SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

A stepping stone to impactful cybercrime This tactic has tangible real-world implications. A DNS firewall and a classic antivirus are somewhat underused yet effective security tools that will come in handy. Double-check the URLs of landing pages that load after you click advertisements. Consider using an ad blocking extension.

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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. Business Email Compromise (BEC), a type of phishing attack, results in the greatest financial losses of any cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the time of publication, this particular file is undetected by all antivirus vendors according to VirusTotal” The Base64 encoded payload, once decrypted, is a Windows 64-bit executable (1.7MB) called “msdllupdate.exe.”. “This technique works by sending an encrypted string appended to the DNS query set as a subdomain.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 9, 2023

As a result, vulnerability to cybercrime is a serious concern. Change Your DNS Settings One way to protect your device from a fake hotspot is to change your DNS settings. You can do this by entering your network settings and changing the DNS server to one that is more trustworthy. Can Hackers Create Fake Hotspots?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The experts used passive DNS records to uncover Glupteba domains and hosts and analyzed the latest set of TLS certificates used by the bot to figure out the infrastructure used by the attackers. We also recommend monitoring DNS logs and keeping the antivirus software up to date to help prevent a potential Glupteba infection.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Analyzing OilRigs malware that uses DNS Tunneling. Operator of Codeshop Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 months in prison. Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after. European Commission is not in possession of evidence of issues with Kaspersky products.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2022

“Network telemetry can be used to detect anomalous DNS requests, and security tools such as antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) should be statically linked to ensure they are not “infected” by userland rootkits.” Since the malware operates as a userland level rootkit, detecting an infection may be difficult.”

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

Between the DNS attacks and ongoing ransomware scourge, it’s beyond time for providers to seek more creative responses to cyber challenges even with limited budgets, in combination with participation in threat-sharing programs and while relying on free or low-cost resources.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Securing SMB Success: The Indispensable Role of Protective DNS Cyber attacks pose as much risk to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as they do to large organizations — if not more. Implementing a Domain Name Service (DNS) security solution is the most efficient way to protect your business against a wide variety of attacks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2019

In August 2018, three members of the notorious cybercrime gang have been indicted and charged with 26 felony counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, computer hacking, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. The messages sent to the victims were also dropping the backdoor DNSbot that primarily operates over DNS traffic.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2022

EU and US agencies warn that Russia could attack satellite communications networks Avoslocker ransomware gang targets US critical infrastructure Crooks claims to have stolen 4TB of data from TransUnion South Africa Exotic Lily initial access broker works with Conti gang Emsisoft releases free decryptor for the victims of the Diavol ransomware China-linked (..)

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH). A cyberattack took offline websites of the Georgia agency. After 2 years under the radars, Ratsnif emerges in OceanLotus ops. Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2019 has arrived. Bangladesh Cyber Heist 2.0:

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SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

Full control over the DNS, meaning they can provide responses for non-existent domains. Injecting arbitrary TCP and UDP packets on the network, a capability through which they can send orders to WinDealer. Indicators of Compromise. WinDealer samples. MD5 : ce65092fe9959cc0ee5a8408987e3cd4.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

Thus, an antivirus is the most important security tool that everyone must have to protect themselves from viruses, malware, trojans, and similar cyber threats. Thus, an antivirus is the most important security tool that everyone must have to protect themselves from viruses, malware, trojans, and similar cyber threats.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

Most of these steps could’ve been blocked with the aid of DNS protection. With cybercrime at record levels, businesses are on guard against a constantly growing number and variety of threats. It was an old strain that would normally be detected by most antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) vendors.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

Although Lyceum still prefers taking advantage of DNS tunneling, it appears to have replaced the previously documented.NET payload with a new C++ backdoor and a PowerShell script that serve the same purpose. Our telemetry revealed that the threat group’s latest endeavors are focused on going after entities within one country – Tunisia.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

UDPoS malware, only recently discovered by Forcepoint researchers, poses as a LogMeIn service pack and uses DNS requests to transfer stolen data to a command and control server. “This type of poor security practice should be avoided at all costs, as it exposes the company to easily become a victim of cybercrime.”

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. This story explores the history and identity behind Cryptor[.]biz ” Crypt[.]guru’s

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Those publications set off speculation about a possible secret back-channel of communications, as well as a series of lawsuits and investigations that culminated last week with the indictment of the same former federal cybercrime prosecutor who brought the data to the attention of the FBI five years ago. trump-email.com).

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