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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

2002 – Internet Attack — By targeting the thirteen Domain Name System (DNS) root servers, a DDoS attack assaults the entire Internet for an hour. 2010 — The Stuxnet Worm — A malicious computer virus called the world’s first digital weapon is able to target control systems used to monitor industrial facilities. east coast.

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At last – Thinking outside the SCIF

IT Security Guru

It may be that, again utilising specialist tools the operator may be looking for poorly deployed DNS configurations, an Open Zone Transfer opportunity, or Digital Certificate which may be used to facilitate extended access to the Corporate Crown Jewels. You have been warned! Embracement of the GreyZone.

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APT trends report Q3 2021

SecureList

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

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