Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Additionally, Microsoft released an advisory on how to minimize the risk from a DNS spoofing weakness in Windows Server 2008 through 2019. These vulnerabilities affect Microsoft Excel 2013 through 2019, Microsoft 365 32 and 64 bit versions, Microsoft Office 2019 32 and 64 bit versions, and Microsoft Excel for Mac 2019.”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a In December 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published new details about the identity of “Rescator,” a Russian cybercriminal who is thought to be closely connected to the 2013 data breach at Target.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

Then the backdoor contacts the command-and-control (C2) server to downloads and executes other malicious payloads, including the TunnelMole, malware that abuses the DNS protocol to establish a tunnel for malicious purposes, and RC2FM and RC2CL. The LoadEdge backdoor maintains persistence through the Windows registry.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2022

affects nginx resolver and can allow an attacker who is able to forge UDP packets from the DNS server to cause 1-byte memory overwrite, resulting in worker process crash or potential other impact. some of them date back 2013. . some of them date back 2013. The most severe flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-23017 (CVSS score 9.4)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. “The technique relies on a DNS Tunneling communication channel through a custom implementation of the iodine source code , an open-source software that enables the tunneling of IPv4 data through a DNS server.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

The group has been active since at least 2013, ESET experts linked the group to the Gamaredon Russian APT group Gamaredon despite considers the two crews independent. They use DNS tunneling for stealthier C&C communications, and place execution guardrails on the malicious components to hide the malware from security researchers.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2022

The group has been active since at least 2013, the Aoqin Dragon was observed seeking initial access primarily through document exploits and the use of fake removable devices. Other techniques employed by the APT group include DLL hijacking, Themida-packed files, and DNS tunneling to evade post-compromise detection.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. This script shows a social engineering message, such as a Flash update popup or a DNS error, and attempts to trick the victim into downloading a malicious file deploy a Cobalt Strike loader.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

” Evidence collected by the experts suggests that the threat actor has been active at least since 2013. They abandon the C2 hostnames — which in this case are free DNS-based and they may change the crypter and initial vector, but they won’t stop their activity. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The Novidade exploit kit leverages cross-site request forgery (CSRF) to change the Domain Name System (DNS) settings of SOHO routers and redirect traffic from the connected devices to the IP address under the control of the attackers. The exploit kit blindly attacks the detected IP address with all its exploits. .

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 11, 2021

In 2013 ( version 2.0-beta9 Using a DNS logger (such as dnslog.cn ), you can generate a domain name and use this in your test payloads: // if server in test is running on localhost curl 127.0.0.1:8080 Refreshing the page will show DNS queries which identify hosts who have triggered the vulnerability.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

us began in September 2013 as a forum for learning and teaching how to hack accounts at Runescape, an MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy realm where players battle for kingdoms and riches. A review of passive DNS records from DomainTools indicates that in 2013 pictrace[.]com An administrator account Xerx3s on Abusewithus.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

The group was first discovered by Symantec and TrendMicro in 2015 but evidence of its activities has been dated back to 2013. Upon reboot, the VBScript performs an HTTP GET request to fetch an encrypted stage from a dynamic DNS domain. The Gamaredon group. The payload, however, is only sent if the target is deemed of interest.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

” The IT network of The Manipulaters, circa 2013. As I noted in 2015, The Manipulaters Team used domain name service (DNS) settings from another blatantly fraudulent service called ‘ FreshSpamTools[.]eu Regarding phishing, whenever we receive complaint, we remove the services immediately. Image: Facebook.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. Each variant spotted by the experts was targeting different services and ports, including DNS over TCP (53), HTTP (80), HTTPS (443), Remote Desktop Protocol (3389) and Windows Remote Management (5985).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. Each variant spotted by the experts was targeting different services and ports, including DNS over TCP (53), HTTP (80), HTTPS (443), Remote Desktop Protocol (3389) and Windows Remote Management (5985).

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

Because this IP address has not changed over several months, we investigated the passive DNS records to see if the infrastructure may have been used in other recent attacks. Furthermore, analysis also revealed that the #totalhash malware database contains malware associated with this address going back as far as 2013. 168 on port 8888.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 1, 2018

This is a little project I started whilst killing time in a hotel room in late 2013 after thinking "I wonder if people actually know where their data has been exposed?" If I'm honest, I'm constantly surprised by the extent of how far Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) is reaching these days.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2019

The OceanLotus APT group, also known as APT32 or Cobalt Kitty , is state-sponsored group that has been active since at least 2013. Experts at the security firm Cylance detected a new RAT dubbed Ratsnif that was used in cyber espionage operations conducted by the OceanLotus APT group.

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NopSec

JANUARY 27, 2015

Applications have access to the DNS resolver primarily through the gethostbyname*() set of functions. In particular, it was discovered that the bug was fixed on May 21, 2013 (between the releases of glibc-2.17 The vulnerability is a buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function of glibc. released on November 10, 2000.

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Cisco Security

MAY 12, 2022

Their activities can be traced back as early as 2013, prior to Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. Therefore, DNS and outgoing web traffic is crucial for its detection. Gamaredon group, also known as Primitive Bear, Shuckworm and ACTINIUM, is an advanced persistent threat (APT) based in Russia.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Janicab was first introduced in 2013 as malware able to run on MacOS and Windows operating systems. Despite it being an old malware family that dates back to 2013, not much public information has been available on it in recent years and we see that the threat actor kept developing and updating the malware code.

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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.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

Because this IP address has not changed over several months, we investigated the passive DNS records to see if the infrastructure may have been used in other recent attacks. Furthermore, analysis also revealed that the #totalhash malware database contains malware associated with this address going back as far as 2013. 168 on port 8888.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

This approach extends far beyond assets with an IP address, however, including everything from certificates to S3 buckets to DNS misconfigurations. Originally founded in 2005 as Stach & Liu and rebranded in 2013, Bishop Fox is one of most widely recognized security services firms. Company background.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The attacker may utilize a website such as nwtools.com to look through the target organization’s DNS records. The FBI estimates that from October 2013 to February 2016, whaling attacks were attributed to $2.3 Whaling attacks may be the most costly and damaging of the three types. billion in losses. Who’s Being Targeted?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2023

Microsoft has been tracking the threat actors at least since 2013, but experts believe that the cyberespionage group has been active since at least 2011 targeting journalists and activists in the Middle East, as well as organizations in the United States, and entities in the U.K., Israel, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Much of this traffic is comprised of suspicious DNS queries, which point to known or likely Command and Control sites. DNS BIND information disclosure attempts were also commonly encountered. CVE-2013-2185. CVE-2013-2134. Command and Control activity came in third, where 48.7 CVE-2018-10562. CVE-2007-1036. CVE-2018-7600.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 6, 2023

Malwarebytes CEO Marcin Kleczynski summed it up in 2013, promising more show-stopping acts in the future: “We have been making great progress since the launch of MEE, and this is just the start. ” And you best believe that Marcin was true to his word. But wait, there's more!

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Krebs on Security

JULY 3, 2023

However, searching passive DNS records at DomainTools.com for thedomainsvault[.]com The shenhavgroup@gmail.com address was used to register a Twitter account for a Sam Orit Alon in 2013, whose account says they are affiliated with the Shenhav Group. Thedomainsvault[.]com

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Catchpoint Features. Dynatrace offers a full-stack application performance monitoring and digital experience platform for modern hybrid environments. Read more : Best Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems for 2022. ManageEngine.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 28, 2023

XDR (eXtended Detection and Response) Integrations At Black Hat USA 2023, Cisco Secure was the official Mobile Device Management, DNS (Domain Name Service) and Malware Analysis Provider. SCA detected 289 alerts including Suspected Port Abuse, Internal Port Scanner, New Unusual DNS Resolver,and Protocol Violation (Geographic).

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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.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2018

Many of the domains used by COBALT DICKENS were registered between May and August 2018, most of them resolved to the same IP address and DNS name server. According to the Treasury Department, since 2013, the Mabna Institute hit 144 US universities and 176 universities in 21 foreign countries. “In March 2018, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The email message contains a pdf document named ”Marine_Engine_Spare__Parts_Order.pdf”, originally prepared from an Office document using “ Microsoft Word 2013 ” and then converted into PDF format using the “ Online2PDF.com ” online service. DNS requests intercepted. possible usage of “ Microsoft Word 2013 ”. Attachment.

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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.

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