Feedly has gone down again, as a result of another DDoS
7:26am PST: We are currently being targeted by a second DDoS attack and are working with our service providers to mitigate the issue.
As with yesterday’s attack, your data is safe. We apologize for the inconvenience and will update this blog post as more information is available or the situation changes.
Denial of service attack (part 2) | Building Feedly.
Feedly is up now, but some sites still haven’t updated their articles yet:
Popular note-taking app Evernote and RSS reader Feedly have been hit with major cyberattacks as hackers demand ransom from the latter site to get it back online.
Both Evernote and Feedly, two services that work together, confirmed they suffered DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks, a type of cybercrime that kicks sites offline and is meant to disrupt usage (not steal user data). But Feedly, which is still down, detailed in a blog post that hackers are holding the site up for ransom. It’s unknown as of now if the cyber criminals asked for ransom from Evernote too.
Evernote and Feedly Hit by Cyberattacks, Held for Ransom.
Feedly is being hit by a DDoS. Feedly was touted as the replacement to Google Reader when Google decided to pull the plug on it. And a lot of people moved over to Feedly as a result. I was one of them.
Criminals are attacking feedly with a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS). The attacker is trying to extort us money to make it stop. We refused to give in and are working with our network providers to mitigate the attack as best as we can.
We are working in parallel with other victims of the same group and with law enforcement.
We want to apologize for the inconvenience. Please know that you data is safe and you will be able to re-access your feedly as soon as the attack is neutralized
Denial of service attack | Building Feedly.
Owners of iPhones and iPads have been targeted by a hacker who is freezing iOS devices and demanding a ransom of up to £55 to unlock them.
The majority of the attacks have taken place in Australia although there are also reports of Britons being affected.
iPhones frozen by hackers demanding ransom – Telegraph.
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The business reported several incidents where information held about customers, including medical details and a psychological assessment, had been sent to the wrong people.
An ICO investigation found that not enough checks were carried out when documents were being scanned to add to customer accounts, and more sensitive documents actually received fewer checks.
Student Loan Company rapped after data breaches.
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A flaw in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer which leaves users vulnerable to hackers has not been fixed, despite its discoverer giving the company six months grace to do so before publishing details.
The IE flaw that Microsoft refuses to patch – Telegraph.
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Video: eBay cyber attack: why you should change your password now – Telegraph.
Google has been named ahead of Apple as the world’s most valuable brand, according to a new survey.
Google overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable brand – Telegraph.
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