The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2021

The attackers can also use it for installing malware programs on the victim’s system. The Pharming attacks are carried out by modifying the settings on the victim’s system or compromising the DNS server. In this method of manipulating DNS, the attackers infiltrate the victim’s device and change the local host file.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

But several more recent malware spam campaigns suggest GoDaddy’s fix hasn’t gone far enough, and that scammers likely still have a sizable arsenal of hijacked GoDaddy domains at their disposal. The domains documented by MyOnlineSecurity all had their DNS records altered between Jan. 22 story. 31 and Feb.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

A large number of French critical infrastructure firms were hacked as part of an extended malware campaign that appears to have been orchestrated by at least one attacker based in Morocco, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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DNS Penetration Testing Malware Hacking 263

Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2024

Victims are tricked into downloading and running the Nitrogen malware masquerading as a PuTTY or FileZilla installer. We have observed several different advertiser accounts which were all reported to Google. Online ads from search engine result pages are increasingly being used to deliver malware to corporate users.

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System Administration DNS Engineering Social Engineering 106

Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2020

The number of Coronavirus-themed attacks continues to increase, crooks hijack D-Link and Linksys routers to redirect users to sites spreading COVID19-themed malware. Crooks continue to launch Coronavirus-themed attacks , experts observed hackers hijacking D-Link and Linksys routers to redirect users to COVID19-themed sites spreading malware.

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Malware DNS Advertising Cryptocurrency 91

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? domaincontrol.com.

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DNS Internet Internet Computers and Electronics 242

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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DNS VPN Encryption Passwords 132

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

So, to avoid such troubles from file encrypting malware, the following are the steps to follow to protect backups from being corrupted with encryption- Update- It is a known fact that back-up systems are the first to receive OS updates and so admins should subscribe to automatic updates for backup software.

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Backups Ransomware DNS Encryption 116

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The top-level domain for the United States — US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. The findings come close on the heels of a report that identified.US domains registered daily.US

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Phishing Telecommunications Malware Scams 277

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 account didn’t resume posting on the forum until April 2014. Khafagy said he couldn’t remember the name of the account he had on the forum.

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Accountability Advertising Marketing Malware 236

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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Social Engineering Engineering DNS Data breaches 102

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2020

Linksys has reset passwords for all its customers’ after learning on ongoing DNS hijacking attacks aimed at delivering malware. Crooks continue to launch Coronavirus-themed attacks , in the last weeks, experts observed hackers hijacking D-Link and Linksys routers to redirect users to COVID19-themed sites spreading malware.

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Passwords DNS Malware Advertising 130

Malwarebytes

MAY 5, 2022

The technique is really simple as it only requires an email account that sends messages to itself containing stolen credentials for each victim that executed the malware on their computer. pw accounts, various scams). Fast forward to 2020, and the threat actor has graduated to malware distributor. Test successful!

Malware 76

Malware Scams Phishing Accountability 76

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Web hosting giant GoDaddy made headlines this month when it disclosed that a multi-year breach allowed intruders to steal company source code, siphon customer and employee login credentials, and foist malware on customer websites. But we do know the March 2020 attack was precipitated by a spear-phishing attack against a GoDaddy employee.

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Hacking Social Engineering Phishing Scams 277

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Security experts at Cybaze – Yoroi ZLab have analyzed a new sample of the AdvisorsBot malware, a downloader that was first spotted in August 2018. As usual, the malware looks like a legitimate e-mail attachment, named as “invoice.doc”. Figure 3 – Piece of VBS script that starts malware infection. DLL Analysis.

Malware 93

Malware DNS Social Engineering Advertising 93

SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2023

During an incident response performed by Kaspersky’s Global Emergency Response Team ( GERT ) and GReAT, we uncovered a novel multiplatform threat named “NKAbuse” The malware utilizes NKN technology for data exchange between peers, functioning as a potent implant, and equipped with both flooder and backdoor capabilities.

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Malware Architecture DNS DDOS 120

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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DDOS Encryption DNS Advertising 144

SecureList

JUNE 5, 2023

Satacom downloader, also known as LegionLoader, is a renowned malware family that emerged in 2019. It is known to use the technique of querying DNS servers to obtain the base64-encoded URL in order to receive the next stage of another malware family currently distributed by Satacom.

Cryptocurrency 89

Cryptocurrency DNS Malware Encryption 89

Krebs on Security

JULY 14, 2020

Top of the heap this month in terms of outright scariness is CVE-2020-1350 , which concerns a remotely exploitable bug in more or less all versions of Windows Server that attackers could use to install malicious software simply by sending a specially crafted DNS request.

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DNS Backups Software System Administration 287

SecureList

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Our investigation into Lyceum has shown that the group has evolved its arsenal over the years and shifted its usage from the previously documented.NET malware to new versions, written in C++. As in the older DanBot instances, both variants supported similar custom C&C protocols tunneled over DNS or HTTP.

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DNS Telecommunications Malware Accountability 107

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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Data breaches Malware Mobile Spyware 98

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.

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Cybersecurity DNS Education Security Awareness 140

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. bank accounts. This post is an attempt to remedy that omission.

Cybercrime 214

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 214

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2024

The group uses social engineering techniques to persuade their targets to open documents or download malware. In December 2023, the US charged two Russians believed to be members of this group, for their role in a campaign that hacked government accounts. It is mainly in use by security researchers to classify malware.

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Social Engineering Government Media DNS 94

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ukrainian national faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in Zeus, IcedID malware schemes CISA: Cisco ASA/FTD bug CVE-2020-3259 exploited in ransomware attacks CISA adds Microsoft Exchange and Cisco ASA and FTD bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog US gov offers a reward of up to $10M for info on ALPHV/Blackcat gang leaders U.S.

Cybercrime 109

Cybercrime Ransomware Malware Data breaches 109

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?

DNS 117

DNS Phishing Authentication Marketing 117

Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

Malware Infections on the Rise For the first time in years, malware infection rates are rising among both businesses and consumers. The uptick is primarily attributed to attackers leveraging advanced tools like generative artificial intelligence (AI), which helps them craft malware that’s more sophisticated and adaptive.

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Antivirus Education Cyber threats Phishing 89

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.

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Phishing Marketing Accountability DNS 218

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

” Dean Marks is executive director and legal counsel for a group called the Coalition for Online Accountability , which has been critical of the NTIA’s stewardship of.US. . “This indicates a possible problem with the administration or application of the nexus requirements.” “Even very large ccTLDs, like.de

Phishing 239

Phishing Telecommunications Government DNS 239

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.

Cryptocurrency 96

Cryptocurrency Data breaches DNS DDOS 96

SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Introduction It’s just another cryptocurrency miner… Nobody would even suspect the mining malware was merely a mask, masquerading behind an intricate modular framework that supports both Linux and Windows. This malware employed a custom EternalBlue SMBv1 exploit to infiltrate its victims’ systems.

Malware 120

Malware DNS Encryption Cryptocurrency 120

Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2023

The cyberspies often use accounts that have been previously compromised. doc,docx,xls,xlsx,rtf,odt,txt,jpg,jpeg,pdf,ps1,rar,zip,7z,mdb) usually takes 30-50 minutes (usually with GAMMASTEEL malware).” ini), which will contain the hash sums of the stolen files (taking into account some meta-data).

Social Engineering 98

Social Engineering DNS Accountability Malware 98

SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

A lightweight method for detecting potential iOS malware Over the past few years, our researchers have analyzed Pegasus malware infections on several iOS devices. Other malware New macOS backdoor stealing crypto wallets Last December, we discovered some cracked apps circulating on pirate websites and infected with a Trojan proxy.

Banking 83

Banking Malware Computers and Electronics Mobile 83

Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2020

Security researchers demonstrated that hundreds of sub-domains belonging to Microsoft could potentially be hijacked and abused to deliver malware and for phishing attacks. Let’s consider mybrowser.microsoft.com, it might have resolved by the DNS to something like webserver9000.azurewebsites.net. azurewebsites.net.

DNS 103

DNS Phishing Advertising Malware 103

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!

DNS 78

DNS VPN Retail Mobile 78

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.

Phishing 144

Phishing Accountability Advertising DNS 144

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

re network uses at least two free VPN services to lure its users to install a malware-like software that achieves persistence on the user’s computer,” the researchers wrote. “Using the internal router, it would be possible to poison the DNS cache of the LAN router of the infected node, enabling further attacks.”

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VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 312