Krebs on Security

JULY 3, 2023

However, searching passive DNS records at DomainTools.com for thedomainsvault[.]com Searching on ubsagency@gmail.com in Constella Intelligence shows the address was used sometime before February 2019 to create an account under the name “ SammySam_Alon ” at the interior decorating site Houzz.com. Thedomainsvault[.]com

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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.

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Social Engineering Engineering DNS Accountability 106

The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

It is astounding that billions of online accounts have been breached over the past 18 years and that US consumer accounts are by far the most compromised. It’s in findings of a deep dive data analytics study led by Surfshark , a supplier of VPN services aimed at the consumer and SMB markets. Related: VPNs vs ZTNA.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Netflow data. DNS controls. Microsoft Active Directory accounts and passwords. By all accounts, this was a comprehensive goof: The Orvis credentials file even contained the combination to a locked safe in the company’ server room. Based in Sunderland, VT. Multiple firewall products. Linux servers. Cisco routers.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

This includes a layered combination of DNS networking, secure endpoint connections, and an educated and empowered human workforce. The need for DNS security cannot be ignored, especially with the rise of remote workforces, in order to monitor and manage internet access policies, as well as reduce malware. DNS is frequently targeted by.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This blog examines the escalating phishing landscape, shortcomings of common anti-phishing approaches, and why implementing a Protective DNS service as part of a layered defense provides the most effective solution. Often used to compromise executive and privileged accounts. This is where Protective DNS comes in.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

com , a service that sold access to billions of passwords and other data exposed in countless data breaches. LeakedSource was advertised on a number of popular cybercrime forums as a service that could help hackers break into valuable or high-profile accounts. An administrator account Xerx3s on Abusewithus.

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Hacking Accountability Data breaches Marketing 242

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2024

Ukraine’s cyber operation shut down the ATM services of major Russian banks A bug in Chrome Password Manager caused user credentials to disappear BIND updates fix four high-severity DoS bugs in the DNS software suite Terrorist Activity is Accelerating in Cyberspace – Risk Precursor to Summer Olympics and Elections Progress Software fixed (..)

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Spyware Data breaches Cybercrime Banking 123

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

In December 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published new details about the identity of “Rescator,” a Russian cybercriminal who is thought to be closely connected to the 2013 data breach at Target. bank accounts. I can not provide DNS for u, only domains. This post is an attempt to remedy that omission.

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Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 283

Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: DNS-over-HTTPS takes another small step towards global domination Nope, that isn’t Elon Musk , and he isn’t offering a free Topmist Dust watch either Four in-the-wild exploits, 13 critical patches headline bumper Patch Tuesday Is crypto’s criminal rollercoaster approaching a terminal dip? Stay safe!

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 1, 2018

There's a verification process where control of the domain needs to be demonstrated (email to a WHOIS address, DNS entry or a file or meta tag on the site), after which all aliases on the domain and the breaches they've appeared in is returned. At the time of writing, over 110k domain searches have been performed and verified.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

DNS encryption. DNS encryption plugs a gap that makes it easy to track the websites you visit. The domain name system (DNS) is a distributed address book that lists domain names and their corresponding IP addresses. And yet almost every Internet account requires one. It’s ascendancy seems assured.

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Internet Internet Technology DNS 121

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Attackers hacked support agent to access Microsoft Outlook email accounts. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 6 security breaches available for sale. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 8 security breaches available for sale. Million email accounts without permission.

Computers and Electronics 94

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

Most of these steps could’ve been blocked with the aid of DNS protection. But even as companies race to increase cybersecurity spending and awareness, data breaches have actually become much more (not less) likely. The Target breach was not carried out as a direct attack against Target’s PoS infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

One million cracked Poshmark accounts being sold online. XKCD forum data breach impacted 562,000 subscribers. Some Zyxel devices can be hacked via DNS requests. XMR crypto miner switches from arm IoT devices to X86/I686 Intel servers. Crooks stole €1.5 million from German bank OLB cloning EMV cards.

IoT 101

IoT Data breaches DNS Advertising 101

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

The financial sector emerged as the primary target, accounting for 34% of attacks and witnessing a 68% YoY increase. targeting the DNS, and the remaining 3.7% Drawing from data analysis of client-targeted attacks, StormWall forecasts a staggering 170% increase in DDoS attacks by the end of 2023. aimed at other objectives.

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DDOS Telecommunications Data breaches DNS 129

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

Did you know that human error is the main culprit of 95% of data breaches ? They could expose your sensitive data and put you, your employees, clients, and customers at risk of identity theft and fraud. Given that the average cost of a data breach is $3.86 HTTPS and DNS), data link (e.g.,

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Encryption Identity Theft Authentication Data breaches 134

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

CISA: hackers breached a state government organization Russia-linked Turla APT uses new TinyTurla-NG backdoor to spy on Polish NGOs US Gov dismantled the Moobot botnet controlled by Russia-linked APT28 A cyberattack halted operations at Varta production plants North Korea-linked actors breached the emails of a Presidential Office member Nation-state (..)

Cybercrime 131

Cybercrime Ransomware Malware Data breaches 131

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 12, 2021

But do you know that a good deal of the danger accounts for insiders? MARRIOTT DATA BREACH. The information contained reservation info, guests’ contact details, and account data. These accounts, compromised in July 2020, included both private and corporate users. Let us define what the insider threat is.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The United States today unveiled sanctions and indictments against the alleged proprietor of Joker’s Stash , a now-defunct cybercrime store that peddled tens of millions of payment cards stolen in some of the largest data breaches of the past decade. The BriansClub login page, as it looked from late 2019 until recently.

Cryptocurrency 310

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Retail Government 310

Troy Hunt

JUNE 15, 2023

We can't touch DNS. " Thing is, "control" is a bit of a nuanced term; there are many people in roles where they don't have access to any of the above means of verification but they're legitimately responsible for infosec and responding to precisely the sorts of notifications HIBP sends out after a breach.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2018

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Data breaches DNS Advertising Hacking 71

Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

Year after year, the Verizon Data Breach Report highlights the fact that compromised credentials contribute to the majority of breaches — and MFA remains the strongest mechanism to deter the use of stolen passwords.

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Authentication Phishing DNS Passwords 110

Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

Hackers posing as Coincheck.com employees contacted the company’s customers and requested their account credentials. We are all weary of the endless cycle of hacks and data breaches and we’re increasingly blaming businesses that have been compromised rather than the hackers themselves.

Hacking 130

Hacking Retail Cyber Insurance Authentication 130

Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

Combine antivirus tools with DNS protection, endpoint monitoring, and user training for comprehensive protection. Businesses operating globally should adapt their cybersecurity strategies to account for these disparities, ensuring protections are tailored to local risks.

Antivirus 126

Antivirus Cyber threats Phishing Education 126

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Restoring all infected endpoints from secure backups, eliminating the use of local administrator accounts, and implementing application and DNS filtering to control software usage and web access. In this example, if the attack had been allowed to continue, the MSP could have suffered a ransomware attack, data breach, or both.

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Malware DNS Surveillance Backups 103

SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2023

One of the most important responsibilities of security professionals is to avoid data breaches. At the same time, the IBM report reveals that it takes an average of 277 days to detect and contain a data breach. DCAP systems are designed to automatically identify and solve problems related to the storage and use of data.

Technology 98

Technology Unstructured Data Data breaches Information Security 98

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

Alleged Iran-linked APT groups behind global DNS Hijacking campaign. Ironic turn … Kaspersky Labs helped NSA to catch alleged data thief. Reddit locked Down accounts due to alleged security breach. CISCO addresses DoS bugs in CISCO ESA products. Three security bugs found in the popular Linux suite systemd.

DNS 85

DNS Advertising Hacking Manufacturing 85

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A recent HP Wolf Security report found that email now accounts for 89% of all malware. It integrates data loss prevention functionality to minimize the risk of data breaches. Proofpoint stops attacks such as credential phishing, BEC, email account compromise (EAC), and multi-stage malware. Identify and block 99.7%

Phishing 125

Phishing Malware Engineering Ransomware 125

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. A DSW data breach also exposes transaction information from 1.4 billion dollars in damages.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

This article explores: What Is Email Security Best Options to Secure Business Email Email Security Best Practices How Email Security Blocks Threats Bottom Line: Email Security What Is Email Security Email security is a concept that protects email accounts, servers, and communications from unauthorized access, data loss, or compromise.

Firewall 80

Firewall DNS Authentication Malware 80

Adam Levin

APRIL 8, 2019

Facebook’s Two-Factor Authentication phone numbers exposed: After prompting users to provide phone numbers to secure their accounts, Facebook allows anyone to look up their account by using them. An unexpected delay in network connections could mean a hardware failure, but it could also signify a hijacked DNS server.

Hacking 100

Hacking Data privacy Artificial Intelligence System Administration 100

Pen Test Partners

MAY 26, 2025

We traced the entry to an outdated Ivanti VPN, correlated DNS to malware domains (like iuqerfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com), and observed 7zip activity linked to data staging. The Forgotten Laptop HR Leak An ex-employees account was left active for five months after termination. It redirected to a fake Microsoft login.

Banking 64

Banking VPN Ransomware Scams 64

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A simple human error can lead to devastating attacks, from data exfiltration to ransomware,” Sasnauskas said. While these don’t expose either old or new passwords, the logs show the account holder’s email address, and the exact time the password change query was sent can be seen. Why did it happen?

IoT 128

IoT Engineering Passwords Media 128

eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

A cloud workload protection platform (CWPP) shields cloud workloads from a range of threats like malware, ransomware, DDoS attacks, cloud misconfigurations, insider threats, and data breaches. Data is collected in near real time, which allows GuardDuty to detect threats quickly.

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