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Ransomware Outbreak Hits Florida Supreme Court, US and European Universities

A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the U.S. and Central Europe, according to a Reuters analysis of ransom notes posted online to stricken servers. Those organizations are among more than …

Viewpoint: Thermal and Overtemperature Events of Data Centers

You may have read storage and operational temperature specifications on a box of newly purchased electronics or somewhere buried in the back of a user manual. Computers, servers, networking equipment, and other electronics all have manufacturer specifications indicating what temperature/conditions? …

Accenture Claims ‘No Impact’ in Apparent Ransomware Attack

BOSTON (AP) — Cybercriminals have breached Accenture in an apparent ransomware attack but the global consulting giant says the incident was immediately contained with no impact on it or its systems. The LockBit ransomware gang announced the attack Tuesday night …

Blaze Destroys Servers at Europe’s Largest Cloud Services Firm

PARIS — A fire destroyed some servers and temporarily shutdown others at OVHcloud on Wednesday, just two days after the French cloud computing firm kicked off plans for an initial public offering. Europe’s largest cloud services provider told clients including …

Microsoft Attempts Takedown of Global Criminal Botnet

Microsoft announced legal action Monday seeking to disrupt a major cybercrime digital network that uses more than 1 million zombie computers to loot bank accounts and spread ransomware, which experts consider a major threat to the U.S. presidential election. The …

Breach at Software Provider to Local Governments, Schools

DALLAS — A major provider of software services for governments and schools across the United States, Tyler Technologies, told customers Wednesday that an unknown intruder broke into its phone and information technology systems. It could not immediately be determined whether …

Twitter Scammers Just Wanted Money. But What if They Had Worse Plans?

The hackers who seized control of the Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, Barack Obama and Elon Musk appear to have been in it only for the money. But with social media now the main way many politicians, countries …

SAP Discloses Security Lapses; Says There Was No Data Breach

BERLIN — Business software group SAP disclosed on Tuesday that some of its cloud products did not meet contractual or statutory security standards and said it would take remedial action to fix the problem as soon as possible. The shortcomings …