Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The getresetstatus vulnerability in CyberPanel (before commit 1c0c6cb ) affects dns/views.py “getresetstatus in dns/views.py “getresetstatus in dns/views.py and ftp/views.py. Attackers can manipulate the statusfile property with shell metacharacters. and ftp/views.py ” reads the advisory. . and ftp/views.py

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Google on Wednesday announced a new partnership with the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) and DNS Research Federation (DNS RF) to combat online scams.

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Dark Reading

JUNE 13, 2019

New analysis shows widespread DNS protection could save organizations as much as $200 billion in losses every year.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2019

Security experts at Bad Packets uncovered a DNS hijacking campaign that is targeting the users of popular online services, including Gmail, Netflix, and PayPal. Hackers compromised consumer routers and modified the DNS settings to redirect users to fake websites designed to trick victims into providing their login credentials.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 28, 2021

“web shells”) that various cybercrime groups worldwide have been using to commandeer any unpatched Exchange servers. I’d been doxed via DNS. These backdoors give an attacker complete, remote control over the Exchange server (including any of the server’s emails). Just my Social Security number.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2024

The cybercrime group ExCobalt targeted Russian organizations in multiple sectors with a previously unknown backdoor known as GoRed. Positive Technologies researchers reported that a cybercrime gang called ExCobalt targeted Russian organizations in multiple sectors with a previously unknown Golang-based backdoor known as GoRed.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Chinese-speaking cybercrime gang Rocke that carried out several large-scale cryptomining campaigns, has now using news tactics to evade detection. Chinese-speaking cybercrime gang Rocke, that carried out several large-scale cryptomining campaigns in past , has now using news tactics to evade detection. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

Roaming Mantis threat actors were observed using a new variant of their mobile malware Wroba to hijack DNS settings of Wi-Fi routers. Researchers from Kaspersky observed Roaming Mantis threat actors using an updated variant of their mobile malware Wroba to compromise Wi-Fi routers and hijack DNS settings. Agent.eq (a.k.a

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 23, 2024

A core part of the way these things find each other involves a Windows feature called “ DNS name devolution ,” a kind of network shorthand that makes it easier to find other computers or servers without having to specify a full, legitimate domain name for those resources. ” Caturegli said setting up an email server record for memrtcc.ad

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Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A threat actor that security researchers call Prolific Puma has been providing link shortening services to cybercriminals for at least four years while keeping a sufficiently low profile to operate undetected. [.]

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Booter sites are dangerous because they help lower the barriers to cybercrime, allowing even complete novices to launch sophisticated and crippling attacks with the click of a button. ” In such assaults, the perpetrators leverage unmanaged Domain Name Servers (DNS) or other devices on the Web to create huge traffic floods.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 14, 2022

This is just one of the cybercrimes reported in 2022, […]. The post What is DNS Spoofing and Cache Poisoning? The post What is DNS Spoofing and Cache Poisoning? Bad actors love social engineering, and even distribute the spoofed websites via Facebook ads. appeared first on EasyDMARC. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2021

The alleged perpetrator, who turned out to be a citizen of Morocco, was arrested in May by the Moroccan police based on the data about his cybercrimes that was provided by Group-IB. According to the DNS data analysis, this name was used to register at least two domains, which were created using the email from the phishing kit.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2025

DNS records link domains like servicewrap-go[.]com All versions analyzed used the same Telegram token and chat ID. The researchers noticed that the spam domains rotate frequently to evade detection. The oldest, akirateam[.]com com , dates to Jan 2022. com to 77980.bodis[.]com com , a known malvertising host. Connections suggest ties to unj[.]digital

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

The underground cybercrime forums are now awash in pleas from people who are desperately seeking a new supplier of abundant, cheap, and reliably clean proxies to restart their businesses. Historical DNS records from Farsight Security show angrycoders.net formerly included the subdomain “smollalex.angrycoders[.]net”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2024

Researchers warn of an attack vector in the DNS, called the Sitting Ducks, that exposes over a million domains to hackers’ takeover. Researchers from Eclypsium and Infoblox have identified an attack vector in the domain name system (DNS), dubbed the Sitting Ducks attack. ” continues the report.

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Webroot

MARCH 9, 2021

One of the reasons why there’s so much cybercrime is because there are so many ways for cybercriminals to exploit vulnerabilities and circumvent even the best defenses. Take a deep dive into the three main hacker types and get tips on how to defend against them by downloading the e-book, Hacker Personas: a deeper Look Into Cybercrime.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The United States today unveiled sanctions and indictments against the alleged proprietor of Joker’s Stash , a now-defunct cybercrime store that peddled tens of millions of payment cards stolen in some of the largest data breaches of the past decade. The answer involved Bitcoin, but also Taleon’s new service.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

A stepping stone to impactful cybercrime This tactic has tangible real-world implications. A DNS firewall and a classic antivirus are somewhat underused yet effective security tools that will come in handy.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In May 2015, KrebsOnSecurity briefly profiled “ The Manipulaters ,” the name chosen by a prolific cybercrime group based in Pakistan that was very publicly selling spam tools and a range of services for crafting, hosting and deploying malicious email. One of several current Fudtools sites run by The Manipulaters.

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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. Business Email Compromise (BEC), a type of phishing attack, results in the greatest financial losses of any cybercrime.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Security experts from Netscout’s ASERT uncovered a new campaign carried out by the Cobalt cybercrime group. 2831589 - ETPRO TROJAN Cobalt Group Downloader (apstore.info in DNS Lookup) (trojan.rules). Securi ty Affairs – Cobalt, Cybercrime). The backdoor connects to hxxps://apstore[.]info, Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

By increasing visibility into DNS traffic, CISOs can detect, block, and respond to incidents more quickly as well as use this data to institute new controls and increase overall resiliency. So why aren’t more organizations taking advantage of protective DNS? The issue likely comes down to awareness.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2024

Mutex_ONLY_ME_V1 ), the malware searches for services.exe process and injects its next stage into the first one it can find Cleanup is performed, removing the update package GuptiMiner operates its own DNS servers to provide legitimate destination domain addresses of C2 servers through DNS TXT responses.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2020

At the time of this writing the Joker’s Stash’s.bazar,lib,emc,coin domains, which are all those accessible via blockchain DNS, are simply showing a “Server Not Found” message. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Thankfully, nearly all malware depends on DNS at some point in their kill chain, making the protocol a critical vector for shutting down these threats. Some of the common forms these DNS-based attacks can take include: DNS spoofing: A malicious actor alters DNS records to redirect traffic to a fake website or server.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

CISA adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog ESET detailed a flaw that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot in UEFI systems Russia-linked APT Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts Prominent US law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a data breach Clop Ransomware exploits Cleo File Transfer flaw: dozens (..)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Based on available Passive DNS records, Resecurity identified over 144 domain names registered by the actors in the.com,om,site,top and.icu domain zones. Once the credit card details were entered, cybercriminals used them for much higher charges at the controlled merchants registered on money mules.A

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

“CISA, FBI, and HHS have credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. In early 2019, researchers spotted a new TrickBot backdoor framework dubbed Anchor that was using the anchor_dns tool for abusing the DNS protocol for C2 communications. hospitals and healthcare providers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2024

The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances can potentially expose data and devices to attacks. The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances, such as those provided by vendors like Fortinet or QNAP, carries cybersecurity implications. It increases the discoverability of customer devices by attackers.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

DNS Tampering, Trusted IP misuse and Redirection: Redirection and tampering of DNS: DNS and trusted host or IP tampering and redirection can be used to redirect users to malicious websites or to disrupt network traffic. Reverse Engineering: This technique analyzes software to understand its design and functionality.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

Stealthy Credit Card Skimmer Targets WordPress Checkout Pages via Database Injection Ransomware on ESXi: The mechanization of virtualized attacks FunkSec Alleged Top Ransomware Group Powered by AI Abusing AWS Native Services: Ransomware Encrypting S3 Buckets with SSE-C Malicious PyPI Package pycord-self Targets Discord Developers with Token Theft (..)

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A broad array of industry groups have filed comments opposing the proposed changes , saying they threaten to remove the last vestiges of accountability for a top-level domain that is already overrun with cybercrime activity. “This exposes how persistent the criminal economy can be at a supply chain level,” Burton said.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. FORUM ACTIVITY?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2024

The most notable feature of the backdoor is that it relies on DNS tunnelling to communicate with a C2 server. ” The code used by Msupedge for the DNS tunneling tool is based on the publicly available dnscat2 tool. . ” The code used by Msupedge for the DNS tunneling tool is based on the publicly available dnscat2 tool.

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