Several Russian government sites are inaccessible after ddos attacks. Among others, the websites of the Kremlin, the Russian government and the Ministry of Defense are down. Several Twitter accounts claim the attacks are in the name of Anonymous.
Nvidia investigates cyber attack on internal systems
Parts of Nvidia have likely been offline for two days due to a cyber attack. It is not yet known if any data was captured or if Nvidia was otherwise harmed.
WordPress Patches Four Serious Threats Ahead of Version 5.9
WordPress introduces an emergency patch for four serious vulnerabilities. WordPress 5.8.3 is available immediately.
Steam’s peak concurrent users increased by 10 million in two years
Steam has now set a new user record; there were 28.2 million concurrent users in the past weekend. Exactly two years ago, there were ten million fewer users simultaneously online on the game platform.
Have I Been Pwned Adds Passwords Of 7.5 Million DatPiff Members
Security researcher Troy Hunt has added leaked usernames and passwords from rap mixtape website DatPiff to Have I been Pwned. In November, data from nearly 7.5 million members appeared on a hacker forum.