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title: Cyber Security Monthly News - July 2020
description: In July’s news, Amazon confirms that its cloud computing platform, AWS, was subject to the largest DDoS attack in history. Also, various SQL Server and Windows updates.
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# [Cyber Security Monthly News - July 2020](https://blog.coeo.com/cyber-security-monthly-news-july-2020)

 Written by [Matt O'Grady](https://blog.coeo.com/author/matt-ogrady) | 09-Jul-2020 11:15:00

In July's news, Amazon confirms that its cloud computing platform, AWS, was subject to largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in recorded history back in February. The 2.3Tbps attack, which took place on 17th February, surpassed the previous record of 1.35Tbps sustained by GitHub in 2018.

There has also been an advancement in the known cryptomining malware 'Golang'. Originally this malware campaign targeted Linux machines, however it has now spread to Windows servers. In particular, this new variant is able to attack web application frameworks, application servers and services such as Redis and Microsoft SQL Server.

Besides this, the latest cumulative update for SQL Server 2019 has been released, along with a number of Windows security updates.

## SQL Server Updates:

- [Cumulative Update 5 for SQL Server 2019](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4552255/cumulative-update-5-for-sql-server-2019)

## Windows Updates:

A detailed list of the security vulnerabilities addressed for Microsoft products and services in June can be found [here.](https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-Jun)

## From the web:

- [Russian hackers target WFH employees during COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53195749?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cz4pr2gd85qt/cyber-security&link_location=live-reporting-story)
- [Threat actors shift focus from COVID-19 to current events like 'Black Lives Matter' (BLM)](https://threatpost.com/office-365-users-targeted-by-coronavirus-employee-training-phish/156899/)
- [Honda's global operations hit by cyber-attack](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52982427)

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