSAICIN botnets, leveraging decade-old D-Link router vulnerabilities, wreaked havoc across global networks. These botnets exploited weaknesses in the…

2024 data breaches scares
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A Look at the Biggest Cyber Scares of 2024

Join our weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI, InfoSec, Technology, Psychology, and Literature coverage. Learn More Introduction The year 2024 served as a stark reminder of how sophisticated and disruptive cyberattacks have become. From crippling healthcare systems to exposing sensitive government communications, cybercriminals have demonstrated their ability to inflict…

Juniper Networks Warns of Mirai Botnet
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Juniper Warns of Mirai Botnet Targeting SSR Devices with Default Passwords

Join our weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI, InfoSec, Technology, Psychology, and Literature coverage. Learn More Introduction Juniper Networks has issued a stark warning about the exploitation of Session Smart Router (SSR) products with default passwords in a malicious campaign deploying the notorious Mirai botnet malware. This development highlights…

Fortinet Tackles Unpatched Critical RCE Vectors
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How Fortinet Tackles Unpatched Critical RCE Vectors

Join our weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI, InfoSec, Technology, Psychology, and Literature coverage. Learn More Introduction Fortinet has released critical patches for a vulnerability in its Wireless LAN Manager (FortiWLM) that could allow attackers to exploit unauthenticated sensitive information disclosure and enable remote code execution (RCE). The flaw,…

CISA Adds Critical Flaw in BeyondTrust Software
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CISA Adds Critical BeyondTrust Vulnerability to Exploited List

Join our weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI, InfoSec, Technology, Psychology, and Literature coverage. Learn More Introduction The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical flaw in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability,…