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Linux DDoS Bot Found in Amazon Cloud

Jul

2014

Threat actors are actively exploiting a vulnerability in an older version of Elasticsearch software in order to add distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) malware in Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) services.Elasticsearch is an open source search server that can be used to look for various types of documents; its advantages include scalability, almost real-time search and support […]

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Amazon EC2 Console Breach Shuts Down Code-Hosting Service

Jun

2014

This week, cyber assailants gained unauthorized access to the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) control panel of code-hosting provider Code Spaces, rendering the service completely inoperable and without any possibility of continuation. EC2 is a component of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) and offers virtual computers for rent, where users can run their own applications. […]

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HyTrust Buys HighCloud Security

Nov

2013

HyTrust, a firm that provides cloud security automation services, has acquired cloud encryption and key management company HighCloud Security. The companies are confident that the move will enable them to provide customers the solutions to addressing their main cloud security-related concerns. These include breaches and other incidents caused by human error or misconfiguration, maintaining the […]

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