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Cloudflare mitigated an unprecedented volumetric DDoS event that peaked at 11.5 terabits per second and reached roughly 5.1 billion packets per second. This short, intense UDP flood lasted about 35 seconds and highlighted evolving threat-intelligence patterns tied to botnet recruitment of IoT, NVR and DVR edge devices, as well as involvement from multiple cloud providers including Google Cloud. The incident underscores the growing scale of volumetric-attacks, the operational role of botnet toolkits such as RapperBot, and the importance of automated mitigation and cross-provider coordination in modern network defense.

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Samsung has surprised users by releasing a security patch for the Galaxy S20 series, even though these devices officially exited the support window in April 2025. This unexpected update underscores Samsung's commitment to user security and device integrity.

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Cybersecurity researchers recently uncovered critical zero-day vulnerabilities in retired network security devices, shedding light on the risks associated with end-of-life hardware. The exploits targeted the Netgear WGR614v9 router and the BitDefender Box V1, originally designed for home network protection. This article delves into the details of these vulnerabilities and their implications for IoT security.