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    Cloudflare

    San Francisco, California2000 employees • Technology

    https://www.cloudflare.com/
    United States

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    Technology

    Security Incidents

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    Cloudflare, Inc. is a company that provides content delivery network (CDN) services, Internet security, and distributed domain name server services. Its mission is to build a better, safer, and faster internet by protecting and accelerating any website online. Cloudflare was established in July 2009 by Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway, and Michelle Zatlyn. It launched publicly at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in September 2010.

    One of Cloudflare's key services includes the provision of DDoS mitigation, which protects websites from distributed denial-of-service attacks. Additionally, Cloudflar...
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    Security Incidents

    Cloudflare Breach of Feb 2024
    Severity Score
    Very Low

    Type

    Phishing Attack

    Summary

    In late November 2023, Cloudflare experienced a security breach initiated by a sophisticated threat actor who gained unauthorized access to its self-hosted Atlassian server. The incident, which began on Thanksgiving Day, was promptly identified, leading to a rigorous investigation and mitigation effort by Cloudflare's security team, aided by CrowdStrike's forensic analysis. Despite the breach, Cloudflare assured that no customer data or systems were compromised, highlighting the effectiveness of its Zero Trust security architecture and robust access controls that prevented lateral movement and...
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