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Google Public DNS’s approach to fight against cache poisoning attacks

Google Security

Tianhao Chi and Puneet Sood, Google Public DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is a fundamental protocol used on the Internet to translate human-readable domain names (e.g., When a user enters a domain name in their browser, the DNS resolver (e.g. Google Public DNS). www.example.com) into numeric IP addresses (e.g.,

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Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

Krebs on Security

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. A review of the passive DNS records tied to this address shows that apart from subdomains dedicated to tornote[.]io, The real Privnote, at privnote.com. And it doesn’t send or receive messages.

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PurpleFox botnet variant uses WebSockets for more secure C2 communication

Security Affairs

“However, instead of sending it in cleartext, the client deploys a symmetric AES encryption for any communication over the WebSocket for the first exchange, as no shared secret is established yet, and the AES encryption will generate a default key for this first exchange. ” continues the analysis.

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StripedFly: Perennially flying under the radar

SecureList

It comes equipped with a built-in TOR network tunnel for communication with command servers, along with update and delivery functionality through trusted services such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, all using custom encrypted archives. The malware executable file is placed in /tmp directory with a random name. 8, 15.0.0.0/8, 8, 16.0.0.0/8,

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Overview of IoT threats in 2023

SecureList

The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. BTC to recover the data.

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WinDealer dealing on the side

SecureList

LuoYu is a lesser-known threat actor that has been active since 2008. 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.

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Indicators of compromise (IOCs): how we collect and use them

SecureList

We have been doing so since 2008, benefiting from Kaspersky’s decades of cyberthreat data management, and unrivaled technologies. Onyphe ), passive DNS databases, public sandbox reports, etc. It is a highly demanding activity, which requires time, multidisciplinary skills, efficient technology, innovation and dedication.