SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

The concept of the term "malvertising" (a portmanteau of "malicious advertising") suggests an overlap with ads, albeit dodgy ones, and therefore fuels the fallacy that its impact hardly goes beyond frustration. This interference is a major catalyst for double extortion that involves both a breach and data encryption.

Cybercrime 82

Cybercrime Advertising Engineering Antivirus 82

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Unlike other IoT DDoS botnets, Ttint implements 12 remote access functions such as Socket5 proxy for router devices, tampering with router firewall and DNS settings, executing remote custom system commands. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” concludes the report.

IoT 133

IoT Firmware DNS Advertising 133

Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. A review of the passive DNS records tied to this address shows that apart from subdomains dedicated to tornote[.]io, The real Privnote, at privnote.com. And it doesn’t send or receive messages.

Phishing 223

Phishing Cryptocurrency DDOS Internet 223

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 service is currently advertising access to more than 150,000 devices globally. 5, 2014 , but historic DNS records show BHproxies[.]com com on Mar.

Accountability 237

Accountability Advertising Marketing Malware 237

SecureList

JUNE 5, 2023

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. The encrypted data is stored inside the malicious payload. To do so, it performs a DNS request to don-dns[.]com com don-dns[.]com

Cryptocurrency 84

Cryptocurrency DNS Malware Encryption 84

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.

DNS 76

DNS Advertising Spyware Software 76

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

. “On March 16th I have found an unprotected and thus publicly available Elasticsearch instance which appeared to be managed by a UK-based security company, according to the SSL certificate and reverse DNS records.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Adobe, Last.

Data breaches 99

Data breaches DNS Advertising Engineering 99

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

It is not generally advertised on the product pages that RBI affects C2 traffic, but we promise you it does. This can be due to encryption or even size. For example, Cloudflare Zero Trust blocks uploads and downloads of encrypted, password-protected files or files larger than 15MB by default because it cannot scan those files.

DNS 64

DNS Penetration Testing Passwords Encryption 64

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2018

The communications are not encrypted, however the WiFi password is sent encrypted during set up (albeit trivial to decrypt).” “As the communications are not encrypted, it is simple to Man-in-the-Middle the traffic and analyse the API.” Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

IoT 76

IoT Hacking DNS Authentication 76

Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2021

For years, Apple has marketed its iPhone as the more secure, more private option when compared to other smart phones, which do not, by default, include an end-to-end encrypted messaging app, warn users repeatedly about app location requests, or provide a privacy-forward Single Sign-On feature. VPNs encrypt your iPhone’s app traffic.

VPN 110

VPN Mobile Internet Internet 110

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

Security expert Marco Ramilli published the findings of a quick analysis of the webmask project standing behind the DNS attacks implemented by APT34 (aka OilRig and HelixKitten ). According to Duo, “ OilRig delivered Trojans that use DNS tunneling for command and control in attacks since at least May 2016. Leaked Source code.

DNS 73

DNS Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Government 73

Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

Unfortunately, users that have no backups of their encryption keys will be not able to read their previous conversations. On Friday, the attacker used the Cloudflare API key to change the DNS records for matrix.org and redirect users to a GitHub page displaying a portion of the compromised data as a proof of the hack.

Hacking 79

Hacking DNS Passwords Data breaches 79

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

20% increase accesses of specific organizations advertised. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture.

Cybersecurity 119

Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 119

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The operators leverage on low cost and easy to replace infrastructure using dynamic-DNS domains and regularly reused hop points. “MSTIC analysis indicates the use of dynamic DNS providers as opposed to registered domains is in line with GALLIUM’s trend towards low cost and low effort operations.” Pierluigi Paganini.

Telecommunications 63

Telecommunications DNS Malware Advertising 63

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

. “On March 16th I have found an unprotected and thus publicly available Elasticsearch instance which appeared to be managed by a UK-based security company, according to the SSL certificate and reverse DNS records.” ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Adobe, Last.

Data breaches 58

Data breaches DNS Advertising Engineering 58

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For most implants, the threat actor uses similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with ShadowPad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with the use of RC4 encryption to hide the payload and evade detection. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

Malware 98

Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The new IoT malware borrows code from the Xor.DDoS and Mirai bots, it also implements fresh evasion techniques, for example, the authors have encrypted both the main component and its corresponding Lua script using the ChaCha stream cipher. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

IoT 78

IoT DDOS Architecture Malware 78

Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2019

Attackers also noticed that systems infected with the above two families were also targeted with the RoyalDNS malware that uses DNS to communicate with the C&C server. Once executed the command the backdoor returns output through DNS. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

DNS 84

DNS Malware Advertising Manufacturing 84

Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

According to our estimate, CoAP can reach up to 32 times (32x) amplification factor, which is roughly between the amplification power of DNS and SSDP.”. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

DDOS 106

DDOS IoT Internet Internet 106

Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2023

Malvertising Enters a New Age While Google grapples with the potential threat that ChatGPT poses to its advertising business, cybercriminals are taking advantage of Google Ads to ramp up their phishing attacks on unsuspecting victims. Next-gen protective DNS. Out of those domains, only one is the real C2 domain.

Phishing 59

Phishing DNS Malware Antivirus 59

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

.” The analysis of the bot revealed that it supports seven functions: reverse shell, self-uninstall, gather process’ network information, gather Bot information, execute system commands, run encrypted files specified in URLs, DDoS attack, etc. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

DDOS 78

DDOS System Administration Advertising DNS 78

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

.” Quad9 is a non-profit offering a free recursive DNS service that does not log user data. It offers additional privacy and security features, including screening for malicious domains and encryption. and Google Public DNS. Other alternatives in the same space include Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1

DNS 96

DNS Telecommunications Surveillance Data collection 96

Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

A VPN or Virtual Private Network routes your internet traffic through an encrypted server by creating an encrypted tunnel between your device and a third-party server. Ad blockers, as the name suggests, block advertisements and protects you from phishing scams. Ad Blockers.

Identity Theft 40

Identity Theft Backups VPN Antivirus 40

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2019

Instead, the real IP address of the C2 is obfuscated with what is essentially an encryption algorithm. Experts pointed out that DGA is a double-edged sword because allows security researchers to analyze DNS and network traffic to enumerate bots. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

DNS 77

DNS Banking Advertising Ransomware 77

Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

Our findings show that both Telenor and MPT block websites using DNS tampering. MPT is ignoring the DNS requests to the blocked domains, while Telenor is redirecting them to an IP address outside of the country. The block page uses the domain “ urlblocked.pw ” registered the 26th of March 2020 with a free Let’s encrypt certificate.

Internet 70

Internet Internet Telecommunications DNS 70

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

However, since they do not encrypt your traffic and communications, your personal information can be easily accessed by an intruder. Also, all your data is passed through a secure encrypted tunnel, making it unreadable to the outside world. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

VPN 90

VPN Internet Internet Small Business 90

Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

Pavel explained that attackers could also collect information even when the traffic is encrypted. The analysis of DNS could reveal the user’s Internet browsing history while the analysis of TLS certificates could allow fingerprinting the servers the user connected.

Internet 87

Internet Internet Advertising Encryption 87

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Enter Mystic Stealer, a fresh stealer lurking in the cyber sphere, noted for its data theft capabilities, obfuscation, and an encrypted binary protocol to enable it to stay under the radar and evade defenses. MysticStealer forum post advertising v1.2 The same way you do in the real world – the market becomes flooded.

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Criminals used UPX packer to protect malware code written in Go and a RSA public certificate is hardcoded inside malware to encrypt all user’s target files. This finding results in a simple “key” to encrypt all the infected victims. However, the RSA public key used to encrypt the target files is static and hardcoded inside ransomware.

Ransomware 79

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cyber Attacks 79

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Upon reboot, the VBScript performs an HTTP GET request to fetch an encrypted stage from a dynamic DNS domain. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” continues the analysis. .

Government 56

Government Advertising Media DNS 56

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2019

“The first of FIN7’s new tools is BOOSTWRITE – an in-memory-only dropper that decrypts embedded payloads using an encryption key retrieved from a remote server at runtime. The messages sent to the victims were also dropping the backdoor DNSbot that primarily operates over DNS traffic. ” concludes the report.

Identity Theft 73

Identity Theft Hacking Advertising DNS 73

Security Boulevard

JULY 22, 2023

As noted later in the review, System1 had never (overtly) did anything to be labeled as “untrustworthy,” but suspicions persisted because of its analytics/advertising connections. lencr.org Let's Encrypt domain for providing OCSP data shavar.services.mozilla.org Mozilla updater service for its tracking protection project ciscobinary.openh264.org

Data collection 52

Data collection Engineering Encryption DNS 52

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

T1094) mainly developed using DNS resolutions (which is actually one of the main characteristic of the attacker group). They begun development by introducing crafted communication protocol over DNS and later they added, to such a layer, encoding and encryption self build protocols. Pierluigi Paganini.

Computers and Electronics 79

Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing DNS Phishing 79

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

CsdiMonetize is known to be an advertising platform that used to install many different PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) on a Pay-Per-Install basis after infecting the user’s machine. Configuration is stored in several registry keys in encrypted and base64 encoded form. Satacom DNS request and response.

Malware 114

Malware Cryptocurrency Passwords Software 114

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Criminals used UPX packer to protect malware code written in Go and a RSA public certificate is hardcoded inside malware to encrypt all user’s target files. This finding results in a simple “key” to encrypt all the infected victims. However, the RSA public key used to encrypt the target files is static and hardcoded inside ransomware.

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cyber Attacks 40

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

At its core, malware exploits existing network, device, or user vulnerabilities , posing as little a risk as annoying advertisements to the much more damaging demand for millions of dollars in ransom. Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. RAM Scraper.

Malware 104

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 104

Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2019

But if we go on the Akamai blog we can still find a reference to Elknot posted on April 4, 2016 on a topic referred to “ BillGates ”, another DDoS malware whose “ attack vectors available within the toolkit include: ICMP flood, TCP flood, UDP flood, SYN flood, HTTP Flood (Layer7) and DNS reflection floods. Pierluigi Paganini.

DDOS 81

DDOS Malware Encryption Penetration Testing 81