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5 pro-freedom technologies that could change the Internet

Malwarebytes

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. FIDO2 is a specification that uses public key encryption for authentication.

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Cracked software beats gold: new macOS backdoor stealing cryptowallets

SecureList

A downloader A completed “patching” kicked off the main payload, with the sample reaching out to its C2 for an encrypted script. With this URL, the sample made a request to a DNS server as an attempt to get a TXT record for the domain. The ciphertext was AES -encrypted in CBC mode.

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OilRig APT group: the evolution of attack techniques over time

Security Affairs

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.

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Iran-linked APT34: Analyzing the webmask project

Security Affairs

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.

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Popping Blisters for research: An overview of past payloads and exploring recent developments

Fox IT

Environmental keying Since its update in 2022, Blister includes an optional domain hash, that it computes over the DNS search domain of the machine ( ComputerNameDnsDomain ). The agents all share a similar structure, namely an encrypted configuration in the.bss section of the executable. 50 1580103824 bimelectrical[.]com

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Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Autopsy is its GUI and a digital forensics platform used widely in public and private computer system investigations to boost TSK’s abilities. The Computer-Aided Investigative Environment (CAINE) is an open-source Ubuntu- and Linux-based distribution created by Italian developers for digital forensic purposes.

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The ‘MartyMcFly’ investigation: Italian naval industry under attack

Security Affairs

DNS requests intercepted. The SSL certificate has been released by the “cPanel, Inc“ CA and is valid since 16th August 2018; this encryption certificate is likely related to the previously discussed HTTP 301 redirection due to the common name “ CN=wvpznpgahbtoobu.usa.cc ” found in the Issuer field.