Big tech, bigger fines. Note

Big tech, bigger fines.

The European Union has fined Google $3.5 billion for anti-competitive practices in its advertising technology. Cloudflare successfully blocked an unprecedented 11.5 terabits per second Distributed Denial of Service attack. The security breach affecting Salesforce originated months earlier with unauthorized access to a GitHub account. A newly identified cybercriminal group, TAG-150, has been actively engaged in malicious activities since March. Hackers exploited stolen credentials to publicly disclose over 6,700 private repositories belonging to Nx. Internet connectivity for India, Pakistan, and parts of the UAE has been disrupted due to subsea cable damage. Todd Moore of Thales discussed the significant threat posed by insider risks to data security. Burger King has experienced a cyberattack, with hackers criticizing its weak security measures, also impacting other RBI brands. Listeners are encouraged to rate and review the podcast and sign up for daily intelligence briefings. The CyberWire Daily is a production of N2K Networks.