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Muddling Meerkat, a mysterious DNS Operation involving China’s Great Firewall

Security Affairs

The China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat are manipulating DNS to probe networks globally since 2019. Infoblox researchers observed China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat using sophisticated DNS activities since 2019 to bypass traditional security measures and probe networks worldwide. ” concludes the report.

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Russia-linked APT Seashell Blizzard is behind the long running global access operation BadPilot campaign

Security Affairs

Seashell Blizzard (aka Sandworm , BlackEnergy and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRUs Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). On September 2022, the Sandworm group was observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware.

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Russian Sandworm APT impersonates Ukrainian telcos to deliver malware

Security Affairs

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm has been observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. Russia-linked cyberespionage group Sandworm has been observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. ” reads the report published by Recorded Future.

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Companies Failing to Protect Domain Registrations

Security Boulevard

The study found the majority of Global 2000 companies continue to lag in the adoption of domain security. The post Companies Failing to Protect Domain Registrations appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Russia-linked IRIDIUM APT linked to Prestige ransomware attacks against Ukraine

Security Affairs

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). In April, Sandworm targeted energy facilities in Ukraine with a new strain of the Industroyer ICS malware (INDUSTROYER2) and a new version of the CaddyWiper wiper.

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Why 83 Percent of Large Companies Are Vulnerable to This Basic Domain Hack

Adam Levin

Far from being jealously guarded assets with Fort Knox-level security, a new study of Forbes Global 2000 Companies suggests many domain names are imminently hackable. Many of these faux-Zoom sites were used to distribute malware under the guise of links to online meetings. All of these can be extinction-level events.

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FortiSASE SASE Solution Review

eSecurity Planet

Founded in 2000, Fortinet began producing physical firewall appliances and soon expanded into other security categories. Who is Fortinet? More than two decades later, the company is a cybersecurity market leader with more than $5 billion in annual revenue. Users may have up to 3 devices and consume up to 1.5 Mbps of bandwidth.