Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

The researchers believe that the Turkey-linked APT Sea Turtle has been active since at least 2017. Between 2017 and 2019, the APT group mainly used DNS hijacking in its campaigns. “The stolen information is likely to be exploited for surveillance or intelligence gathering on specific groups and or individuals.”

Media 127

Media Accountability Telecommunications Government 127

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

.” Quad9 is a non-profit offering a free recursive DNS service that does not log user data. and Google Public DNS. surveillance and accept GDPR as a global “gold standard” of privacy protections. It offers additional privacy and security features, including screening for malicious domains and encryption.

DNS 96

DNS Telecommunications Surveillance Data collection 96

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 13, 2022

Supporting the above stated discovery is the latest press statement released by security firm Mandiant that suggests that it has been tracking Seedworm aka MuddyWater since May 2017 and it is into activities such as digital espionage, cyber attacks, Ddos and ransomware spread.

Hacking 110

Hacking Spyware DNS Surveillance 110

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Compared to its predecessors, the sixth “Hi-Tech Crime Trends” report is the first to contain chapters devoted to the main industries attacked and covers the period from H2 2018 to H1 2019, as compared to the period from H2 2017 to H1 2018. The telecom industry has become a key target for state-sponsored attackers.

Banking 91

Banking Telecommunications Marketing Internet 91

Elie

DECEMBER 2, 2017

What’s remarkable about these record-breaking attacks is they were carried out via small, innocuous Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices like home routers, air-quality monitors, and personal surveillance cameras. In an unexpected development, on September 30, 2017, Anna-senpai, Mirai’s alleged author, released the Mirai source code.

IoT 107

IoT DDOS Internet Internet 107

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

China installs a surveillance app on tourists phones while crossing in the Xinjiang. US Cyber Command warns of Iran-linked hackers exploiting CVE-2017-11774 Outlook flaw. Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH). Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. Bangladesh Cyber Heist 2.0:

Scams 50

Scams Spyware DNS Advertising 50

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. Stalkerware is the digital tip of a very real-world iceberg.

Malware 108

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 108