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. Last year’s report from Interisle found that domain names ending in “ us” — the top-level domain for the United States — were among the most prevalent in phishing scams.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2018

The sextortion email scam last month that invoked a real password used by each recipient and threatened to release embarrassing Webcam videos almost certainly was not the work of one criminal or even one group of criminals. In early June 2018, uscourtsgov-dot-com was associated with a Sigma ransomware scam delivered via spam.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

After a good start, the Internet-enabled, technological revolution we are living through has hit some bumps in the road. To celebrate Independence Day we want to draw your attention to five technologies that could improve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness on the Internet. DNS encryption.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2021

It is an online scam attack quite similar to Phishing. The Pharming attacks are carried out by modifying the settings on the victim’s system or compromising the DNS server. In this method of manipulating DNS, the attackers infiltrate the victim’s device and change the local host file. DNS Poisoning.

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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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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The hackers were able to change the Domain Name System (DNS) records for the transaction brokering site escrow.com so that it pointed to an address in Malaysia that was host to just a few other domains, including the then brand-new phishing domain servicenow-godaddy[.]com.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Shoulder-Surfing Sometimes, the simplest scams are the most effective. DNS Spoofing DNS (Domain Name System) is like the internet’s phone book, translating domain names into IP addresses. DNS Spoofing DNS (Domain Name System) is like the internet’s phone book, translating domain names into IP addresses.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We’ve investigated this folder once before, showcasing a variety of scams. This level of activity makes it all the more important to be aware of these scams. By far, the largest category of spam we saw were surveys scams. Image 1 – Survey scam emails. Image 2 – Holiday-themed survey scams. A word of caution.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Last year, researchers at Minerva Labs spotted the botnet being used to blast out sextortion scams. BitSight researchers found significant overlap in the Internet addresses used by those domains and a domain called BHproxies[.]com. 5, 2014 , but historic DNS records show BHproxies[.]com com on Mar. com first came online Feb.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

E-mail, also referred to as electronic mail, is an internet service which allows people and digital services to transmit messages(letters) in electronic form across Internet. SPF: also known as Sender Policy Framework, is a DNS record used for authentication mechanism in email addresses. What is an e-mail?

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Germany and the Netherlands agreded to build TEN, the first ever joint military internet. Germany and the Netherlands agreed to build TEN, the first ever joint military internet. Updates for Samsung, the scam app with 10M+ downloads. FBI warns on sextortion scams targeting teenagers. Is Your Browser Secure?

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

At its core, this tactic revolves around gaming the trust users put in reputable internet services, including search engines, and the familiarity they have with online advertising per se. A DNS firewall and a classic antivirus are somewhat underused yet effective security tools that will come in handy.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 19, 2022

The internet can be a dangerous place. It’s likely a scam to gain crucial information about yourself and the company you work for. The way it works is that a criminal first hijacks a DNS (Domain Name Server), which is a server that translates URLs into IP addresses.

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BH Consulting

JULY 17, 2024

MORE The US CISA agency has a guide to implementing DNS protocols. MORE Why is more than 70 per cent of Irish internet traffic malicious? MORE The UK NCSC has guidance on defending against business email scams. MORE A risk management framework for AI, courtesy of NIST. MORE Can LLMs work for vulnerability research?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Server: Provides powerful computing and storage in local, cloud, and data center networks to run services (Active Directory, DNS, email, databases, apps). Endpoint: Enables access for human users and computer services and commonly includes PCs, laptops, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT).

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

An easy way to enhance your online security and privacy is by using a VPN while browsing the internet. A VPN or Virtual Private Network routes your internet traffic through an encrypted server by creating an encrypted tunnel between your device and a third-party server. Identity Theft Protection Tools. About the author.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2022

Online scams that try to separate the unwary from their cryptocurrency are a dime a dozen, but a great many seemingly disparate crypto scam websites tend to rely on the same dodgy infrastructure providers to remain online in the face of massive fraud and abuse complaints from their erstwhile customers. ” Ark-x2[.]org

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I want a "secure by default" internet with all the things encrypted all the time such that people can move freely between networks without ever needing to care about who manages them or what they're doing with them. However, moments later: Amazing to see these scams still running after all these years.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The FBI is warning timeshare owners to be wary of a prevalent telemarketing scam involving a violent Mexican drug cartel that tries to trick people into believing someone wants to buy their property. One of the phony real estate companies trying to scam people out of money over fake offers to buy their timeshares. .

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SecureList

MAY 1, 2023

of JSONs were broken beyond automated fixes or contained text such as: I am sorry, but as an AI language model, I am not able to access the internet or browse the website provided. ChatGPT has enough real-world knowledge to know about many internet and financial services and with only a small post-processing step (e.g.,

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SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

70% of Internet user computers in the EU experienced at least one Malware-class attack. On average, 13.70% of Internet user computers in the EU experienced at least one Malware-class attack during the reporting period. The bulk of the scam e-mails are written in German, but we found English versions as well. Main figures.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

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