Malwarebytes

JUNE 6, 2022

FBI warns of education sector credentials on dark web forums Runescape phish claims your email has been changed Threat profile: RansomHouse makes extortion work without ransomware WhatsApp accounts hijacked by call forwarding FAQ: Mitigating Microsoft Office’s ‘Follina’ zero-day Phishing mail claims a 3D Secure upgrade is required (..)

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DNS Internet Internet Phishing 140

Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2024

On July 16, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) sent a letter to the owners of the.top domain registry. “I think the rest is just lipstick to suggest that ICANN’s on top of DNS Abuse,” Piscitello said. ” Image: Shutterstock.

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Phishing DNS Scams Technology 307

Security Boulevard

MAY 20, 2022

What Is DNS Spoofing and How Is It Prevented? Fri, 05/20/2022 - 09:37. What Is the DNS and DNS Server? . To fully understand DNS spoofing, it’s important to understand DNS and DNS servers. The DNS “domain name system” is then what translates the domain name into the right IP address.

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DNS Cyber Attacks Encryption Risk 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

As internet access and media publishing are strictly monitored by the government agencies, it seems to be unclear the impact of the digital damage. The post DDoS Cyber Attack downs internet in North Korea appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Cyber Attacks DDOS Internet Internet 103

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

With the recent demise of several popular “proxy” services that let cybercriminals route their malicious traffic through hacked PCs, there is now something of a supply chain crisis gripping the underbelly of the Internet. A review of the Internet addresses historically used by Super-socks[.]biz Image: Spur.us.

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Malware Cybercrime Internet Internet 304

Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

BIND is a suite of software for interacting with the Domain Name System (DNS) maintained by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC). The ISC released security patches to address multiple high-severity denial-of-service DoS vulnerabilities in the DNS software suite. Then ‘named’ may exit due to a lack of free memory.

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DNS Software Internet Internet 98

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

million customers, including website administrator passwords, sFTP credentials, and private SSL keys; -December 2022: Hackers gained access to and installed malware on GoDaddy’s cPanel hosting servers that “intermittently redirected random customer websites to malicious sites.” A U2F device made by Yubikey.

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Hacking Social Engineering Phishing Scams 315

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Microsoft March 2022 Patch Tuesday security updates address 89 vulnerabilities in multiple products, including 3 zero-days. Three flaws addressed by the Microsoft March 2022 Patch Tuesday security updates are zero-day issues, and for two of them, CVE-2022-21990 and CVE-2022-24459, public exploits are available.

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IoT Media DNS Hacking 118

Malwarebytes

MAY 4, 2022

Researchers have found a vulnerability in a popular C standard library in IoT products that could allow attackers to perform DNS poisoning attacks against a target device. Similar to other C standard libraries, uClibc provides an extensive DNS client interface that allows programs to readily perform lookups and other DNS-related requests.

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IoT DNS Risk Internet 135

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Cyber threat analysts at Silent Push said they recently received reports from a partner organization that identified an aggressive scanning effort against their website using an Internet address previously associated with a campaign by FIN7 , a notorious Russia-based hacking group. ” Orn advertising Araneida Scanner in Feb.

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Hacking Cybercrime Advertising Data breaches 220

Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

Other Privnote phishing domains that also phoned home to the same Internet address as pirwnote[.]com com is currently selling security cameras made by the Chinese manufacturer Hikvision , via an Internet address based in Hong Kong. Searching DomainTools for domains that include both of these terms reveals pirwnote[.]com.

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Phishing Cryptocurrency DDOS Internet 259

Cisco Security

AUGUST 29, 2022

In part one of our Black Hat USA 2022 NOC blog, we discussed building the network with Meraki: Adapt and Overcome. 25+ Years of Black Hat (and some DNS stats), by Alejo Calaoagan. If there is a specific DNS attack that threatened the conference, we supported Black Hat in blocking it to protect the network.

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DNS Wireless Malware Firewall 101

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Cisco addressed a high severity vulnerability in the Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance (VA) , tracked as CVE-2022-20773, that could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to steal admin credentials remotely. “This vulnerability is due to the presence of a static SSH host key.

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DNS Internet Internet Firewall 128

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This blog examines the escalating phishing landscape, shortcomings of common anti-phishing approaches, and why implementing a Protective DNS service as part of a layered defense provides the most effective solution. This staggering figure represents more than 59 percent of the losses from the top five most costly internet crimes worldwide.

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DNS Phishing Social Engineering Engineering 64

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Secure web gateway (SWG) solutions help keep enterprise networks from falling victim to ransomware , malware , and other threats carried by internet traffic and malicious websites. Secure web gateways, then, provide fast, secure access to the Internet and SaaS, making digital business a safe and productive experience.

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Engineering Digital transformation Internet Internet 103

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

BitSight researchers found significant overlap in the Internet addresses used by those domains and a domain called BHproxies[.]com. BHProxies has authored 129 posts on Black Hat World since 2012, and their last post on the forum was in December 2022. 5, 2014 , but historic DNS records show BHproxies[.]com The website BHProxies[.]com

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Accountability Advertising Marketing Malware 275

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In 2022, the Russian APT used multiple wipers in attacks aimed at Ukraine, including AwfulShred , CaddyWiper , HermeticWiper , Industroyer2 , IsaacWiper , WhisperGate , Prestige , RansomBoggs , and ZeroWipe. On September 2022, the Sandworm group was observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware.

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Telecommunications DNS Passwords Hacking 107

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The explosion in internet-enabled technology has created a reliance on digital advancements like cloud computing. However, the increase in internet-accessible resources comes with the inherent security risks posed by the worldwide web. The post 10 Best CASB Security Vendors of 2022 appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.

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Risk Firewall Authentication Encryption 141

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

While analyzing billions of DNS records, Infoblox researchers discovered a sophisticated malware toolkit, dubbed Decoy Dog, that was employed in attacks aimed at enterprise networks. The researchers pointed out that while the malware is open source, deploying it as a DNS C2 requires a significant effort. ” concludes the report.

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Malware DNS Education Media 98

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The list includes Amazon (banned in 2018), Google (2018), Microsoft (2022), and Cloudflare (2015). For a “normal” connection to a website, a Domian Name System (DNS) finds the IP address for the requested domain name. A CDN is basically a large network of proxy servers and data centers and it can be used to host multiple domains.

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DNS Internet Internet Encryption 111

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

These events can occur accidentally and even within a corporate network; however, intentional attacks on internet-facing resources are far more common. Also read: How to Secure DNS. DNS Flood: The attacking machines send spoofed DNS requests at a high packet rate to overwhelm the DNS server and shut down the domain.

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DDOS DNS Firewall Internet 145

Google Security

MARCH 28, 2024

Tianhao Chi and Puneet Sood, Google Public DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is a fundamental protocol used on the Internet to translate human-readable domain names (e.g., When a user enters a domain name in their browser, the DNS resolver (e.g. Google Public DNS). www.example.com) into numeric IP addresses (e.g.,

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DNS Internet Internet Encryption 82

Krebs on Security

JULY 3, 2023

com , registered in May 2022. However, searching passive DNS records at DomainTools.com for thedomainsvault[.]com SammySam_Alon registered at Houzz using an Internet address in Huntsville, Ala. In 2018, KrebsOnSecurity published How Internet Savvy are Your Leaders? Usdomainauthority[.]com Thedomainsvault[.]com

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Scams Business Services Accountability Marketing 281

Cisco Security

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Cisco is honored to be a Premium Partner of the Black Hat NOC, and is the Official Network Platform, Mobile Device Management, Malware Analysis and DNS (Domain Name Service) Provider of Black Hat. 2022 was Cisco’s sixth year as a NOC partner for Black Hat Europe. Construction in 2022 closed this entrance.

Engineering 98

Engineering Mobile Malware Wireless 98

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The botnet was involved in stealing users’ credentials and data, mining cryptocurrencies abusing victims’ resources, and setting up proxies to funnel other people’s internet traffic through infected machines and routers. The researchers observed a new campaign that started in June 2022 after the Google lawsuit and is still ongoing.

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DNS Antivirus Cryptocurrency Software 111

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S. builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S.

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Cryptocurrency Data breaches DNS DDOS 100

Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2023

. “Successful exploits could allow attackers to monitor users’ internet activity, highjack internet connections and redirect traffic to malicious websites or inject malware into network traffic. “NETGEAR is aware of multiple security vulnerabilities on the RAX30. . ” concludes the advisory. We are in the final!

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Hacking Firmware Authentication DNS 98

Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

The researchers discovered eight vulnerabilities that impact thousands of internet-connected devices worldwide. The experts demonstrated multiple attack vectors, including the exploitation of flaws in internet-exposed services, cloud account takeover, and the exploitation of flaws in the cloud infrastructure. through 00.07.03.4

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Hacking Internet Internet Manufacturing 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tens of router models from Taiwanese SOHO manufacturer DrayTek are affected by a critical, unauthenticated, remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-32548, that can be exploited to fully compromise a vulnerable device and gain unauthorized access to the broader network. ” reads the advisory published by Trellix.

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Hacking Internet Internet Passwords 100

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

E-commerce confronted significant challenges, withstanding 22% of attacks and a 51% increase compared to Q1 2022. targeting the DNS, and the remaining 3.7% in Q1 2022 to 6.4% Establish partnerships with your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and other stakeholders for coordinated defense and rapid response during an attack.

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DDOS Telecommunications Data breaches DNS 129

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2022- 42889 , but security researchers have dubbed it Log4Text. ” Quickly summarized, this means an attacker with a successful exploit could extract information from the memory, set up internet connections, and execute arbitrary commands. Starting with version 1.5 Similarities.

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DNS Engineering Internet Internet 92

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, in 2010 Spamdot and its spam affiliate program Spamit were hacked, and its user database shows Sal and Icamis often accessed the forum from the same Internet address — usually from Cherepovets , an industrial town situated approximately 230 miles north of Moscow. I can not provide DNS for u, only domains.

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Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 249

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Exim is a message transfer agent (MTA) originally developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the internet, and is freely available under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence. The word "finally" in the title stems from the fact that these vulnerabilities were reported to Exim on June 14, 2022.

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DNS Authentication Accountability Passwords 114

Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

Sophos X-Ops is currently tracking a campaign by threat actors targeting unpatched Citrix NetScaler systems exposed to the internet. The attackers attempted to verify outbound network connectivity with a ping command and executed host commands for a subnet-wide DNS lookup. Network-segmentation controls blocked this activity too.

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VPN Ransomware DNS Malware 126

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

The DDoS assault used multiple attack vectors for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) reflection, including Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP), Connection-less Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (CLDAP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Network Time Protocol (NTP). See the Top DDoS Protection Service Providers for 2022.

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DDOS IoT Engineering Internet 136

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

DNS elevation of privilege vulnerability. It exists due to an application that does not properly impose security restrictions in Windows DNS. The RCE vulnerability (CVE-2021-38647) can be exploited in situations where the OMI ports are accessible to the Internet to allow for remote management.

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DNS Risk Authentication Internet 130

SecureList

JULY 25, 2022

In our APT predictions for 2022 , we noted that despite these risks, we expected more attackers to reach the sophistication level required to develop such tools. There, CosmicStrand sleeps for 10 minutes and tests the internet connectivity of the infected machine. 8) or a custom one (222.222.67[.]208). Infrastructure. First seen.

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Firmware DNS Malware Technology 145