Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

Most of these steps could’ve been blocked with the aid of DNS protection. It would be easy to chalk up this increase to the development and introduction of new advanced types of malware, but the surprising fact is that many of the same threats and exploits used in data breaches in 2013 are still being successfully employed 10 years later.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches DNS Malware Phishing 52

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The common acronym in nearly all of Saim Raza’s domains over the years — “FUD” — stands for “ F ully U n- D etectable,” and it refers to cybercrime resources that will evade detection by security tools like antivirus software or anti-spam appliances. Also we are running business since 2006.”

Software 231

Software Phishing Cybercrime Accountability 231

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Upon startup, this backdoor makes a type A DNS request for the <hex-encoded 20-byte string> u.fdmpkg[.]org After parsing the response to the DNS request, the backdoor launches a reverse shell, using the secondary C2 server for communications. org domain.

Malware 91

Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 91

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab. Graham Cluley started as a videogame developer and antivirus programmer three decades ago before serving in senior roles at Sophos and McAfee.

Accountability 139

Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 139

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

vSkimmer malware, a successor to Dexter, dates back to 2013. Backoff malware, which also dates back to 2013, scrapes memory for track data, logs keystrokes, and connects to a command and control server to upload stolen data and download additional malware. Errors to avoid. Multi-factor authentication is also required for remote access.

Retail 52

Retail Encryption Malware Artificial Intelligence 52

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2019

The group was first discovered by Symantec and TrendMicro in 2015 but evidence of its activities has been dated back to 2013. Moreover, querying the services behind the latest associated DNS record the host responds with “403 Forbidden” message too, indicating the infrastructure may still be operative.

Passwords 63

Passwords DNS Engineering Malware 63

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

Although Lyceum still prefers taking advantage of DNS tunneling, it appears to have replaced the previously documented.NET payload with a new C++ backdoor and a PowerShell script that serve the same purpose. Our telemetry revealed that the threat group’s latest endeavors are focused on going after entities within one country – Tunisia.

Malware 139

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 139