Krebs on Security

MARCH 28, 2021

The group looks for attacks on Exchange systems using a combination of active Internet scans and “honeypots” — systems left vulnerable to attack so that defenders can study what attackers are doing to the devices and how. I’d been doxed via DNS. ” What was the subdomain I X’d out of his message?

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SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

Also, we have previously reported on cryptocurrency-focused BlueNoroff attacks. It appears that BlueNoroff shifted focus from hitting banks and SWIFT-connected servers to solely cryptocurrency businesses as the main source of the group’s illegal income. Malware infection.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 11, 2021

After examining topics such as the MITRE ATT&CK framework , LOLBins , and others, this release will look at DNS traffic to malicious sites. We’ll also look at malicious DNS activity—the number of queries malicious sites receive. Organizations and malicious DNS activity. Overview of analysis. Cryptomining.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. The module that implements the warm capabilities was spotted scanning the internet and performing password brute-force attacks against Windows systems with SMB port open online.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Palo Alto Network researchers discovered a new malware, tracked as XBash, that combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. The malicious code combines features from different families of malware such as ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. states the report published by Intezer. .

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 9, 2025

The most notable discovery in SentinelLABS’ investigation was that threat actors carried out reconnaissance against SentinelOne’s Internet-facing servers in October 2024, and even compromised a third-party IT logistics firm responsible for handling employee hardware.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The hackers were able to change the Domain Name System (DNS) records for the transaction brokering site escrow.com so that it pointed to an address in Malaysia that was host to just a few other domains, including the then brand-new phishing domain servicenow-godaddy[.]com.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

At the end of January, the group has improved its Linux cryptocurrency miner by implementing open-source detection evasion capabilities. The malware deploys the XMRig mining tool to mine Monero cryptocurrency. The TeamTNT botnet is a crypto-mining malware operation that has been active since April 2020 and that targets Docker installs.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2021

The DreamBus bot has a worm-like behavior that is highly effective, it is able to spread to systems that are not directly exposed to the internet by scanning private RFC 1918 subnet ranges for vulnerable systems. The malware has a modular structure and its modules have a low detection rate. ” reads the post published by Zscaler.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

US authorities have indicted two men, Elliot Gunton and Anthony Tyler Nashatka, for hacking the cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta in 2017. The DNS redirection was discovered in a few hours, but it was enough for the hackers to steal more than $800,000 from the accounts of the EtherDelta users.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S. builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2021

Supports UDP and TCP packets, but also application layer protocols such as HTTP, DNS, SSDP, and SNMP Protocol packing support created by the attacker. DDOS and Flooding – HTTP, DNS, SYN Self-implementation of Slowlaris. Once infected a device, it will be later used as an attacking platform. ” continues the analysis.

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DDOS DNS Malware Internet 144

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The botnet was involved in stealing users’ credentials and data, mining cryptocurrencies abusing victims’ resources, and setting up proxies to funnel other people’s internet traffic through infected machines and routers. Botnet operators use to spread the malware via cracked or pirated software and pay-per-install (PPI) schemes. .

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Yet Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies are mere pieces of the puzzle. The Internet as we know it operates within the service-oriented paradigm, which heavily favors providers over users. LW: There has been endless discussions about the potential for cryptocurrencies to materially disrupt legacy fiat currencies.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2018

Helpfully, this user pasted a great deal of information from the spam email message, including the domain name from which it was sent ( williehowell-dot-com ) and the Internet address of the server that sent the message (46.161.42.91). A look at the other domain names registered to this IP address block 46.161.42.x uscourtsgov[.]com.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

As such, it does not come as a surprise that people are becoming more and more concerned about their privacy on the Internet – and remaining anonymous is one of the best ways to protect it. A proxy acts as a middleman between you and the Internet. Now and then, we get to hear news about data breaches and cyber attacks.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) protocol is used to establish secure connections over UDP, through which most DNS queries, as well as audio and video traffic, are sent. While the resource was down, cryptocurrency newbies were invited to download a copy of Bitcoin Core via a torrenting service.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Among the vulnerabilities is CVE-2024-21412 , an Internet Shortcut Files flaw that allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a malicious file to a user. It bypasses Internet Shortcut Files’ security measures. The problem: Microsoft patched 73 vulnerabilities in its most recent Patch Tuesday event, which occurs every month.

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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. During that time, it had effectively evaded analysis and had previously been misclassified as a cryptocurrency miner.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

éveillé from ESET joins The Hacker Mind podcast to talk about the challenges of building his own internet scanner to scan for elusive malware. What if you were dialed the entire Internet? But to find that information back in 2014, he had to scan the Internet, the entire internet and that was a very noisy process.

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Internet Internet Malware Authentication 52

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

RedLine’s main purpose is to steal credentials and information from browsers, in addition to stealing credit card details and cryptocurrency wallets from the compromised machine. Screen with cryptocurrency addresses from Generic.ClipBanker binary. Satacom DNS request and response. ColdStealer.

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SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Mobile statistics Targeted attacks BlueNoroff introduces new methods bypassing MotW At the close of 2022, we reported the recent activities of BlueNoroff , a financially motivated threat actor known for stealing cryptocurrency. However, in the recent campaign, the attackers used a Trojanized version of the Tor Browser to steal cryptocurrency.

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DNS Malware Cryptocurrency Retail 104

Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

A whopping 97 percent failed to use DNSSEC , a domain security protocol designed to address core vulnerabilities in the foundations of the internet itself. A recent domain hijack of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck.com was used to spoof the company in a spear-phishing campaign. A Prime Target for Hackers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

It involves DNS cache poisoning as it redirects users to a malicious site even if they enter the correct web address. It allows you to access the internet anonymously and disguise your actual identity and location, eliminating any chances of identity theft. She is a small business owner, traveler and investor of cryptocurrencies.

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Phishing Accountability Authentication Passwords 111

SecureList

JANUARY 28, 2021

From the rise of remote working and the global shift in consumer habits to huge profits booked by internet entertainers, we are witnessing how overwhelmingly important the connected infrastructure has become for the daily functioning of society. What does all this mean for privacy?

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Marketing Data collection Government Encryption 94

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The campaign uses multiple shell/batch scripts, new open source tools, a cryptocurrency miner, the TeamTNT IRC bot, and more. Windows component – Set up a cryptocurrency miner. Keep minimal exposure to the Internet on Linux servers and IoT devices and use a properly configured firewall. Exfil Domain in DNS Query.

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Cryptocurrency Malware Passwords Authentication 84

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 25, 2022

This research is part of CSC’s latest report, “ Two Year Analysis: The Impact of COVID-19 on Internet Security and Safety. In today’s digital economy, domain name related cybercrime is exponentially rising and impacting organizations, customers, partners, and the connected internet supply chain.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 26, 2022

In 2022, the same threat actor started spoofing various important entities in South Korea, including KRNIC (Korea Internet Information Center), Korean security vendors such as Ahnlab, cryptocurrency exchanges such as Binance, and others. The theme of the file is related to cryptocurrency investments. Passive DNS data.

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Phishing DNS Cryptocurrency Accountability 52

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. To do so, it performs a DNS request to don-dns[.]com com (a decrypted HEX string) through Google DNS (8.8.8.8,

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Cryptocurrency DNS Malware Encryption 112

Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2022

Online scams that try to separate the unwary from their cryptocurrency are a dime a dozen, but a great many seemingly disparate crypto scam websites tend to rely on the same dodgy infrastructure providers to remain online in the face of massive fraud and abuse complaints from their erstwhile customers. The ark-x2[.]org ” Ark-x2[.]org

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2021

It is linked to a vulnerability in DNS resolvers that allows amplification attacks on authoritative DNS servers. Attacks on DNS servers are dangerous because all the resources they serve become unavailable, regardless of their size and level of DDoS protection. The bug was named TsuNAME.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In some cases, DNS amplification was also used. The Internet giant also took steps to eliminate the botnet itself by blocking 63 million malicious documents, 908 cloud projects, more than a thousand Google accounts and a further 870 Google Ads accounts. Google also worked with other companies to shut down the botnet’s C2 servers.

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DDOS Cryptocurrency Marketing Accountability 143

SecureList

MAY 1, 2023

of JSONs were broken beyond automated fixes or contained text such as: I am sorry, but as an AI language model, I am not able to access the internet or browse the website provided. ChatGPT has enough real-world knowledge to know about many internet and financial services and with only a small post-processing step (e.g.,

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Phishing DNS Cybersecurity Internet 132

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The former threatened files accessible from the internet over SMB protocol and protected by a weak account password. Threats that target NAS remain prominent, so we recommend keeping these devices inaccessible from the internet to ensure maximum safety of your data. Local threats.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

with no internet. CISA reported that LokiBot “employs Trojan malware to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other credentials.” Some of the best-known spyware strains include CoolWebSearch, Gator, Internet Optimizer, TIBS Dialer, and Zlob. Browser Hijacker. RAM Scraper.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

LimeRAT is a powerful Remote Administration Tool publicly available to any internet user, it is an open-source project freely available on Github. Stealer and CryptoStealer module to steal cryptocurrency wallets and saved passwords. Evasive startup methods (fileless) to avoid AV detection. Keylogger module Backdoor and RDP access.

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Malware Advertising DNS Antivirus 102

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A hacker from United States named P4x has admitted that he took down the internet of North Korea last week by launching a distributed denial of service attack on the central DNS servers of the country. The post US hacker claims to have downed the internet of North Korea appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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