Playasia Shuts Down Website After Weeks of Relentless Cyberattacks
Popular video game import retailer Playasia has temporarily shut down its website after suffering weeks of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, with the company’s CEO warning that the attacks appear to be part of a massive coordinated campaign targeting tens of thousands of organizations.
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