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A Deep Dive on the Recent Widespread DNS Hijacking Attacks

Krebs on Security

webmail.finance.gov.lb), which allowed them to decrypt the intercepted email and VPN credentials and view them in plain text. adpvpn.adpolice.gov.ae: VPN service for the Abu Dhabi Police. mail.cyta.com.cy: Cyta telecommunications and Internet provider, Cyprus. -Use mail.asp.gov.al: email for Albanian State Police.

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Scattered Spider x RansomHub: A New Partnership

Digital Shadows

Scattered Spider previously targeted telecommunications firms, likely to support its SIM-swapping activities that facilitate account takeovers. Telecom Infrastructure Abuse: The threat actor used Verizon IPv6 addresses to access the network, leveraging telecommunications infrastructure with a clean reputation to bypass security controls.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

AES encryption can be commonly found in communication protocols, virtual private network (VPN) encryption, full-disk encryption, and Wi-Fi transmission protocols. To help guard against bad passwords, an organization can centrally manage passwords and provide password manager solutions to employees.

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Scattered Spider x RansomHub: A New Partnership

Digital Shadows

Scattered Spider previously targeted telecommunications firms, likely to support its SIM-swapping activities that facilitate account takeovers. Telecom Infrastructure Abuse: The threat actor used Verizon IPv6 addresses to access the network, leveraging telecommunications infrastructure with a clean reputation to bypass security controls.