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New SteelFox Trojan mimics software activators, stealing sensitive data and mining cryptocurrency

SecureList

It spreads via forums posts, torrent trackers and blogs, imitating popular software like Foxit PDF Editor and AutoCAD. Its parameters are also encrypted — they are decrypted once dropped by the first stage. SteelFox resolves this via Google Public DNS and DNS over HTTPS (DoH). xyz domain which serves as a C2 server.

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Security Roundup June 2025

BH Consulting

Cybercriminals use a constantly evolving toolkit, ranging from phishing and phone scams, to malware and AI-generated deepfakes, to compromise systems and steal personal information, which is then sold, resold, and repackaged by data and access brokers operating across dark web forums, encrypted channels, and subscription-based criminal marketplaces.

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Thales at Google NEXT 2025: Leading the Charge in Digital Sovereignty and Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Encryption Key Management in a Post-Quantum World One of the standout sessions was "Encryption Key Management in a Post-Quantum World," presented by Brad Meador, Group Product Manager, Google Cloud, Sonal Shah, Sr. With this solution, enterprise Gmail users can now send end-to-end encrypted emails to any platform.

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A Deep Dive on the Recent Widespread DNS Hijacking Attacks

Krebs on Security

” The DNS part of that moniker refers to the global “ D omain N ame S ystem ,” 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. PASSIVE DNS. That changed on Jan.

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What Is Encrypted DNS Traffic?

Heimadal Security

Encrypted DNS traffic is a type of DNS traffic secured in a way that no third party can intervene during a DNS resolution (the process of translating a domain name into an IP address). This means that no one can intercept the data changed during a DNS request, so the names of the websites and […].

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German encrypted email service Tutanota suffers DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

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. ” continues the post.

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Crooks Continue to Exploit GoDaddy Hole

Krebs on Security

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. 31 and Feb. 22 report on the GoDaddy weakness. Image: Farsight Security.

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