Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Attackers have already hijacked over 100,000 home routers, the malicious code allows to modify DNS settings to hijack the traffic and redirect users to phishing websites. GhostDNS reminds us of the infamous DNSChanger malware that made the headlines for its ability to change DNS settings on the infected device.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2022

The researchers identified infected routers of several manufacturers including popular brands like ASUS, Cisco, DrayTek, and NETGEAR. The threat actor can then use DNS hijacking and HTTP hijacking to cause the connected devices to install other malware. DNS hijacking. Compromise the router.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

Teltonika Networks is a leading manufacturer of networking solutions, widely adopted in industrial environments, including gateways, LTE routers, and modems. The researchers discovered eight vulnerabilities that impact thousands of internet-connected devices worldwide. ” reads the advisory published by Otorio. through 00.07.03.4

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

Microsoft researchers reported that the Mozi botnet was improved by implementing news capabilities to target network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE. Mozi botnet continues to evolve, its authors implemented new capabilities to target Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE network gateways.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Back to the bit about risks impacting data collected by IoT devices and back again to CloudPets, Context Security's piece aligned with my own story about kids' CloudPets messages being left exposed to the internet. Or are they just the same old risks we've always had with data stored on the internet?

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Cisco Secure supports the NOC operations with DNS visibility and architecture intelligence ( Cisco Umbrella and Cisco Umbrella Investigate ) and automated malware analysis and threat intelligence ( Cisco Secure Malware Analytics (Threat Grid) , backed by Cisco Talos Intelligence and Cisco SecureX ). The other half is Clarity for iOS.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The Momentum bot achieves persistence by modifying the ‘ rc’ files, then connect to command and control (C&C) server and to an internet relay chat (IRC) channel called #HellRoom to register itself and accept commands. The devices themselves are often manufactured with operation in mind, not security.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 1, 2021

CVE-2021-20322: Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, “it was DNS again.” Randori initially reported over 70,000 internet-accessible PAN firewalls running vulnerable versions of PAN-OS according to Shodan , which it later amended to 10,000. Your Cybersecurity Comic Relief . Why am I here? . What can I do?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

The combination of Prolexic, Edge DNS, and App & API Protector would be recommended for the highest quality of DDoS mitigation to keep applications, data centers, and internet-facing infrastructure (public or private) protected. Protects websites, networks, DNS and individual IPs. Multiple Tier 1 internet network providers.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Founded in 2004, Cloudflare initially wanted to determine the source of email spam and became dedicated to building a better, more secure internet. The lowest tier of Cloudflare One provides support for 50 users maximum, 24 hours of activity logging, and up to three network locations for office-based DNS filtering. Who Is Cloudflare?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2024

The affected manufacturers include Baicells, D-Link, Hikvision, Red Lion, Orpak, Phoenix Contact, Teltonika, and Unitronics. It employs DNS over HTTPS (DoH) to evade network monitoring tools and encrypts configurations with AES-256-CBC. The experts noticed that the backdoor is located in /etc/rc3.d/S93InitSystemd.sh.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As if that were not enough, many IoT devices have unalterable main passwords set by manufacturers. Although the manufacturer issued an update that resolved the vulnerability, similar attacks remain a concern. DNS changer Malicious actors may use IoT devices to target users who connect to them. BTC to recover the data.

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The PlugX families we observed used DNS [ T1071.001 ] [ T1071.004 ] as the transport channel for C2 traffic, in particular TXT queries. Another clue that helped us was the use of DNS tunneling by Winnti which we discovered traces of in memory. The hardcoded 208.67.222.222 resolves to a legitimate OpenDNS DNS server.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Manufacturing is one of the most attacked industries, facing a range of cybersecurity challenges. To understand why we need this kind of hybrid approach, let us examine the use case of a manufacturing enterprise who put trust inthe added value of the joint Thales and PrimeKey solution. Use case: manufacturing enterprise.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

AT&T SASE with Cisco weaves together some of the most important threads necessary for supporting and protecting the branch offices, labs, manufacturing facilities, and remote workers that make up the tapestry of the modern, distributed workforce. AT&T SASE with Cisco: Connect, control, converge.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. DDoS attacks on single networks or websites render them unavailable, but DDoS attacks on DNS resolvers bring down all networks and websites using that DNS resource.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 15, 2021

Researchers at Netscout have released a report analyzing the malicious internet traffic of 2020 and comparing it to the years before. Some of the results were as expected: Brute-forcing credentials and more targeting towards internet-connected devices were foreseeable and have been discussed at length. Extortion and attacks.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2020

New research from Israeli security firm JSOF recently found vulnerabilities in millions of critical Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices in a range of fields and industries. From a personal printer to smart manufacturing to the power industry, Ripple20 poses a serious risk.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

DMZ networks typically contain external-facing resources such as DNS, email, proxy and web servers. However, when your DMZ network includes a proxy server, administrators also have the option to filter all internal internet usage through the DMZ.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2020

“Prevasio would like to thank Zetalytics for providing us with an updated (larger) list of passive (historic) DNS queries for the domains generated by the malware.” TE Connectivity (Sensor manufacturer) NetBios HTTP Backdoor 2020-05-13 thx8xb NetBios HTTP Backdoor 2020-06-16 tx.org NetBios HTTP Backdoor 2020-07-15 usd373.org

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) protocol is used to establish secure connections over UDP, through which most DNS queries, as well as audio and video traffic, are sent. After the attacks came to light, the manufacturer promptly released a firmware update for configuring verification of incoming requests.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 29, 2024

A pivot from it on to corporate networks is another CCTV systems have been the cause of major internet outages, together with significant privacy invasion. Their complexity makes ensuring good cyber security challenging for some manufacturers.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 26, 2022

Let’s start a ping to Google’s DNS server. Just keep in mind that right now we can effectively communicate out to the internet. Notice as we send that isolation command, the ping to Google immediately begins to fail – showing that that machine can no longer communicate to the internet. Watch the webinar !

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Networks connect devices to each other so that users can access assets such as applications, data, or even other networks such as the internet. Similarly, spoofed domain name system (DNS) and IP addresses can redirect users from legitimate connections to dangerous and malicious websites. and similar features will often be unwatched.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. with no internet. Targeting victims over the phone, vishing is the use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), technical jargon, and ID spoofing to trick a caller into revealing sensitive information. Backdoors.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

For example, before making the first internet connection to its C2s, the Sunburst malware lies dormant for up to two weeks, preventing easy detection of this behaviour in sandboxes. Out of the 18,000 Orion IT customers affected by the malware, it seems that only a handful were of interest to the attackers.

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Kali Linux

OCTOBER 12, 2022

You can also alter Manufacturer Name & Product Name , as well as the serial number if you really want to clone a certain device. If you were to set it up with PAN-GN, then up to 7 additional devices could connect to the P4wnP1, and can communicate with each other but there is no Internet access. Session established!

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

I first met Dan when he was literally saving the world; okay, at least saving the internet as we know it today by disclosing to the major ISPs in the world a flaw he’d found in the Domain Name System or DNS. Dan found a flaw that could have crippled the internet. It's a much longer lifecycle to get into.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

We investigated a long-running espionage campaign, dubbed A41APT, targeting multiple industries, including the Japanese manufacturing industry and its overseas bases, which has been active since March 2019. Our telemetry revealed that the threat group’s latest endeavors are focused on going after entities within one country – Tunisia.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 22, 2021

These include basic cyber and email hygiene practices like identity management, authentication, limiting information, access and administrative control to authorized users, and verifying and limiting connections to external systems over the internet.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 22, 2021

These include basic cyber and email hygiene practices like identity management, authentication, limiting information, access and administrative control to authorized users, and verifying and limiting connections to external systems over the internet.

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