Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. “Recently, a new infection vector that cracks Windows machines through SMB password brute force is on the rise” reads the analysis published by AVAST. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

First identified in 2017 by the security firm Deep Instinct , Mylobot employs a number of fairly sophisticated methods to remain undetected on infected hosts, such as running exclusively in the computer’s temporary memory, and waiting 14 days before attempting to contact the botnet’s command and control servers. com on Mar.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. The researchers observed C2 infrastructure relying on dynamic DNS domains masquerading as Ukrainian telecommunication service providers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Log4Shell).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

change DNS settings to hijack the traffic, perform MitM attacks). ” In previous research, Kenin discovered similar flaws ( CVE-2017-5521 ) in at tens of models of Netgear routers that were potentially affecting over one million Netgear customers. ” reads the security advisory. ” continues the advisory. download=true.

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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. Security Affairs – Novidade exploit kit, hacking). ” continues the analysis.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

2017 analysis of the RAT. These are, of course, on top of the obviously ominous features such as password retrieval and key logging that are normally seen in Remote Access Trojans.”. This makes it harder for targets to remove it from their systems. Sometimes, the missives were taunting, or vaguely ominous and threatening.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

“Using the internal router, it would be possible to poison the DNS cache of the LAN router of the infected node, enabling further attacks.” 911’s EULA would later change its company name and address in 2017, to International Media Ltd. In a 2017 discussion on fl.l33t[.]su A cached copy of flashupdate[.]net

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2019

Security expert uncovered a DNS hijacking campaign targeting organizations in various industries worldwide and suspects Iranian APT groups. “ Experts monitored the activities of threat actors between January 2017 and January 2019. . “ Experts monitored the activities of threat actors between January 2017 and January 2019.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

Stealer and CryptoStealer module to steal cryptocurrency wallets and saved passwords. Also, the attacker behind this sample leans on the Dynamic DNS service “warzonedns.com”, pointing to the 213.183.58[.10 Evasive startup methods (fileless) to avoid AV detection. Virtual machines and analysis box awareness to avoid detection.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Shah provides her expertise in hacking, software development, and kernel development and advocates for open source initiatives. ICYMI, Equifax forced to pull offline a huge database of consumer data guarded only by credentials "admin/admin" [link] — briankrebs (@briankrebs) September 13, 2017. Street @jaysonstreet.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Prior to this date, in 2021, the domain was registered and hosted by a previous owner, with DNS resolution observed through October of 2021. After the new DNS registration by the Grand persona, the domain was initially live via authoritative DNS in regway.com on 2023-10-08, and then migrated to Cloudflare DNS on 2023-10-11.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2023

In April 2023, Bleeping Computer and other tech outlets like TechRadar began circulating reports of cybercriminals successfully hacking WordPress websites. Cybersecurity firm Sucuri has been tracking Balada Injector activity since 2017 but has only recently given this long-running campaign its name. What is Balada? Windows NT 10.0;

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

With access to DSInternals, the malware could query the AD servers and steal data, passwords, and keys. In 2017, CyberArk published findings on a new attack vector related to certificate signing. 509 keys or password credentials to legitimate OAuth applications to offer protracted authorized access. Mail DNS controls.

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Elie

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Behind the scenes, many of these turns occurred as various hacking groups fought to control and exploit IoT devices for drastically different motives. Covers the Mirai code release and how multiple hacking groups end-up reusing the code. via an infamous hacking forum. OVH DDoS attack. The rise of copycats. Attack module.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 28, 2023

At each conference, we have a hack-a-thon: to create, prove, test, improve and finally put into production new or improved integrations. 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.

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Cisco Security

MAY 27, 2022

In addition to the Meraki networking gear, Cisco Secure also shipped two Umbrella DNS virtual appliances to Black Hat Asia, for internal network visibility with redundancy, in addition to providing: . Training course at time in location: “Web Hacking Black Belt Edition”. SecureX: Bringing Threat Intelligence Together by Ian Redden .

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

Further investigation of the Sunburst backdoor revealed several features that overlap with a previously identified backdoor known as Kazuar , a.NET backdoor first reported in 2017 and tentatively linked to the Turla APT group. One way to trick employees is to pose as IT support staff – this method was used in the Twitter hack in July 2020.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

LockBit themselves attributed the leakage to one of their developers’ personal initiative, not the group’s getting hacked. The former threatened files accessible from the internet over SMB protocol and protected by a weak account password. One way or another, the LockBit 3.0

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Cisco Security

MAY 26, 2022

Twenty years ago, I first attended the Black Hat and Defcon conventions – yay Caesars Palace and Alexis Park – a wide-eyed tech newbie who barely knew what WEP hacking, Driftnet image stealing and session hijacking meant. We were proud to collaborate with NOC partners Gigamon, IronNet, MyRepublic, NetWitness and Palo Alto Networks. .

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. Behind that is a sequence of numbers resolved by your DNS and that sequence of numbers is the site's IP address. Léveillé: So in the case of Kobalos, there was a password that was required to authenticate. And so there are about 3.7

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. 1870 — Switchboard Hack — A teenager hired as a switchboard operator is able to disconnect and redirect calls and use the line for personal usage. .

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