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Sea Turtle Hackers Spy on Dutch ISPs and Telecommunication Companies

Heimadal Security

Sea Turtle Turkish state-backed group changed to focus on internet service providers (ISPs), telcos, media, and Kurdish websites. Sea Turtle exploits known vulnerabilities and compromised accounts to gain initial access.

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Turkish Sea Turtle APT targets Dutch IT and Telecom firms

Security Affairs

Sea Turtle cyber espionage group targeted telco, media, ISPs, IT service providers, and Kurdish websites in the Netherlands. Between 2017 and 2019, the APT group mainly used DNS hijacking in its campaigns. Sea Turtle also used code from a publicly accessible GitHub account, which is likely under the control of the threat actor.

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GUEST ESSAY: A full checklist on how to spot pharming attacks — and avoid becoming a victim

The Last Watchdog

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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INTERNET BLOCKING IN MYANMAR – SECRET BLOCK LIST AND NO MEANS TO APPEAL

Security Affairs

Several legitimate and acknowledged media related to minority ethnic groups and news focusing on the Rakhine state were found on the list. Our findings show that both Telenor and MPT block websites using DNS tampering. The mail account hostmaster@urlblocked.pw, published as contact details in DNS, bounces all incoming mails.

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9 Possible Ways Hackers Can Use Public Wi-Fi to Steal Your Sensitive Data

Security Affairs

They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords. Hackers use intercepted data to hijack your current session on a website, giving them access to your private accounts and information. Check your social media accounts for active sessions and log out of any you don’t recognize.

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Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com

Krebs on Security

Experts at Cisco Talos and other security firms quickly drew parallels between the two mass spam campaigns, pointing to a significant overlap in Russia-based Internet addresses used to send the junk emails. It’s an attacker’s dream, troublesome attribution and an endless number of names to use for malicious campaigns.”

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Experts spotted a new sophisticated malware toolkit called Decoy Dog

Security Affairs

While analyzing billions of DNS records, Infoblox researchers discovered a sophisticated malware toolkit, dubbed Decoy Dog, that was employed in attacks aimed at enterprise networks. The researchers pointed out that while the malware is open source, deploying it as a DNS C2 requires a significant effort.

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