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Some Zyxel devices can be hacked via DNS requests

Security Affairs

Experts at SEC Consult discovered several security issues in various Zyxel devices that allow to hack them via unauthenticated DNS requests. The first issue is an information disclosure flaw via unauthenticated external DNS requests that affect Zyxel devices from the USG, UAG, ATP, VPN and NXC series. Pierluigi Paganini.

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New Ttint IoT botnet exploits two zero-days in Tenda routers

Security Affairs

Unlike other IoT DDoS botnets, Ttint implements 12 remote access functions such as Socket5 proxy for router devices, tampering with router firewall and DNS settings, executing remote custom system commands. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” concludes the report.

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Cisco fixes 34 High-Severity flaws in IOS and IOS XE software

Security Affairs

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Two vulnerabilities can allow authenticated attackers with local access to the target devices to execute arbitrary code. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DoS).

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Massive increase in XorDDoS Linux malware in last six months

Malwarebytes

XorDDoS, a Linux Trojan known for its modularity and stealth, was first discovered in 2014 by the white hat research group, MalwareMustDie (MMD). Microsoft says it’s recorded a massive increase in XorDDoS activity (254 percent) in the last six months. MMD believed the Linux Trojan originated in China.

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Cyber Defense Magazine – August 2019 has arrived. Enjoy it!

Security Affairs

In addition, we’re shooting for 7x24x365 uptime as we continue to scale with improved Web App Firewalls, Content Deliver Networks (CDNs) around the Globe, Faster and More Secure DNS and CyberDefenseMagazineBackup.com up and running as an array of live mirror sites.

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Cyber Defense Magazine – September 2019 has arrived. Enjoy it!

Security Affairs

In addition, we’re shooting for 7x24x365 uptime as we continue to scale with improved Web App Firewalls, Content Deliver Networks (CDNs) around the Globe, Faster and More Secure DNS and CyberDefenseMagazineBackup.com up and running as an array of live mirror sites.

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French Firms Rocked by Kasbah Hacker?

Krebs on Security

HYAS said it quickly notified the French national computer emergency team and the FBI about its findings, which pointed to a dynamic domain name system (DNS) provider on which the purveyors of this attack campaign relied for their various malware servers. In this two-hour Arabic language YouTube tutorial from 2014 , Fatal.001

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