According to Gcore, the number of DDoS attacks in the first half of 2024 increased by 46% compared to the same period in 2023, reaching a total of 830,000 attacks. The peak attack power also rose to 1.7 terabits per second.
Co-developed by one of Britain’s most celebrated synth designers, PWM’s Mantis draws on decades of innovation. Greg Scarth finds out what makes this hybrid synth special. The PWM Mantis is a labour of love. First announced last year, the story of the Mantis’s development actually stretches back much further, to when PWM’s Paul Whittington enlisted […]
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered new stealer malware that’s designed to specifically target Apple macOS systems. Dubbed Banshee Stealer, it’s offered for sale in the cybercrime underground for a steep price of $3,000 a month and works across both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures. “Banshee Stealer targets a wide range of browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, and around 100 […]
A large percentage of Google’s own Pixel devices shipped globally since September 2017 included dormant software that could be used to stage nefarious attacks and deliver various kinds of malware. The issue manifests in the form of a pre-installed Android app called “Showcase.apk” that comes with excessive system privileges, including the ability to remotely execute […]