This week, we delve into the dark world of fake CAPTCHAs designed to hijack your computer. Plus, the AI safety clock is ticking down – is doomsday closer than we think? And to top it off, we uncover the sticky situation of Krispy Kreme facing a ransomware attack. All this and more is discussed in…
Category: Krispy Kreme
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Doughnut orders disrupted! Krispy Kreme suffers hack attack
Krispy Kreme, the dispenser of delectable doughnuts, says that it suffered a cyber attack at the end of last month which saw its IT systems compromised and has disrupted online orders in parts of the United States. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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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.