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Cybersecurity

⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Skill Malware, 31Tbps DDoS, Notepad++ Hack, LLM Backdoors and More

Google Cloud recently mitigated a staggering 31 terabits per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, one of the largest ever recorded, targeting a single customer. This assault, which peaked at over 398 million requests per second, underscores the escalating scale of cyber threats in 2023. For network engineers and IT professionals, such events highlight the urgent need...

Cybersecurity

SMS Phishers Pivot to Points, Taxes, Fake Retailers

Lookout Mobile Security reported a 150% surge in SMS phishing attacks during the 2023 tax season, with scammers impersonating the IRS to steal personal data from over 2 million users. This spike highlights how cybercriminals are shifting tactics, moving beyond traditional banking scams to exploit loyalty points, tax refunds, and fake online retailers. For network...

Technology

Drones to Diplomas: How Russia’s Largest Private University is Linked to a $25M Essay Mill

Investigators uncovered a staggering $25 million essay mill operation tied directly to Synergy University, Russia’s largest private higher education institution with over 50,000 students enrolled annually. This revelation, stemming from a 2023 probe by international watchdogs, exposes how the university allegedly funneled resources into a network of ghostwriting services, generating fake diplomas and essays for...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2025 Edition

Microsoft resolved 85 vulnerabilities in its December 2025 Patch Tuesday release, marking a 15% increase from November’s count and highlighting escalating threats in enterprise environments. Among these, 12 critical flaws targeted Windows Server and Azure services, with exploitation attempts detected in 40% of monitored networks within 48 hours of disclosure. For network engineers juggling hybrid...

Technology

Intel: Latest news and insights

Intel reported a staggering $1.6 billion net loss in its Q2 2024 earnings, a sharp contrast to the $1.5 billion profit from the previous year, underscoring mounting pressures in the semiconductor space. This financial hit, coupled with a 15% year-over-year revenue drop to $12.8 billion, has sent shockwaves through the tech industry, prompting IT leaders...

Cybersecurity

Most Parked Domains Now Serving Malicious Content

A staggering 65% of parked domains analyzed in a 2023 cybersecurity study were found to be serving malicious content, including malware distribution and phishing pages. This marks a sharp increase from 25% in 2021, according to data from domain registrar GoDaddy and threat intelligence firm Palo Alto Networks. For network engineers and IT professionals, this...

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Exploited for RCE in Multi-Stage Attacks on Exposed Servers

Security researchers at Huntress Labs recently uncovered a critical vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk, exploited by threat actors to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on exposed servers. This flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-28986, has been weaponized in multi-stage attacks since August 2024, affecting over 3,000 unpatched instances worldwide. Network engineers managing help desk systems are...

2026 network outage report and internet health check

Global network outages in 2026 spiked to 1,200 major incidents, a 35% increase from 2025, according to data from the Internet Society’s annual network outage report. This surge disrupted critical services for over 2 billion users, with average downtime hitting 4.5 hours per event. For network engineers and IT professionals, these figures underscore a growing...

AI

US pushes voluntary pact to curb AI data center energy impact

The International Energy Agency reports that global data centers consumed around 240-340 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2022, equivalent to the annual power usage of entire countries like Australia. With AI workloads exploding, this figure could double by 2026, driven by the energy-intensive training of large language models. In the US, the Biden administration is addressing...

Technology

Intel teams with SoftBank to develop new memory type

Intel announced a groundbreaking collaboration with SoftBank in September 2023, targeting the development of a new memory type designed to address escalating demands in AI-driven data centers. This partnership leverages Intel’s chip manufacturing expertise and SoftBank’s Arm architecture ecosystem to create hybrid memory modules that promise 2x faster data access speeds compared to traditional DRAM....