Author: Maya Pillai
In 2021, Amazon faced a $34 million loss due to a one-hour system outage, highlighting the financial impact of downtime. Similarly, Meta experienced a loss of nearly $100 million following Facebook’s 2021 outage. In an event summary from early August 2024, Microsoft reported a DDoS attack that triggered an “unexpected usage spike,” causing Azure Front […]
On August 9, 2024, cryptocurrency firm Unicoin experienced a significant cyberattack that resulted in a four-day lockout from essential Google services. The breach targeted Unicoin’s Google G-Suite account, impacting all employees with “@unicoin.com” email addresses. The attack led to unauthorized changes in passwords and severely disrupted internal operations by rendering crucial tools like Gmail and […]
In a significant development, Toyota has confirmed the data breach after 240GB of sensitive data was leaked on a hacking forum. The breach, which targeted a U.S. branch of the automotive giant, has exposed critical information, including employee and customer details, financial records, and network infrastructure data, raising serious concerns among cybersecurity professionals and industry […]