Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Your Web browser knows how to find a Web site name like example.com thanks to the global Domain Name System (DNS), which serves as a kind of phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly Web site names (example.com) into numeric Internet address that are easier for computers to manage. ” SAY WHAT? 13, 2018 bomb threat hoax.

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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. Passwordless authentication.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), charged with overseeing Domain Name Systems (DNS), published an announcement that companies have moved too slowly to adopt security standards that would have mitigated several recent large-scale cyberattacks. This practice is called “DNS hijacking.”.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

PT Monday evening, Escrow.com’s website looked radically different: Its homepage was replaced with a crude message in plain text: The profanity-laced message left behind by whoever briefly hijacked the DNS records for escrow.com. Running a reverse DNS lookup on this 111.90.149[.]49 Image: Escrow.com.

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PerezBox Security

MARCH 2, 2019

I was recently at an event listening to representatives of ICANN and CloudFlare speak on security with DNS and it occurred to me that very few of us really understand. The post The Evolving World of DNS Security appeared first on PerezBox.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 30, 2022

Wired is reporting on a new remote-access Trojan that is able to infect at least eighty different targets: So far, researchers from Lumen Technologies’ Black Lotus Labs say they’ve identified at least 80 targets infected by the stealthy malware, including routers made by Cisco, Netgear, Asus, and DrayTek.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2022

Cyber Attackers Tap Cloud Native Technologies in Russia-Ukraine War. This once again shows that today you don’t have to be a skilled hacker to take part in cyber war. ”. -- Cloud Native Technologies Used in Russia-Ukraine Cyber Attacks , Aqua , March 15, 2022. brooke.crothers. Fri, 03/18/2022 - 16:58. Sometimes for good. Related Posts.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2024

. “Based on the information and records gathered through several weeks, it was determined that.TOP Registry does not have a process in place to promptly, comprehensively, and reasonably investigate and act on reports of DNS Abuse,” the ICANN letter reads (PDF). is hardly a new trend.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

(“TA”), today announced it has completed its acquisition of Vercara, a leader in cloud-based services that secure the online experience, including managed authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) security offerings that protect organizations’ networks and applications.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2021

The Pharming attacks are carried out by modifying the settings on the victim’s system or compromising the DNS server. Manipulating the Domain Name Service (DNS) protocol and rerouting the victim from its intended web address to the fake web address can be done in the following two ways: •Changing the Local Host file.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The cracked software is being resold as a cloud-based attack tool by at least two different services, one of which KrebsOnSecurity traced to an information technology firm based in Turkey. A passive DNS lookup on this domain at DomainTools.com shows that its email records pointed to the address ori0nbusiness@protonmail.com.

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 18, 2022

Since at least 2019, a massive cyber-espionage operation targeting mainly renewable energy and industrial technology entities has been operational, impacting more than fifteen organizations all over the world.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 9, 2024

No longer confined to suspicious emails, phishing now encompasses voice-based attacks (vishing), text-based scams (smishing) automated with phishing kits, and deepfake technologies. This shift necessitates a proactive and technology-driven approach to cybersecurity. Here are few promising technologies.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

A successful DKIM check also verifies ownership of the email by matching the organization in the “from” fields of the email with the DNS associated with the organization. DKIM deploys as text files in an organization’s hosted Domain Name Service (DNS) record, but the standard can be complex to deploy correctly and maintain.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This article focuses on helping to prevent cyberattacks purely through technology; though of course, businesses need a combination of technology, people, and strategy to truly become cyber resilient. That being said, security experts advise against relying solely on a single technology or technique to protect business endpoints.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It’s a forward-looking idea to improve DNS security. DDR allows for upgrading from insecure DNS to secure DNS. As the pioneers of secure DNS, Cisco Umbrella is once again at the forefront of policy enforcement and interoperability – ultimately making DNS more secure. And there’s more.

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The Hacker News

JULY 22, 2024

The relationship between various TDSs and DNS associated with Vigorish Viper and the final landing experience for the user A Chinese organized crime syndicate with links to money laundering and human trafficking across Southeast Asia has been using an advanced "technology suite" that runs the whole cybercrime supply chain spectrum to spearhead its (..)

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 4, 2021

Both Register.com and Network Solutions are suffering from an ongoing DNS outage that prevents access to websites, VPNs, and other services. [.].

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 7, 2024

HYAS Protect protective DNS uses advanced data analytics to proactively block cyber threats, a feature unavailable in legacy systems relying on static DNS filtering. AV-TEST , one of the cybersecurity industry’s most trusted evaluators, rates HYAS as the most effective protective DNS solution on the market. What Is HYAS Protect?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

Microsoft today released updates to address 147 security holes in Windows, Office , Azure ,NET Framework , Visual Studio , SQL Server , DNS Server , Windows Defender , Bitlocker , and Windows Secure Boot. Yes, you read that right. “As far as I can tell, it’s the largest Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft of all time.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2021

Multiple major websites, including Steam, AWS, Amazon, Google, and Salesforce, went offline due to Akamai DNS global outage. A software configuration update triggered a bug in the Akamai DNS which took offline major websites, including Steam, the PlayStation Network, AWS, Google, and Salesforce. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DNS).

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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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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2023

DMARC builds upon the Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and the DomainKeys Identified Message (DKIM) technologies to add security and instructions for a specific domain. A DMARC policy is included in a DNS record for a given domain, enabling the sender to specify if messages are protected by SPF or DKIM. How Does DMARC Work?

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Secure Firewall Cloud Native brings together the benefits of Kubernetes and Cisco’s industry-leading security technologies, providing a resilient architecture for infrastructure security at scale. adds support for geolocation and latency-based DNS redirection. Figure 1: Geolocation-based DNS redirection.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In the initial phases, the Sunburst malware talks to the C&C server by sending encoded DNS requests. These requests contain information about the infected computer; if the attackers deem it interesting enough, the DNS response includes a CNAME record pointing to a second level C&C server. avsvmcloud[.]com” avsvmcloud[.]com”

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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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Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Users around the world are reporting that they are unable to access Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp instead seeing errors that the sites can't be reached. [.].

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

With browser makers steadily clamping down on third-party tracking, advertising technology companies are increasingly embracing a DNS technique to evade such defenses, thereby posing a threat to web security and privacy.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Seashell Blizzard (aka Sandworm , BlackEnergy and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRUs Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). Since late 2021, the subgroup has targeted networks by modifying Outlook Web Access (OWA) sign-in pages and DNS configurations.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

. “The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) believes that there is an ongoing and significant risk to key parts of the Domain Name System ( DNS ) infrastructure. “They are going after the internet infrastructure itself,” ICANN chief technology officer David Conrad told AFP. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2021

Forescout Research Labs last month released a 14-page white paper and a 47-page research report detailing 33 vulnerabilities affecting millions of Internet of Things (IoT), Operational Technology (OT), and IT devices. Stack components impacted include DNS, IPv6, IPv4, TCP, ICMP, LLMNR, and mDNS. DNS Cache Poisoning: 2.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2021

Security researchers from security teams at Forescout and JFrog have disclosed today 14 vulnerabilities that impact a popular TCP/IP library named NicheStack commonly used in industrial equipment and Operational Technology (OT) devices manufactured by more than 200 vendors. ” states the report. ” states the report.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2023

DCAP can be seen as an intelligent security instrument that provides off-the-shelf data protection technologies, implementing a new approach to solving an important and necessary task. DCAP also covers your network: proxy servers, VPN and DNS, cloud solutions like Microsoft 365 and G Suite, as well as various third-party applications.

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Hacker's King

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

HomePwn has a modular architecture in which any user can expand the knowledge base about different technologies. These modules provide functionalities related to the discovery stage, regardless of the technology to be used. Specific modules for the technology to be audited.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In recent months, you’ve likely heard about DNS over HTTPS , also known as DNS 2.0 and DoH, which is a method that uses the HTTPS protocol to encrypt DNS requests, shielding their contents from malicious actors and others who might misuse such information. Ultimately, this DNS privacy upgrade has been a long time coming.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

Security expert Marco Ramilli published the findings of a quick analysis of the webmask project standing behind the DNS attacks implemented by APT34 (aka OilRig and HelixKitten ). According to Duo, “ OilRig delivered Trojans that use DNS tunneling for command and control in attacks since at least May 2016. Leaked Source code.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

The APT group targeted organizations in various industries, including the aviation, gaming, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecoms, and software development industries. Experts also highlighted the use of DNS tunneling for C2 communication. a South Korean video game company.” ” reads the report published by QuoIntelligence.

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