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A Deep Dive on the Recent Widespread DNS Hijacking Attacks

Krebs on Security

” The DNS part of that moniker refers to the global “ D omain N ame S ystem ,” which serves as a kind of phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly Web site names (example.com) into numeric Internet address that are easier for computers to manage. PASSIVE DNS.

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GALLIUM Threat Group targets global telcos, Microsoft warns

Security Affairs

The operators leverage on low cost and easy to replace infrastructure using dynamic-DNS domains and regularly reused hop points. “MSTIC analysis indicates the use of dynamic DNS providers as opposed to registered domains is in line with GALLIUM’s trend towards low cost and low effort operations.”

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WinDealer dealing on the side

SecureList

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. x33x44”). Description. Sample value (in hex). Unknown static value.

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VPN vs. proxy: which is better to stay anonymous online?

Security Affairs

Most people prefer using proxies over VPN services because they are easy to use and mostly available for free, but can it be relied on for anonymity? Most people prefer using proxies over VPNs because they are easy to use and mostly available for free, but can it be relied on for anonymity? VPN vs. Proxy. What is a VPN?

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Is India's Aadhaar System Really "Hack-Proof"? Assessing a Publicly Observable Security Posture

Troy Hunt

Blocking legitimate users is part of that problem, blocking users wanting to protect their traffic with a VPN is another: This has been there for the past year now. They also blacklist vpn IP addresses. Geo-blocking is a really weak, easily circumvented control that often does more harm than good. Blocking Paste.

Hacking 279
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Trickbot module descriptions

SecureList

Trickbot (aka TrickLoader or Trickster), is a successor of the Dyre banking Trojan that was active from 2014 to 2016 and performed man-in-the-browser attacks in order to steal banking credentials. Downloaded modules are encrypted, and can be decrypted with the Python script below. < The vpnDll32 module establishes a VPN connection.

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APT trends report Q1 2021

SecureList

It was first publicly documented in 2014, in the aftermath of the Gamma Group hacking incident. The attackers used vulnerabilities in an SSL-VPN product to deploy a multi-layered loader we dubbed Ecipekac (aka DESLoader, SigLoader and HEAVYHAND). This server was disabled a day after our discovery last December.

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