June 22, 2020

Largest DDoS Attack Ever, New Dropbox Features, North Korean Cyber-Attacks

10 minutes

In episode 126 for June 22nd 2020: Details on the largest Distributed Denial of Service attack ever recorded, new security features in Dropbox, and the latest on new North Korean targeted cyber-attacks.

** Show notes and links mentioned on the show **

Zoom will provide end-to-end encryption to all users

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zoom-will-provide-end-to-end-encryption-to-all-users/

AWS said it mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest ever

https://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-said-it-mitigated-a-2-3-tbps-ddos-attack-the-largest-ever/

DDoS explained: How distributed denial of service attacks are evolving

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3222095/ddos-explained-how-denial-of-service-attacks-are-evolving.html

Dropbox unveils new features: Passwords, document vault, backup

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/06/17/dropbox-new-features

North Korea’s state hackers caught engaging in BEC scams

https://www.zdnet.com/article/north-koreas-state-hackers-caught-engaging-in-bec-scams/

North Korean state hackers reportedly planning COVID-19 phishing campaign targeting 5M across six nations

https://www.zdnet.com/article/north-korean-state-hackers-reportedly-planning-covid-19-phishing-campaign-targeting-5m-across-six-nations/

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