Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

13, 2020, which was the date the fraudsters got around to changing the domain name system (DNS) settings for e-hawk.net. That alert was triggered by systems E-HAWK had previously built in-house that continually monitor their stable of domains for any DNS changes. Dijkxhoorn said his company first learned of the domain theft on Jan.

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DNS Social Engineering Engineering Accountability 266

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

If you’re shopping for an enterprise VPN , there’s a good chance NordVPN and ExpressVPN are on your list. Both vendors offer competitive VPN solutions that enable you and your employees to use the internet while maintaining privacy. Related: VPN Security Risks: Best Practices for 2021. Privacy and security.

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VPN Encryption Internet Internet 108

Identity IQ

MARCH 9, 2023

Use a VPN A VPN encrypts your traffic with military-grade encryption. A VPN also hides your IP address. Avoid Using File-Sharing Programs If you must use file-sharing programs, only do so over a VPN. Change Your DNS Settings One way to protect your device from a fake hotspot is to change your DNS settings.

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VPN Antivirus Identity Theft DNS 98

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. Here's the value proposition of a VPN in the modern era: 1.

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VPN Phishing DNS Encryption 359

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

With a VPN like Surfshark to encrypt your online traffic and keep it protected against any security breach, your valuable data isn’t going to get compromised easily anytime soon. Use a VPN to protect your online security and privacy. In fact, over 25% of small businesses are using a VPN to access the internet.

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Small Business Cyber Attacks VPN Backups 145

SecureList

APRIL 22, 2024

A connection like this created on domain controllers allows attackers to obtain the IP addresses of hosts on the internal network through DNS queries. Diagram of SSH tunnel creation SoftEther VPN The next tool that the attackers used for tunneling was the server utility (VPN Server) from the SoftEther VPN package.

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VPN Passwords Encryption Malware 105

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

For the specific DNS-based MITM attack used above, the attacker must race DNS queries from the Circle update daemon. Other MitM attacks that do not rely on DNS manipulation will also allow an attacker to exploit this vulnerability.”

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DNS Firmware VPN Risk 131

Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Example 2: Using a VPN. A lot of people are confused about VPNs. If you log in at the end website you’ve identified yourself to them, regardless of VPN. VPNs encrypt the traffic between you and some endpoint on the internet, which is where your VPN is based. This is true. So, probably not a win.

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VPN Risk Hacking Encryption 326

Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

Citrix reported that successful exploitation requires that the appliance is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server. The attackers obtained encrypted passwords from NetScaler ADC configuration files, and the decryption key was stored on the ADC appliance. php) on victim machines.

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VPN Ransomware DNS Malware 105

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2023

The company added that successful exploitation requires that the appliance is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server. The attackers obtained encrypted passwords from NetScaler ADC configuration files, and the decryption key was stored on the ADC appliance.

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VPN Cyber Attacks DNS Software 79

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. TLS and HTTPS inherently create secured and encrypted sessions for communication.

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DNS DDOS Firewall Architecture 103

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

ExpressVPN addressed a bug in the split tunneling feature that exposed the domains visited by the users to configured DNS servers. The issue was discovered by Attila Tomaschek, a VPN expert and staff writer at the tech publication CNET. The expert noticed that the DNS queries were sent to the DNS server configured on the computer.

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DNS VPN Encryption Internet 115

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. Ad Blockers.

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Identity Theft Backups VPN Antivirus 40

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Similarly, SPA installs a service, such as the open-source fwknop service, on a server or gateway to listen for specific instructions in an encrypted packet. Similarly, if we use port knocking on VPN servers used by many different remote devices , this will increase the odds that a corrupted user device may render the defense useless.

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DNS Firewall Encryption VPN 110

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The operators leverage on low cost and easy to replace infrastructure using dynamic-DNS domains and regularly reused hop points. “MSTIC analysis indicates the use of dynamic DNS providers as opposed to registered domains is in line with GALLIUM’s trend towards low cost and low effort operations.”

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Telecommunications DNS Malware Advertising 67

Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2021

For years, Apple has marketed its iPhone as the more secure, more private option when compared to other smart phones, which do not, by default, include an end-to-end encrypted messaging app, warn users repeatedly about app location requests, or provide a privacy-forward Single Sign-On feature. VPNs encrypt your iPhone’s app traffic.

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VPN Mobile Internet Internet 105

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. User files were encrypted, with the device’s interface displaying a ransom note demanding payment of 0.03 DNS changer Malicious actors may use IoT devices to target users who connect to them.

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IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 86

Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

After obtaining a valid account, they use this account to access the victim’s VPN, Citrix or another remote service that allows access to the network of the victim. This specific document described how to access the internet facing company portal and the web-based VPN client into the company network.

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VPN Accountability Passwords DNS 68

SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

Layout of the encrypted data. Packets exchanged with the C2 server contain a header (described in the next table) followed by AES-encrypted data. Initial connection: the generated AES key and its CRC32, encrypted using RSA-2048 with a hardcoded public key. x33x44”). Description. Sample value (in hex). Unknown static value.

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Malware Encryption Social Engineering Telecommunications 113

Cisco Security

MARCH 27, 2021

Shrink the DNS attack surface with Auth-DoH. In this analogy, the invisibility superpower is DNS over HTTPS (DoH). It’s a new protocol that encrypts the DNS request to keep bad actors from discovering or altering domain names or snooping on users’ internet destinations. My inspiration: Loki , the Marvel superhero.)

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DNS VPN Advertising Encryption 112

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

He was concerned that his phone had been hacked he contacted Toronto's Citizen Lab and agreed to let them install a VPN application that would give researchers a chance to track metadata associated with his Internet traffic. His phone did not set the SNI in the HTTPS Client Hello message and it did not perform a DNS lookup for bananakick.net.

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Spyware Surveillance Hacking Media 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2023

GoDaddy, Network Solutions) DNS service (E.g., Akamai, CloudFront) Certificate providers (E.g., Entrust, DigiCert) IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and SaaS (Software as a Service)) accounts (E.g.: PCI DSS v4.0

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Accountability DNS DDOS VPN 57

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Most people prefer using proxies over VPN services because they are easy to use and mostly available for free, but can it be relied on for anonymity? Most people prefer using proxies over VPNs because they are easy to use and mostly available for free, but can it be relied on for anonymity? VPN vs. Proxy. What is a VPN?

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VPN Internet Internet Small Business 94

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Compatibility note (port 53) Portmaster binds to Port 53 (DNS). This error isn’t fatal, but can reduce Portmaster’s functionality or create DNS issues where you can’t connect to the internet. Usually, this is because another service (likely DNS-related) is listening to this port.

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DNS Firewall Internet Internet 75

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

By exploiting weak server vulnerabilities, the Iran-based hackers were able to gain access, move laterally, encrypt IT systems, and demand ransom payment. For the generation of remote work and operations, Check Point Remote Access VPN offers central management and policy administration for controlling access to corporate networks.

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VPN Software Authentication Encryption 111

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Scheduled scans Encryption Identity theft protection. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). A virtual private network (VPN) takes a public internet connection (i.e. It even provides more privacy than secured WiFi connections because it encrypts the connection to protect private information and prevent session hijacking.

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Internet Internet Software Antivirus 136

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

It can be time consuming to establish these protocols on an organization’s DNS servers, but doing so will provide two key benefits. Email security tools offer features that screen emails for malicious content using antivirus, anti-spam, DNS, attachment, and other analytics.

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Firewall DNS Authentication Malware 65

Cisco Security

DECEMBER 14, 2022

release delivers more features to the three key outcomes: see and detect more threats faster in an increasingly encrypted environment, simplify operations, and lower the TCO of our security solution. Further enhancements to Cisco’s Encrypted Visibility Engine (EVE), first launched a year ago in 7.1, Remote Access VPN Dashboard.

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Firewall VPN Encryption DNS 143

Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In Secure Kali Pi (2022) , the first blog post in the Raspberry Pi series, we set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with full disk encryption. 4.2.2.2 # DNS servers to pass (not really required for our needs) opt lease 600 # 10 minute DHCP lease And we create our hook which copies in our DHCP config, /etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/udhcpd : #!

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Firmware Wireless Passwords VPN 52

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Encryption will regularly be used to protect the data from interception. In the broadest sense, defense in depth uses: Data security : protects data at rest and in transit such as encryption, database security, message security, etc. DNS security (IP address redirection, etc.), for unauthorized access.

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Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 84

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Virtual Private Network (VPN) : For remote access, remote desktop protocol (RDP) no longer can be considered safe. Instead, organizations should use a virtual private network (VPN) solution. Similarly, spoofed domain name system (DNS) and IP addresses can redirect users from legitimate connections to dangerous and malicious websites.

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Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 96

eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Ransomware: Encryption, Exfiltration, and Extortion. Ransomware perpetrators of the past presented a problem of availability through encryption. Detect Focus on encryption Assume exfiltration. Whether it’s a VPN , firewall , or remote access server, unauthorized entry via network gateways is a problem.

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Software Firmware DNS VPN 99

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Free VPN with up to 300 MB of traffic per day. Secure VPN to enable browsing anonymously and securely with a no-log feature. Bank-grade encryption to help keep information like passwords and personal details secure. In addition to malware detection and removal, it offers unlimited VPN traffic and priority support.

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Ransomware VPN Backups Malware 102

SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

Complex attacks almost invariably feature several phases, such as reconnaissance, initial access to the infrastructure, gaining access to target systems and/or privileges, and the actual malicious acts (data theft, destruction or encryption, etc.). Request for access to corporate VPN. Access type: VPN. Access type: VPN.

VPN 89

VPN Accountability Ransomware Encryption 89

Malwarebytes

MAY 12, 2021

Receivers are not required to check whether every fragment that belongs to the same frame is encrypted with the same key and will reassemble fragments that were decrypted using different keys. CVE-2020-24587 : Mixed key attack (reassembling fragments encrypted under different keys). reassembling mixed encrypted/plaintext fragments.

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Encryption Firewall Authentication DNS 86

McAfee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The PlugX families we observed used DNS [ T1071.001 ] [ T1071.004 ] as the transport channel for C2 traffic, in particular TXT queries. Another clue that helped us was the use of DNS tunneling by Winnti which we discovered traces of in memory. The hardcoded 208.67.222.222 resolves to a legitimate OpenDNS DNS server. 180.50.*.*.

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Malware DNS Accountability Manufacturing 144

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). Virtual private networks (VPNs): Secure remote user or branch office access to network resources through encrypted connections to firewalls or server applications.

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Architecture Network Security Firewall Risk 103