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Cloudflare once again comes under pressure for enabling abusive sites

Getty Images reader comments 7 A familiar debate is once again surrounding Cloudflare, the content delivery network that provides a free service that protects websites from being taken down in denial-of-service attacks by masking their hosts: Is Cloudflare a bastion of free speech or an enabler of spam, malware delivery, harassment and the very DDoS… Read More »

Okta hit by another breach, this one stealing employee data from 3rd-party vendor

Getty Images reader comments 25 with Identity and authentication management provider Okta has been hit by another breach, this one against a third-party vendor that allowed hackers to steal personal information for 5,000 Okta employees. The compromise was carried out in late September against Rightway Healthcare, a service Okta uses to support employees and their… Read More »

Cloudflare’s CAPTCHA replacement lacks crosswalks, checkboxes, Google

Enlarge / CAPTCHAs are meant to prevent these kinds of browsing scenarios, not train us all to better recognize vehicles and infrastructure in grainy photos. Getty Images reader comments 56 with 45 posters participating Share this story Cloudflare has recently made an audacious claim: We could all be doing something better with our lives than… Read More »

Phishers who breached Twilio and fooled Cloudflare could easily get you, too

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) At least two security-sensitive companies—Twilio and Cloudflare—were targeted in a phishing attack by an advanced threat actor who had possession of home phone numbers of not just employees but employees’ family members as well. In the case of Twilio, a San Francisco-based provider of two-factor authentication and communication services, the unknown… Read More »