Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In early 2019, researchers spotted a new TrickBot backdoor framework dubbed Anchor that was using the anchor_dns tool for abusing the DNS protocol for C2 communications. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Microsoft announced to have taken down 62 of the original 69 TrickBot C&C servers, seven servers that could not be brought down last week were Internet of Things (IoT) devices. At the end of 2019, researchers spotted a new TrickBot backdoor framework dubbed Anchor that was using the DNS protocol for C2 communications.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

In December 2018, security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. Change the default username and passwords for all network devices, especially IoT devices.

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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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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

éveillé from ESET joins The Hacker Mind podcast to talk about the challenges of building his own internet scanner to scan for elusive malware. What if you were dialed the entire Internet? But to find that information back in 2014, he had to scan the Internet, the entire internet and that was a very noisy process.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2019

It is quite easy to find Wind River VxWorks in IoT devices, including webcam, network appliances, VOIP phones, and printers. Even a device that is reaching outbound to the internet could be attacked and taken over. In this scenario, an attacker inside a network can compromise connected IoT devices powered with VxWorks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

The campaign uncovered by Avast aimed at silently modifying the Brazilian users’ Domain Name System (DNS) settings to redirect victims to malicious websites mimicking legitimate ones. In some cases the router is reconfigured to use rogue DNS servers, which redirect victims to phishing pages that closely look like real online banking sites.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

XMR crypto miner switches from arm IoT devices to X86/I686 Intel servers. Some Zyxel devices can be hacked via DNS requests. Creator of multiple IoT botnets, including Satori, pleaded guilty. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Crooks stole €1.5 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cisco Security

MAY 24, 2021

Average fuel prices rose to their highest since 2014 and President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency to allow additional transport of fuel by road to alleviate shortages. Enforce security at the DNS layer. Attacks are controlled via the internet. Filling stations in several states also run out of fuel amid panic buying.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2019

The expert used the Binary Edge IoT search engine to find vulnerable devices, earlier this week he discovered 25,617 routers that were leaking a total of 756,565 unique MAC addresses. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2020

Serious security vulnerabilities in the Treck TCP/IP stack dubbed Ripple20 expose millions of IoT devices worldwide to cyber attacks, researchers warn. A remote attacker could exploit the flaw by sending specially crafted IP packets or DNS requests to the vulnerable devices. ” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

It allows users using web browsers to set up user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. Searching with Shodan for internet-exposed Webmin installs, it is possible to find over 233,000 instances, most of them located in the United States, France and Germany. ” reads the analysis. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

A user reported that its D-Link DNS-320 device was infected by malicious code. The D-Link DNS-320 model is no more available for sale, one of the members of the forum explained that the firmware of its NAS was never updated and its device was exposed to WAN through ports 8080, FTP port 21, and a range of ports for port forwarding.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Mashable: Move over Heartbleed and welcome to shell shock, the latest security threat to hit the internet. Vamosi: In the fall of 2014, Shellshock was publicly disclosed. used vulnerabilities in sendmail and the fingerd protocol to construct unintentionally what would become the first internet worm. And it's a doozy program.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Mashable: Move over Heartbleed and welcome to shell shock, the latest security threat to hit the internet. Vamosi: In the fall of 2014, Shellshock was publicly disclosed. used vulnerabilities in sendmail and the fingerd protocol to construct unintentionally what would become the first internet worm. And it's a doozy program.

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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. CODEN: Very much.

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