Tag: #InfoSec
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 […]
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 […]
A recent discovery has exposed a significant flaw in Windows, known as the “Windows Zero-day Downgrade Attack,” that allows threat actors to downgrade fully updated systems to versions with known vulnerabilities. This attack method is particularly alarming because it exploits the trust users place in Windows Update, a cornerstone of maintaining system security. The Mechanics […]