Security Boulevard

AUGUST 6, 2024

Threat Intelligence Report Date: August 6, 2024 Prepared by: David Brunsdon, Threat Intelligence - Security Engineer, HYAS Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a service that automatically updates the Domain Name System (DNS) in real-time to reflect changes in the IP addresses of a domain.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

Related: Why not train employees as phishing cops? NormShield found that all of the 2020 presidential hopefuls, thus far, are making sure their campaigns are current on software patching, as well as Domain Name System (DNS) security; and several are doing much more. Denial-of-service attacks against election offices.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

Phishing Gets Personal Phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated, thanks to tools like generative AI, which enable attackers to personalize their campaigns for maximum impact. Educate yourself on common phishing tactics and train employees to recognize fraudulent emails.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2022

The Russian government fears the consequence of data breaches suffered by its organizations or possible interference by third-party nation state actors that could exploit the ongoing attacks to carry out covet cyber attacks.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

Since bad actors need to communicate back to their C2, digital exhaust often takes the form of DNS records , which if monitored properly allows organizations to detect anomalous patterns and stop the communications, and thus the breach, before the criminals can do any major harm. That's where technologies like protective DNS come in.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Russia-linked threat actor Gamaredon employed new spyware in cyber attacks aimed at public authorities and critical information infrastructure in Ukraine. The attack chain starts with spear-phishing messages with a.RAR attachment named “12-1-125_09.01.2023.” Another method consists of pinging the subdomain Write[.]mohsengo[.]shop

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Securing SMB Success: The Indispensable Role of Protective DNS Cyber attacks pose as much risk to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as they do to large organizations — if not more. Attacks happen often, and they can have devastating consequences.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Ecuador suffered 40 Million Cyber attacks after the Julian Assange arrest. Analyzing OilRigs malware that uses DNS Tunneling. Google is going to block logins from embedded browsers against MitM phishing attacks. Adblock Plus filter can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in web pages.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

5 technologies that help prevent cyber attacks for SMBs (ranked in order of importance). DNS filtering. The next technology you need to prevent cyberattacks is a DNS filter. But first, a little bit about what DNS (domain name system) is. The DNS server, in turn, tells the computer where to go.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Phishing scams use it to compromise networks. They spot unwanted traffic such as spam, phishing expeditions, malware, and scams. A good email gateway will contain most of the following features: Identify and filter spam, viruses, phishing and malware from URLs or attachments. Key Features of Secure Email Gateways.

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SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Roaming Mantis implements new DNS changer We continue to track the activities of Roaming Mantis (aka Shaoye), a well-established threat actor targeting countries in Asia. Android malware, used by Roaming Mantis, and discovered a DNS changer function that was implemented to target specific Wi-Fi routers used mainly in South Korea.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

But that doesn’t mean that organizations can’t still make themselves resilient against cyber attacks and address their digital risk. To this end, the German security evaluators AV-TEST independently established HYAS as the most effective DNS protection on the market. But that doesn’t mean game over.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 20, 2024

Weekly Threat Intelligence Report Date: May 20, 2024 Prepared by: David Brunsdon, Threat Intelligence - Security Engineer, HYAS Cyber Threat Intelligence Analysis This week in the HYAS Insight threat intelligence platform, we found a concerning open directory hosting multiple pieces of malware. Malware Analysis 1.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Unfortunately, text-based email protocols are extremely vulnerable to hacking and email has become the primary vector for cyber attacks. It can be time consuming to establish these protocols on an organization’s DNS servers, but doing so will provide two key benefits. Most organizations use email as a basic communication method.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Enterprises need timely, relevant, and actionable cyber threat intelligence to understand threat infrastructure and to prevent, detect, and mitigate the impacts of phishing, ransomware, and other kinds of cyber attacks. Results Q: How does HYAS help MSP Global achieve its mission?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

They prevent advanced attacks from reaching users with consistent, always-on protection regardless of location. SWGs achieve this by blocking web-based attacks that forward malware, phishing , drive-by downloads, ransomware, supply chain attacks , and command-and-control actions.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 20, 2024

Fundamentally, adversary infrastructure is the sub-rosa backbone bad actors set up when in advance prior to compromising a system — it’s used for instructions, to facilitate malware updates, for data exfiltration, and in general across all phases of the attack. Maybe they phished an employee. The answer lies in DNS.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

The threat actor’s methodology wasn’t unique — they used a six-step approach that can be mapped directly to cyber attack frameworks. Most of these steps could’ve been blocked with the aid of DNS protection. Though we still don’t know the identity of the attacker(s), we know they carried the attack in six basic steps.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Like most APTs, Silence uses phishing emails to infect their victims. In October 2018, however, Silence implemented new tactics: the gang began sending out reconnaissance emails as part of a preparatory stage for its attacks. Within the sound of Silence. New tools and techniques uncovered. The emails you never sent.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 12, 2024

This can be achieved through protective DNS solutions, or firewall rules to prevent potential malware communications from reaching their command-and-control (C2) servers. Training should focus on recognizing phishing attempts and avoiding the installation of unauthorized software. Recommendations 1. Restrict Access to the ply.gg

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

Cyber-attacks are on the rise and are becoming more potent with each day. Whether you use your computer for personal or professional purposes, cyber-attacks are an imminent threat to your privacy and personal or professional information. Internet ads are one of the major sources of phishing scams and ransomware attacks.

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Hacker's King

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Its important to recognize another potential risk: in real cyber attacks, reverse shells can also be obtained through social engineering tactics. For instance, malware distributed via phishing emails or malicious websites can initiate outgoing connections to a command server, providing hackers with reverse shell capabilities.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Urelas malware infiltrates systems through phishing emails containing malicious attachments or links and deploys a range of tactics, including taking screenshots of users’ screens and monitoring their keystrokes. It infiltrates systems through phishing attacks or malicious downloads.

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In this attack, the initial access involved a compromised web server. Over the last year we have seen attackers increasingly use initial access vectors beyond spear-phishing, such as compromising remote access systems or supply chains. Defending Against Initial Access.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

If so we are facing a state-sponsored group with high capabilities in developing persistence and hidden communication channels (for example over DNS) but without a deep interest in exploiting services. Cleaver attack capabilities are evolved over time very quickly and, according to Cylance, active since 2012.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 25, 2025

The domain name system (DNS) is an essential component of the internet, allowing users to access websites using human-readable domain names instead of complex IP addresses. Behind every domain name is registration data that contains vital information about domain ownership and administrative contacts. Heres why RDAP matters: 1.

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Tomiris called, they want their Turla malware back We first reported Tomiris in September 2021, following our investigation into a DNS hijack against a government organization in the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). The attribution of tools used in a cyber-attack can sometimes be a very tricky issue.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Email-based phishing attacks : These can include both of the above attacks and typically target employees through their business email accounts. DNS attacks : DNS cache poisoning, or hijacking, redirects a legitimate site’s DNS address and takes users to a malicious site when they attempt to navigate to that webpage.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

President Joe Biden for “massive cyberattacks” aimed at disrupting the Russian invasion – initial reports of cyber attacks have in some cases been destructive and damaging, but not anywhere near anyone’s worst-case fears of utility system attacks, for example. ” Protective Steps to Take.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Microsoft reported that the Russia-linked APT group Callisto Group is targeting organizations worldwide. The nation-state actor is carrying out spear-phishing attacks for cyberespionage purposes. The theft of UK-US trade documents leaked before the 2019 General Election.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

An industry expert estimates the attacks resulted in $1.2 2002 – Internet Attack — By targeting the thirteen Domain Name System (DNS) root servers, a DDoS attack assaults the entire Internet for an hour. The worst time to decide how to respond to a cyber-attack is after the incident has occurred.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 22, 2022

You can read the full statement by President Biden on our Nation’s Cybersecurity , but at a high level, it covers: The economic sanctions that the US and allies imposed on Russia increased the probability of Russia and its allies’ retaliation in the form of cyber attacks. Verizon), DNS resolvers (e.g.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 13, 2022

Supporting the above stated discovery is the latest press statement released by security firm Mandiant that suggests that it has been tracking Seedworm aka MuddyWater since May 2017 and it is into activities such as digital espionage, cyber attacks, Ddos and ransomware spread.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 28, 2024

ActsBlue Phishing Site Now, this tactic seems to be active again. com has been identified as a phishing site designed to look identical to actblue.com, the official platform for Democratic Party donations. Supply Chain Attack with DNS Safeguards StealC & Vidar Malware Campaign Identified Sign up for the (free!)

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