Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2021

Malware researchers from ESET uncovered an ongoing surveillance campaign, dubbed Operation Spalax , against Colombian entities exclusively. The attacks share some similarities with other campaigns targeting Colombian entities, in particular a campaign detailed in February 2019, by QiAnXin. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Operation Spalax).

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Malware Surveillance Phishing Government 109

Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2019

Cyber Defense Magazine July 2019 Edition has arrived. Cyber Defense Magazine July 2019 Edition has arrived. SecurityAffairs – Cyber Defense Magazine, hacking). The post Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2019 has arrived. The post Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2019 has arrived. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Large-scale spam campaigns often are conducted using newly-registered or hacked email addresses, and/or throwaway domains. Guilmette told KrebsOnSecurity he initially considered the possibility that GoDaddy had been hacked, or that thousands of the registrar’s customers perhaps had their GoDaddy usernames and passwords stolen.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Cyber Defense Magazine September 2019 Edition has arrived. 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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DNS Advertising Firewall Mobile 64

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. According to the researchers, in the last months of 2019, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks. .” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Mozi botnet). Pierluigi Paganini.

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IoT DNS Manufacturing Firmware 103

Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2020

Security researchers discovered another malware family delivered through tax software that some businesses operating in China are required to install. Security researchers at Trustwave have discovered another malware family delivered through tax software that Chinese banks require companies operating in the country to install.

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Software Malware Banking Advertising 81

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2019

Kaspersky Lab reported that hundreds of users have been targeted with malware over the past month as part of a recent Roaming Mantis campaign. Security experts at Kaspersky Lab reported that hundreds of users have been targeted with malware over the past month as part of a new campaign associated with Roaming Mantis gang.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Crooks were able to trick GoDaddy staff into handing over control of crypto-biz domain names in a classic DNS hijacking attack. Crooks were able to hijack traffic and email to various cryptocurrency-related websites as a result of a DNS hijacking attack on domains managed by GoDaddy. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DNS hijacking).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2019

Iran-linked OilRig cyberespionage group is using the reconnaissance malware Karkoff along with DNSpionage in recent campaigns. Iran-linked OilRig cyberespione group is using the reconnaissance malware Karkoff along with DNSpionage in recent campaigns. ” reads the analysis published by Talos. ” continues the experts.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A significant part of hacking consists of diverting the function of existing systems and software, and hackers often use legitimate security tools to perform cyber attacks. Cobalt Strike Beacon Linux enables emulation of advanced attacks to a network over HTTP, HTTPS, or DNS. The malware has been renamed Vermilion.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks, the recent mass scanning activity represents a change in the modus operandi of the group. “This report aims to shed light on some of Pawn Storm’s attacks that did not use malware in the initial stages. ” continues the report. .”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Botnet operators use to spread the malware via cracked or pirated software and pay-per-install (PPI) schemes. Researchers believe that at least five different merchants and exchanges were used to fund the Glupteba addresses since 2019. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Glupteba botnet). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

According to a new report published by researchers from security firm Netscout , TrickBot’s operators have started to use a new variant of their malware in an attempt to Linux systems and expand the list of its targets. “Often delivered as part of a zip, this malware is a lightweight Linux backdoor. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Security experts recently found notable malware activity affecting devices running Linux that is associated with the Momentum Botnet. Malware researchers from Trend Micro recently observed notable malware activity affecting devices running Linux that is associated with the Momentum Botnet. ” concludes the analysis.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2019

A still ongoing spam campaign that has been active during the last months has been distributing the Redaman banking malware. Experts at Palo Alto Networks continue to monitor an ongoing spam campaign that has been distributing the Redaman banking malware. We expect to discover new Redaman samples as 2019 progresses ,”.

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Banking Malware Advertising DNS 87

Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2021

Experts noticed that the malware also downloads more shell scripts that retrieve brute-forcers that could be used to target devices protected with weak passwords. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Mirai). “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

China-linked cyberespionage group LightBasin hacked mobile telephone networks around the world and used specialized tools to access calling records. CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber security). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Telecommunications Mobile Hacking Architecture 115

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The group has been observed using new tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), it is also using updated malware to evade detection. The Rocke group was also observed exploiting the CVE-2019-3396 flaw in Confluence servers to get remote code execution and deliver the miners.

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Cybercrime DNS Malware Advertising 62

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The experts are monitoring the Mirai-based botnet since November 2019 and observed it exploiting two Tenda router 0-day vulnerabilities to spread a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). ” When the botnet was first detected in 2019, experts noticed it was exploiting the Tenda zero-day flaw tracked as CVE-2020-10987. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IoT Firmware DNS Advertising 139

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Roaming Mantis surfaced in March 2018 when hacked routers in Japan redirecting users to compromised websites. Roaming Mantis is a credential theft and malware campaign that leverages smishing to distribute malicious Android apps in the format of APK files. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Roaming Mantis). ” concludes Kaspersky.

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Phishing DNS Malware Hacking 89

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Microsoft experts reported that the GALLIUM hacking group exploits unpatched vulnerabilities to compromise systems running /JBoss application servers. link] — bk (Ben K) (@bkMSFT) December 12, 2019. The operators leverage on low cost and easy to replace infrastructure using dynamic-DNS domains and regularly reused hop points.

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Telecommunications DNS Malware Advertising 68

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The number of infected devices is impressive, on 2019-11-30 a trusted security partner in the US informed Qihoo 360’s Netlab Cybersecurity reported to have observed 1,962,308 unique daily active IPs from the Pink botnet targeting its systems. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Pink botnet). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

They use DNS tunneling for stealthier C&C communications, and place execution guardrails on the malicious components to hide the malware from security researchers.” Experts also observed attackers using a DNS downloader that was designed for long-term, covert access to the target machine. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

The campaign uncovered by Avast aimed at silently modifying the Brazilian users’ Domain Name System (DNS) settings to redirect victims to malicious websites mimicking legitimate ones. “ Malware then guesses routers’ passwords , which new research from Avast shows are often weak. ” reads a blog post published by Avast.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

According to Dragos, the Hexane group has been active since at least the middle of 2018, it intensified its activity since early 2019 with an escalation of tensions within the Middle East. The threat actors carried out spearphishing attacks using weaponized Excel attachments to deliver the DanBot malware. ”concludes the report.

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DNS Passwords Penetration Testing Social Engineering 82

Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2020

on the CVSS scale and affects Windows Server versions 2003 to 2019. Today we released an update for CVE-2020-1350 , a Critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows DNS Server that is classified as a ‘wormable’ vulnerability and has a CVSS base score of 10.0. Non-Microsoft DNS Servers are not affected.”

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DNS Advertising Engineering Internet 60

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2019

But when accounts at those CRM providers get hacked or phished, the results can be damaging for both the client’s brand and their customers. On August 21, multiple United Rental customers reported receiving invoice emails with booby-trapped links that led to a malware download for anyone who clicked. Image: APWG.

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Phishing Marketing Accountability DNS 213

Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2019

The attackers demonstrated an increasing level of sophistication across the years, they used custom-malware and various exploits in their attacks. “Second, we identified a previously undocumented malware family with strong links to the Ke3chang group – a backdoor we named Okrum. ” reads the report published by ESET.

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DNS Malware Advertising Manufacturing 88

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Mylobot malware includes more than 1,000 hard-coded and encrypted domain names, any one of which can be registered and used as control networks for the infected hosts. The only experience listed for Khafagy prior to the TikTok job is labeled “Marketing” at “Confidential,” from February 2014 to October 2019.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

DNS hijacking campaigns target Gmail, Netflix, and PayPal users. Adobe Patch Tuesday updates for April 2019 address 43 flaws in its products. Microsoft April 2019 Patch Tuesday fixes Windows 0days under attack. Yoroi Welcomes Yomi: The Malware Hunter. [SI-LAB] WPA3 attacks allow hackers to hack Wi-Fi password.

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Data breaches DNS Advertising Surveillance 56

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. According to the researchers, in the last months of 2019, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Mozi botnet). Pierluigi Paganini.

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IoT DNS Manufacturing Passwords 79

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Cisco addresses CVE-2019-12643 critical flaw in virtual Service Container for IOS XE. USBAnywhere BMC flaws expose Supermicro servers to hack. Cyber Defense Magazine – September 2019 has arrived. Some Zyxel devices can be hacked via DNS requests. Twitter temporarily disables feature to tweet via SMS after CEO hack.

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IoT Data breaches DNS Advertising 74

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In early 2019, researchers spotted a new TrickBot backdoor framework dubbed Anchor that was using the anchor_dns tool for abusing the DNS protocol for C2 communications. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). Several groups of experts linked both TrickBot and Ryuk threats to cybercrime gangs operating out of Russia. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

” The MSI package first removes registry keys associated with the old Purple Fox installations if any are present, then it replaces the components of the malware with new ones. SecurityAffairs – hacking, PurpleFox botnet). “The goal is to install the MSI package as an admin without any user interaction.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

Dark Overlord hacking crew publishes first batch of confidential 9/11 files. Australian Early Warning Network hacked and used to send fake alerts. Nine 2019 Cybersecurity Predictions. Tens of thousands of hot tubs are exposed to hack. First Google security patches for Android in 2019 fix a critical flaw.

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DNS Advertising Manufacturing Hacking 54

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Attackers hacked support agent to access Microsoft Outlook email accounts. Locked Shields 2019 – Chapeau, France wins Cyber Defence Exercise. CVE-2019-0803 Windows flaw exploited to deliver PowerShell Backdoor. RCE flaw in Electronic Arts Origin client exposes gamers to hack. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy.

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Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 61

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

In June malware researchers from Cybaze-Yoroi spotted a new suspicious activity potentially linked to the popular APT group. The hacking campaign confirmed that the Gamaredon operations are still ongoing and the high interest of the Kremlin in infiltrating the East European ecosystem, especially the Ukranian one. The Gamaredon group.

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Government Advertising Media DNS 58