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Google confirms Wiz acquisition in record-breaking $32 billion deal
Google has confirmed plans to acquire cloud security firm Wiz in a deal worth $32 billion. The deal marks the biggest acquisition yet for the tech giant, more than double its $12.5 billion buyout of Motorola in 2012, before selling it off again two years later for a fraction of that price. The tech giant said the acquisition represents an…
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Cloudflare mitigated a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack
The largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to date peaked at 5.6 terabits per second and came from a Mirai-based botnet with 13,000 compromised devices. The UDP-based attack occurred last year on October 29 and targeted an internet service provider (ISP) in Eastern Asia in an attempt to bring its services offline. Security and connectivity services provider Cloudflare says that the assault…
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Ransomware rakes in record-breaking $450 million in first half of 2024
Ransomware victims have paid $459,800,000 to cybercriminals in the first half of 2024, setting the stage for a new record this year if ransom payments continue at this level. Last year, ransomware payments reached a record $1.1 billion, which Chainalysis previously predicted from stats gathered in the first half of the year when ransomware activity grossed $449,100,000. We now stand at approximately…
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