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French Firms Rocked by Kasbah Hacker?

Krebs on Security

In 2018, security intelligence firm HYAS discovered a malware network communicating with systems inside of a French national power company. When it didn’t hear from French authorities after almost a week, HYAS asked the dynamic DNS provider to “ sinkhole ” the malware network’s control servers. ”

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APT34: Glimpse project

Security Affairs

Indeed we might observe a File-based command and control (a quite unusual solution) structure, a VBS launcher, a PowerShell Payload and a covert channel over DNS engine. According to Duo, “ OilRig delivered Trojans that use DNS tunneling for command and control in attacks since at least May 2016. It is not a TXT request.

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Lyceum APT made the headlines with attacks in Middle East

Security Affairs

According to Dragos, the Hexane group has been active since at least the middle of 2018, it intensified its activity since early 2019 with an escalation of tensions within the Middle East. The malware uses DNS and HTTP-based communication mechanisms. Security experts at Dragos Inc. Another tool used by the group is kl.

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OilRig APT group: the evolution of attack techniques over time

Security Affairs

group_b : from August 2017 to January 2018 3. group_c : from January 2018 to February 2018 4. T1094) mainly developed using DNS resolutions (which is actually one of the main characteristic of the attacker group). I’ve also been encharged of testing uVote voting system from the Italian Minister of homeland security.

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The ‘MartyMcFly’ investigation: Italian naval industry under attack

Security Affairs

Fincantieri who was not involved in the previous ‘MartyMcFly’ attack identified and blocked additional threats targeting their wide infrastructure intercepted on during the week of 20th August 2018, about a couple of months before the ‘MartyMcFly’ campaign. DNS requests intercepted.

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How to Prevent SQL Injection Attacks

eSecurity Planet

The least common of SQL injection attacks, the out-of-band method relies on the database server to make DNS or HTTP requests delivering data to an attacker. . . . Testing for SQL Injection Vulnerabilities. Also Read: Best Penetration Testing Software for 2021. . Perform Regular Auditing and Penetration Testing.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

2002 – Internet Attack — By targeting the thirteen Domain Name System (DNS) root servers, a DDoS attack assaults the entire Internet for an hour. 2014-2018 — Marriott International — A breach occurs on systems supporting Starwood hotel brands beginning in 2014. Marriott announces it in late 2018. . Most users are unaffected.