Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2021

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) released updates for the BIND DNS software to patch several denial-of-service (DoS) and potential RCE flaws. The post Flaws in the BIND software expose DNS servers to attacks appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) addressed a high-severity denial-of-service (DoS) flaw (CVE-2021-25218) affecting the BIND DNS software. Some operating systems allow packets received via other protocols to affect PMTUD values for DNS over UDP.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, BIND DNS ). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A ‘DNS server’, also known as ‘name server’ or ‘domain name system server’ is a computer server that stores a database of hostnames and their corresponding IP addresses and in most situations resolves or translates those names to the requested IP addresses. The post What Is a DNS Server?

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2022

Key Features of this attack: The new malware is a.NET based DNS Backdoor which is a customized version of the open source tool “DIG.net”. The malware leverages a DNS attack technique called "DNS Hijacking" in which an attacker- controlled DNS server manipulates the response of DNS queries and resolve them as per their malicious requirements.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

Security researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability that could lead to DNS spoofing attacks in two popular C standard libraries that provide functions for common DNS operations. Also read: Best Patch Management Software & Tools. Understanding DNS Spoofing Attacks. Also read: How to Prevent DNS Attacks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

Cisco addressed multiple vulnerabilities in IOS and IOS XE software that can be exploited to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Cisco this week released patches to address multiple IOS and IOS XE software vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can trigger the flaw to cause an affected device to reload.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 23, 2021

This is what we covered in part one of this Threat Trends release on DNS Security, using data from Cisco Umbrella , our cloud-native security service. This time we’ll be comparing yearly totals of DNS traffic to malicious sites, by industry. As in part one, we’ll be looking at data covering the calendar year of 2020.

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Threatpost

JANUARY 19, 2021

Seven flaws in open-source software Dnsmasq could allow DNS cache poisoning attacks and remote code execution.

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We Live Security

JANUARY 20, 2021

Security flaws in a widely used DNS software package could allow attackers to send users to malicious websites or to remotely hijack their devices. The post DNSpooq bugs expose millions of devices to DNS cache poisoning appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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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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SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Illegally distributed software historically has served as a way to sneak malware onto victims’ devices. Snippet of the update function (MD5: 063d956b55da0d18f3f732c2bbd4bc28) Older versions obtain a C&C IP address by means of a regular DNS request rather than DoH. akamaized[.]ca akamaized[.]ca:6101/strvn ca:6101/strvn

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SecureList

JANUARY 22, 2024

We recently caught sight of a new, hitherto unknown, macOS malware family that was piggybacking on cracked software. With this URL, the sample made a request to a DNS server as an attempt to get a TXT record for the domain. The threat proved far more potent than an unauthorized proxy server installation.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2022

John Todd is general manager of Quad9 , a free “anycast” DNS platform. DNS stands for Domain Name System, which is like a globally distributed phone book for the Internet that maps human-friendly website names (example.com) to numeric Internet addresses (8.8.4.4.) that are easier for computers to manage.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 20, 2021

Microsoft is testing a fix for performance issues in Microsoft Edge's DNS-over-HTTPS feature and has once again enabled a list of suggested DoH servers. [.].

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Six years later, a review of the social media postings from this group shows they are prospering, while rather poorly hiding their activities behind a software development firm in Lahore that has secretly enabled an entire generation of spammers and scammers. One of several current Fudtools sites run by The Manipulaters.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The best internet security software comes in several different forms, giving businesses all of the protection they need to identify and stop malware before it causes bigger problems. Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software.

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Dark Reading

JANUARY 19, 2021

Seven flaws in DNSMasq have limited impact, but in combination they could be chained to create a multistaged attack.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2023

per year Tenable Tenable One, an exposure management platform Identifies assets using DNS records, IP addresses, and ASN, and provides over 180 metadata fields Tenable Attack Surface Management, Add-on for Splunk ISO/IEC 27001/27002 $5,290 – $15,076.50

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2024

The flaw affects multiple D-Link NAS devices, including models DNS-340L, DNS-320L, DNS-327L, and DNS-325. The flaw impacts the following devices: DNS-320L Version 1.11, Version 1.03.0904.2013, Version 1.01.0702.2013 DNS-325 Version 1.01 DNS-327L Version 1.09, Version 1.00.0409.2013 DNS-340L Version 1.08

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2021

On the off chance you were looking for more security to-dos from Microsoft today…the company released software updates to plug more than 82 security flaws in Windows and other supported software. “There is the outside chance this could be wormable between DNS servers,” warned Trend Micro’s Dustin Childs.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 13, 2024

PowerDNS, a widely used open-source DNS software provider, has issued a security advisory regarding a vulnerability (CVE-2024-25581) in its DNSdist software versions 1.9.0 through 1.9.3.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

For everything from minor network infractions to devastating cyberattacks and data privacy troubles , digital forensics software can help clean up the mess and get to the root of what happened. This article looks at the top digital forensic software tools of 2021 and what customers should consider when buying or acquiring a DSF tool.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 18, 2020

An unknown attacker, referred to as UNC2452 or DarkHalo planted a backdoor in the SolarWinds Orion IT software. In the initial phases, the Sunburst malware talks to the C&C server by sending encoded DNS requests. Our colleagues from FireEye published several DNS requests that supposedly led to CNAME responses on Github: [link].

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2018

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) announced the presence of a serious flaw in the BIND DNS software that can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The “deny-answer-aliases” feature is was implemented to help recursive server operators protect users against DNS rebinding attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2024

It was DNS. It’s always DNS: Government ministry denies hackers hacked its network infrastructure. The post Russian Internet Outage: DNSSEC Oops or Ukraine Hack? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Cisco patched 34 high-severity flaws affecting its IOS and IOS XE software, some of them can be exploited by a remote unauthenticated attacker. Cisco on Thursday released security patches for 34 high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its IOS and IOS XE software. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2024

HYAS Protect protective DNS includes a user-friendly interface and four core deployment methods. Organizations of any size can monitor traffic with HYAS Protect’s cloud-based DNS resolver. DNS data from HYAS Protect allows organizations to identify their riskiest users and prioritize proactive security measures.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Thankfully, nearly all malware depends on DNS at some point in their kill chain, making the protocol a critical vector for shutting down these threats. Some of the common forms these DNS-based attacks can take include: DNS spoofing: A malicious actor alters DNS records to redirect traffic to a fake website or server.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2021

Security researchers have found several serious vulnerabilities in dnsmasq, a utility used in many Linux-based systems, especially routers and other IoT devices, to provide DNS services. Dnsmasq is a lightweight tool that provides DNS caching, DNS forwarding and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) services.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

Although to be fair, it would be tough for Microsoft to eclipse the number of vulnerabilities fixed in this month’s patch batch — a record 147 flaws in Windows and related software. 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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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

DxOdyssey (DxO) is a Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) solution that enables secure, available, per-application connectivity between remote users, edge devices, sites, and clouds. Express Micro-Tunnels have built-in failover and don’t require DNS resolution. Unisys Stealth.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 19, 2018

Onto the next piece and per the title, it's going to involve DNS rollover. As such, I need to roll DNS to go from pointing to one Function app to another one. Managing DNS can be painful at the best of times if you're not super cautious, and it's extra tricky in Azure due to the way the domain validation happens.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Block device access to specified software applications, though this does not include cloud applications. Find the Rules tab near the top and click “New” Rules in Application Block for Nebula define which software applications and executables are blocked across your endpoints. Let’s dive in to see how it works!

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Malwarebytes

MAY 4, 2022

Researchers have found a vulnerability in a popular C standard library in IoT products that could allow attackers to perform DNS poisoning attacks against a target device. These functions can be called upon when needed so they do not have to be included in the code of the software that uses it. DNS poisoning. The vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2020

Security researchers discovered another malware family delivered through tax software that some businesses operating in China are required to install. Security researchers at Trustwave have discovered another malware family delivered through tax software that Chinese banks require companies operating in the country to install.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 28, 2021

Previously, Akamai's traffic-steering capabilities were mainly focused on DNS-based routing. The post Software-Defined Networking Concept Adoption at Akamai appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 6, 2022

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Intuit phish says “We have put a temporary hold on your account” The Quad commits to strengthening cybersecurity in software, supply chains Double-whammy attack follows fake Covid alert with a bogus bank call Microsoft Office zero-day “Follina”—it’s not a bug, it’s a feature! (It’s

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