Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2019

Security experts at Bad Packets uncovered a DNS hijacking campaign that is targeting the users of popular online services, including Gmail, Netflix, and PayPal. Hackers compromised consumer routers and modified the DNS settings to redirect users to fake websites designed to trick victims into providing their login credentials.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2019

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a security advisory to warn organizations of DNS hijacking attacks and provided recommendations this type of attack. In response to the numerous DNS hijacking attacks the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued an alert to warn organizations of this type of attack.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

They can do this becasue alongside the password vaults that were stolen, criminals also made off with customers' email addresses, as well as " basic customer account information", company names, end-user names, billing addresses, telephone numbers, and IP addresses. For us, data security is paramount. Don't take things at face value.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2019

DHS has issued a notice of a CISA emergency directive urging federal agencies of improving the security of government-managed domains (i.e.gov) to prevent DNS hijacking attacks. The notice was issued by the DHS and links the emergency directive Emergency Directive 19-01 titled “Mitigate DNS Infrastructure Tampering.”.

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Google Security

MARCH 28, 2024

Tianhao Chi and Puneet Sood, Google Public DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is a fundamental protocol used on the Internet to translate human-readable domain names (e.g., When a user enters a domain name in their browser, the DNS resolver (e.g. Google Public DNS). www.example.com) into numeric IP addresses (e.g.,

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2023

The site’s true WHOIS registration records have always been hidden by privacy protection services, but there are plenty of clues in historical Domain Name System (DNS) records for WorldWiredLabs that point in the same direction. A review of DNS records for both printschoolmedia[.]org DNS records for worldwiredlabs[.]com

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2021

The Pharming attacks are carried out by modifying the settings on the victim’s system or compromising the DNS server. Manipulating the Domain Name Service (DNS) protocol and rerouting the victim from its intended web address to the fake web address can be done in the following two ways: •Changing the Local Host file.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

PT Monday evening, Escrow.com’s website looked radically different: Its homepage was replaced with a crude message in plain text: The profanity-laced message left behind by whoever briefly hijacked the DNS records for escrow.com. Running a reverse DNS lookup on this 111.90.149[.]49 Image: Escrow.com.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Spammy Bear targeted dormant but otherwise legitimate domains that had one thing in common: They all at one time used GoDaddy’s hosted Domain Name System (DNS) service. The domains documented by MyOnlineSecurity all had their DNS records altered between Jan. 22 story. 31 and Feb. 22 report on the GoDaddy weakness.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2018

Crooks are targeting DLink DSL modem routers in Brazil to redirect users to fake bank websites by carrying out DNS hijacking. Crooks are targeting DLink DSL modem routers in Brazil to redirect users to fake bank websites by changing the DNS settings. D-Link DSL-2740R / Unauthenticated Remote DNS Change Exploit [link].

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The Linux.org website was defaced last week via DNS hijack, attackers breached into associated registrar account and changed the DNS settings. The defacement page also includes links and a Twitter account (@kitlol5) believed to be under the control of the attacker. DNS was simply pointing to another box.”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

. “But a registrar should not act on instructions coming from a random email address or other account that is not even connected to the domain in question.” 23, 2019, the e-hawk.net domain was transferred to a reseller account within OpenProvider. ” REGISTRY LOCK.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords. Hackers use intercepted data to hijack your current session on a website, giving them access to your private accounts and information. Check your social media accounts for active sessions and log out of any you don’t recognize.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2020

The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck announced that threat actors have accessed their account at the Oname.com domain registrar and hijacked one of its domain names. ” According to the Japanese security expert Masafumi Negishi, threat actors modified the primary DNS entry for the coincheck.com domain. ????????????

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 6, 2022

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Intuit phish says “We have put a temporary hold on your account” The Quad commits to strengthening cybersecurity in software, supply chains Double-whammy attack follows fake Covid alert with a bogus bank call Microsoft Office zero-day “Follina”—it’s not a bug, it’s a feature! (It’s

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 14, 2022

.” In such assaults, the perpetrators leverage unmanaged Domain Name Servers (DNS) or other devices on the Web to create huge traffic floods. Ideally, DNS servers only provide services to machines within a trusted domain — such as translating an Internet address from a series of numbers into a domain name, like example.com.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Have a valid forward and reverse DNS record for sending IPs ❯ Additionally, for bulk senders: ○ Implement both SPF and DKIM ○ Publish a valid DMARC policy ○ Support one-click unsubscribe and honor user requests within two (2) days “What does this mean for me?” To get started: ❯ Have a DMARC Policy for your DNS. Don’t send spam.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Your Web browser knows how to find a Web site name like example.com thanks to the global Domain Name System (DNS), which serves as a kind of phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly Web site names (example.com) into numeric Internet address that are easier for computers to manage. ” SAY WHAT? 13, 2018 bomb threat hoax.

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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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Google Security

MARCH 2, 2023

Additionally, Google Domains is now making an API available to allow for DNS-01 challenges with Google Domains DNS servers to issue and renew certificates automatically. To use this feature, you will need an API key called an External Account Binding key. Under section “ACME DNS API”, click “Create token”.

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 10, 2024

Sea Turtle exploits known vulnerabilities and compromised accounts to gain initial access. DNS hijacking and traffic redirection that leads to man-in-the-middle attacks are among their cyber espionage techniques.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

While analyzing billions of DNS records, Infoblox researchers discovered a sophisticated malware toolkit, dubbed Decoy Dog, that was employed in attacks aimed at enterprise networks. The researchers pointed out that while the malware is open source, deploying it as a DNS C2 requires a significant effort.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Poor DNS housekeeping opens the door to account takeover.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The popular encrypted email service Tutanota was hit with a series of DDoS attacks this week targeting its website fist and its DNS providers later. Encrypted email service, Tutanota suffered a series of DDoS attacks that initially targeted the website and later its DNS providers. “As a result these providers went down.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2024

We have observed several different advertiser accounts which were all reported to Google. Click here for more information about DNS filtering via our Nebula platform. The lures are utilities commonly used by IT admins such as PuTTY and FileZilla.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Block outbound DNS Requests – Whenever a malware strikes a server, the first thing it does is to establish a connection with a command-and-control server. Thus, blocking DNS systems from receiving external queries must become a priority and done technically.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

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. There is a third Skype account nicknamed “Fatal.001”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Between 2017 and 2019, the APT group mainly used DNS hijacking in its campaigns. Sea Turtle also used code from a publicly accessible GitHub account, which is likely under the control of the threat actor. Create and enforce a password policy with adequate complexity requirements for specific accounts.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 21, 2021

Let's start with a poll: At your place of work, does your employer have the right to access the contents of your corporate email account if necessary? But there's also a lot of consistency, for example, here's a piece on whether it's legal to access an employee's email account in Australia : The short answer is yes.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Have a valid forward and reverse DNS record for sending IPs Additionally, for bulk senders: Implement both SPF and DKIM Publish a valid DMARC policy Support one-click unsubscribe and honor user requests within two (2) days “What does this mean for me?” “What are the new requirements?” to avoid ever reaching a spam rate of 0.3%

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The account didn’t resume posting on the forum until April 2014. A search on jesus.fn.christ@gmail.com at Constella Intelligence , a company that tracks compromised databases, shows this email address is tied to an account at the fundraising platform omaze.com, for a Brian Shotliff from Chesterland, Ohio. com on Mar.

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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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Cisco Security

JULY 8, 2022

Cisco Umbrella’s market-leading DNS security is currently available with more SaaS security products coming soon. Step 3 – Get access to our world class Cisco Umbrella DNS security offer . From here, you can onboard your clients and start providing the first line of defense through Umbrella DNS Security product instantly.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2020

Linksys has reset passwords for all its customers’ after learning on ongoing DNS hijacking attacks aimed at delivering malware. Hackers compromise D-Link and Linksys routers and change DNS settings to redirect users to bogus sites proposing a fake COVID-19 information app from the World Health Organization.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

A public key is stored with the Domain Name System (DNS) for download by any email server receiving emails with the encrypted digital signature. SPF email authentication counters spoofing by publishing to DNS records a list of email-sending Internet Protocol (IP) addresses authorized by the sending domain. What is SPF?

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SC Magazine

MAY 26, 2021

This latest version of Chrome supports DoH, or DNS-over-HTTPS, said Sean Nikkel, senior cyber threat intel analyst at Digital Shadows. Nikkel said the DoH feature was previously only available in other browsers and operating systems and offers a much more secure method for making DNS requests.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 24, 2021

Hackers exploit software vulnerabilities, the DNS, or even user accounts to get their way. A significant portion of cyberattacks target endpoints, either individually or as gateways to the larger company network. Unfortunately, this is not a singular threat, but a layered issue. This is why your enterprise needs endpoint security.

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