Gotham Security Daily Threat Alerts

By Nancy Rand
Posted in Security
On January 04, 2016

December 31, SecurityWeek – (International) Details of 34,000 Steam users exposed during DDoS attack. Valve Corporation reported that its Internet-based platform, Steam deployed catching configurations, one that incorrectly cached traffic for unauthenticated users, which resulted in users’ personal information to be displayed to other users after the company tried to resolve distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the Steam Store that affected 34,000 users. The company was working to identify affected users. Source

 

 

Nancy Rand

Nancy Rand

Nancy has more than 20 years’ experience in information technology and security, solving business issues and implementing best-practice solutions that support organizational objectives. Her expertise includes leveraging, optimizing, and implementing diverse technology platforms, and management of large-scale technology projects.