Troy Hunt

AUGUST 5, 2022

The process with the couple of data breaches in particular was a real time sap and it shouldn't be this hard. Seriously, the amount of effort that goes into trying to get organisations to own their breach (or if they feel strongly enough about it, help attribute it to another party) is just nuts.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

HYAS said it quickly notified the French national computer emergency team and the FBI about its findings, which pointed to a dynamic domain name system (DNS) provider on which the purveyors of this attack campaign relied for their various malware servers. ‘FATAL’ ERROR. to for a user named “ fatal.001.”

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Troy Hunt

JULY 21, 2021

When the Ashley Madison data breach occurred in 2015, it made headline news around the world. Not only do they control the access rights to the mailbox, they also control DNS and MX records therefore they control the routing of emails.

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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

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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Crooks were able to trick GoDaddy staff into handing over control of crypto-biz domain names in a classic DNS hijacking attack. Crooks were able to hijack traffic and email to various cryptocurrency-related websites as a result of a DNS hijacking attack on domains managed by GoDaddy. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DNS hijacking).

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2022

According to Verizon , 82 percent of data breaches in 2021 involved the human element—with phishing attacks making up over 60 precent of these. With Malwarebytes DNS filtering , however, you can prevent a large swath of phishing attacks. How to block phishing domains with DNS filtering. Photo credits: Phishing.org.

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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. This is where Protective DNS comes in. No reliance on match lists, signatures, or patterns.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

DNS attacks can lead to data breaches, phishing, and service disruptions. Learn about common types of DNS attacks and how to protect your domain from cyber threats. The post Types of DNS Attacks: How They Work & How to Stay Protected appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 12, 2025

While it doesnt have quite as many extras as NordVPN, some highlights include its reasonable pricing and features like DNS leak protection and ad blocking. It offers basic VPN functionality along with advanced features like data breach scanning and password manager integrations. 5 Features: 3.6/5 5 Customer support: 3.9/5

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Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

This includes a layered combination of DNS networking, secure endpoint connections, and an educated and empowered human workforce. The need for DNS security cannot be ignored, especially with the rise of remote workforces, in order to monitor and manage internet access policies, as well as reduce malware. DNS is frequently targeted by.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 15, 2024

Squarespace says domain owners and domain managers have many of the same privileges, including the ability to move a domain or manage the site’s domain name server (DNS) settings. Monahan said the migration has left domain owners with fewer options to secure and monitor their accounts.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

It’s in findings of a deep dive data analytics study led by Surfshark , a supplier of VPN services aimed at the consumer and SMB markets. Surfshark partnered with a number of independent cybersecurity researchers to quantify the scope and pattern of data breaches over the past couple of decades. billion U.S.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

million customers Adobe addresses two critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR Kalay cloud platform flaw exposes millions of IoT devices to hack Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection allows takeover servers remotely 1.9

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Data backup services. Netflow data. DNS controls. “Pastebin and other similar repositories are constantly being monitored and any data put out there will be preserved no matter how brief the posting is,” Holden said. Multiple firewall products. Linux servers. Cisco routers. Call recording services.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

DNS encryption. DNS encryption plugs a gap that makes it easy to track the websites you visit. The domain name system (DNS) is a distributed address book that lists domain names and their corresponding IP addresses. You still have to trust the resolver you send your requests to, but the eavesdroppers are out in the cold.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

. “On March 16th I have found an unprotected and thus publicly available Elasticsearch instance which appeared to be managed by a UK-based security company, according to the SSL certificate and reverse DNS records.” “Our hope is to minimize harm to end users whose data.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Here’s what happened: The school did not have proper website security in place and consequently was the target of a data breach that shut down its website. In 2015, the education sector was among the top three sectors breached , behind healthcare and retail. Hacking Your College Campus. Learn more about malware removal here.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

The intruder had access to the production databases, potentially giving them access to unencrypted message data, password hashes and access tokens. ” reads the data breach notification published by Matrix.org. As a precaution, if you’re a matrix.org user you should change your password now.”

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

Most of these steps could’ve been blocked with the aid of DNS protection. But even as companies race to increase cybersecurity spending and awareness, data breaches have actually become much more (not less) likely. The Target breach was not carried out as a direct attack against Target’s PoS infrastructure.

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Joseph Steinberg

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Perhaps most importantly, this incident reminds us that cybersecurity folks can do things right 87,000 times and make a mistake only once, but that once can lead to an embarrassing and dangerous situation that undermines the trust built during the 87,000 prior successes.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: DNS-over-HTTPS takes another small step towards global domination Nope, that isn’t Elon Musk , and he isn’t offering a free Topmist Dust watch either Four in-the-wild exploits, 13 critical patches headline bumper Patch Tuesday Is crypto’s criminal rollercoaster approaching a terminal dip?

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Krebs on Security

JULY 3, 2023

However, searching passive DNS records at DomainTools.com for thedomainsvault[.]com In January 2019, Houzz acknowledged that a data breach exposed account information on an undisclosed number of customers, including user IDs, one-way encrypted passwords, IP addresses, city and ZIP codes, as well as Facebook information.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 1, 2018

There's a verification process where control of the domain needs to be demonstrated (email to a WHOIS address, DNS entry or a file or meta tag on the site), after which all aliases on the domain and the breaches they've appeared in is returned. At the time of writing, over 110k domain searches have been performed and verified.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

PayPal addresses reflected XSS bug in user wallet currency converter The kingpin behind Jokers Stash retires with a billionaire exit France agency ANSSI links Russias Sandworm APT to attacks on hosting providers French and Ukrainian police arrested Egregor ransomware affiliates/partners in Ukraine The malicious code in SolarWinds attack was the work (..)

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. gov adds more Chinese Telecom firms to the Covered List Imperva blocked a record DDoS attack with 25.3

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

targeting the DNS, and the remaining 3.7% With threat actors refining their strategies and incorporating DDoS attacks into multi-vector incidents, organizations must contend with not only outages caused by overwhelmed servers but also data breaches, ransomware, and other associated threats. aimed at other objectives.

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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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

XKCD forum data breach impacted 562,000 subscribers. Some Zyxel devices can be hacked via DNS requests. One million cracked Poshmark accounts being sold online. USBAnywhere BMC flaws expose Supermicro servers to hack. Writing Your First Bootloader for Better Analyses. Zao app went viral but raised serious privacy concerns.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 11, 2024

JetBrains TeamCity vulnerability abused at scale PetSmart warns customers of credential stuffing attack Predator spyware vendor banned in US ALPHV ransomware gang fakes own death, fools no one Update your iPhones and iPads now: Apple patches security vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS Check your DNS!

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SC Magazine

JUNE 9, 2021

With data breaches causing an average loss of $4.2 Research for the report , “Firms Face Financial Losses and Reputational Damage from Cloud Network Attacks and Data Breaches,” was underwritten by Infoblox and conducted by CyberRisk Alliance Business Intelligence. . and potential cost — to security. million in the U.S. —

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2018

The experts demonstrated the remote management of the Twinkly lights carrying out the DNS rebinding attack technique. A DNS rebinding attack allows any website to create a DNS name that they are authorized to communicate with, and then make it resolve to localhost. SecurityAffairs – SDUSD , data breach).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

CISA: hackers breached a state government organization Russia-linked Turla APT uses new TinyTurla-NG backdoor to spy on Polish NGOs US Gov dismantled the Moobot botnet controlled by Russia-linked APT28 A cyberattack halted operations at Varta production plants North Korea-linked actors breached the emails of a Presidential Office member Nation-state (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

DNS hijacking campaigns target Gmail, Netflix, and PayPal users. AeroGrow suffered a payment card data breach. million for the settlement of data breach. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Once again thank you! Recent Roaming Mantis campaign hit hundreds of users worldwide.

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