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Cybersecurity Firm Imperva Discloses Breach

August 27, 2019 admin Alissa Knight, data breaches, DisruptOPS, Heli Erickson, imperva, Incapsula, Rich Mogull, Web Application Firewall

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:52:58 +0000

Imperva, a leading provider of Internet firewall services that help Web sites block malicious cyberattacks, alerted customers on Tuesday that a recent data breach exposed email addresses, scrambled passwords, API keys and SSL certificates for a subset of its firewall users. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Imperva sells firewall technology designed to detect and block various types of malicious Web traffic, from denial-of-service attacks to digital probes aimed at undermining the security of Web-based software applications.

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Powerful New DDoS Method Adds Extortion

March 2, 2018 admin 0Kee Team, A Little Sunshine, Akamai, ddos, ddos-for-hire, imperva, Matt Ploesell, memcached attack, Ofer Gayer, Qrator, The Coming Storm, UDP

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 22:41:55 +0000

Attackers have seized on a relatively new method for executing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks of unprecedented disruptive power, using it to launch record-breaking DDoS assaults over the past week. Now evidence suggests this novel attack method is fueling digital shakedowns in which victims are asked to pay a ransom to call off crippling cyberattacks.