Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Webroot

MARCH 9, 2021

One of the reasons why there’s so much cybercrime is because there are so many ways for cybercriminals to exploit vulnerabilities and circumvent even the best defenses. Take a deep dive into the three main hacker types and get tips on how to defend against them by downloading the e-book, Hacker Personas: a deeper Look Into Cybercrime.

Hacking 115

Hacking DNS Surveillance Cybercrime 115

Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

Other Privnote phishing domains that also phoned home to the same Internet address as pirwnote[.]com com is currently selling security cameras made by the Chinese manufacturer Hikvision , via an Internet address based in Hong Kong. Searching DomainTools for domains that include both of these terms reveals pirwnote[.]com.

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Phishing Cryptocurrency DDOS Internet 223

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?

Hacking 357

Hacking Cybercrime DNS Antivirus 357

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

With the recent demise of several popular “proxy” services that let cybercriminals route their malicious traffic through hacked PCs, there is now something of a supply chain crisis gripping the underbelly of the Internet. Last week, a seven-year-old proxy service called 911[.]re Image: Spur.us. The disruption at 911[.]re

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a

Cybercrime 215

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 215

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

By increasing visibility into DNS traffic, CISOs can detect, block, and respond to incidents more quickly as well as use this data to institute new controls and increase overall resiliency. So why aren’t more organizations taking advantage of protective DNS? The issue likely comes down to awareness.

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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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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Booter sites are dangerous because they help lower the barriers to cybercrime, allowing even complete novices to launch sophisticated and crippling attacks with the click of a button. Some resolvers also allowed customers to determine the Internet address of a target using nothing more than the target’s Skype username.

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DNS Computers and Electronics Government Internet 187

The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

Much of the hard evidence came from correlating breached databases sitting in the open Internet. Statistically, every US internet user has lost 27 data points on average to online breaches, most of them emails, passwords and usernames. Data scientists sorted through 27,000 leaked databases and created 5 billion combinations of data.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS.

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VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 313

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. biz , a long-running crypting service that is trusted by some of the biggest names in cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

“CISA, FBI, and HHS have credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. In early 2019, researchers spotted a new TrickBot backdoor framework dubbed Anchor that was using the anchor_dns tool for abusing the DNS protocol for C2 communications. hospitals and healthcare providers.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

The signature-based email authentication technique called DKIM merges the specifications for domain keys and identified-internet-mail specifications. A public key is stored with the Domain Name System (DNS) for download by any email server receiving emails with the encrypted digital signature. DMARC Implementation and Fees.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The attack was launched by a Mirai botnet variant composed of 15,000 bots, it combined DNS amplification attacks and UDP floods. The botnet included Internet of Things (IoT) devices and GitLab instances. “This was a multi-vector attack combining DNS amplification attacks and UDP floods.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In January 2021, the cybercrime gang launched a new campaign targeting Kubernetes environments with the Hildegard malware, Palo Alto Networks warns. The malware connects to the command and control (C&C) server via a tmate reverse shell and an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel. aws/credentials and ~/.aws/config

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Malware DNS Cryptocurrency Internet 108

Identity IQ

MARCH 9, 2023

IdentityIQ We rely on the internet, from communicating with loved ones on social media to working and conducting business. As a result, vulnerability to cybercrime is a serious concern. If you can connect to the network without a password, open your web browser and see if you can browse the internet.

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VPN Antivirus Identity Theft DNS 95

Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

This requires a robust connection to the Internet (Lumen and Gigamon), firewall protection (Palo Alto Networks), segmented wireless network (Commscope Ruckus) and network full packet capture & forensics and SIEM (RSA NetWitness); with Cisco providing cloud-based security and intelligence support. CyberCrime Tracker. urlscan.io.

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DNS Firewall Phishing Mobile 138

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 27, 2018

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks continue to erupt all across the Internet showing not the faintest hint of leveling off, much less declining, any time soon. Related video: How DDoS attacks leverage the Internet’s DNA. This is borne out by Akamai Technologies’ Summer 2018 Internet Security/Web Attack Report.

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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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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. Step 5: Infecting POS Systems The POS systems didn’t have access to the Internet themselves. So how did the attacker gain access?

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Data breaches DNS Malware Phishing 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

One of the most common mistakes made by small businesses is that they adopt all new IT equipment and computers but leave their internet and Wi-Fi susceptible to external threats. In fact, over 25% of small businesses are using a VPN to access the internet. However, most small businesses think they are safe from cybercrime.

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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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DDOS DNS IoT Marketing 135

Cisco Security

AUGUST 29, 2022

25+ Years of Black Hat (and some DNS stats), by Alejo Calaoagan. Cisco is a Premium Partner of the Black Hat NOC , and is the Official Wired & Wireless Network Equipment, Mobile Device Management, DNS (Domain Name Service) and Malware Analysis Provider of Black Hat. CyberCrime Tracker. Unmistaken Identity, by Ben Greenbaum.

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DNS Wireless Malware Firewall 75

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.

Cryptocurrency 83

Cryptocurrency Data breaches DNS DDOS 83

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

In December 2017, the popular cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta was hacked, attackers conducted a DNS attack that allowed to steal at least 308 ETH ($266,789 at the time of the hack) as well as a large number of tokens. Once gained the access the Cloudflare account they were able to lock out any other employee of the company.

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Hacking DNS Cryptocurrency Accountability 79

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2023

The standard enables email security solutions and internet service providers (ISPs) to filter in “good” emails and improve their ability to filter out “bad” emails. A DMARC policy is included in a DNS record for a given domain, enabling the sender to specify if messages are protected by SPF or DKIM. How Does DMARC Work?

Technology 96

Technology Authentication DNS Phishing 96

Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

million customers Adobe addresses two critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR Kalay cloud platform flaw exposes millions of IoT devices to hack Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection allows takeover servers remotely 1.9

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Data breaches Mobile Ransomware DNS 99

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

“By infecting routers, they can perform man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks—via HTTP hijacking and DNS spoofing—to compromise endpoints and deploy ransomware or cause safety incidents in OT facilities. .” state researchers at Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence Center and Section 52 at Azure Defender for IoT.

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IoT DNS Manufacturing Firmware 102

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The Iron cybercrime group has been active since at least 2016, is known for the Iron ransomware but across the years it is built various strain of malware, including backdoors, cryptocurrency miners, and ransomware to target both mobile and desktop systems. “In Security Affairs – malware, cybercrime ). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cryptocurrency Malware Ransomware Cybercrime 89

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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Artificial Intelligence Phishing Technology DNS 52

Security Boulevard

JUNE 14, 2023

It’s the infrastructure of cybercrime; the infrastructure they use on the internet to deliver instructions. You can deploy HYAS Protect as a cloud-based protective DNS security solution or through API integration with existing cybersecurity services. HYAS Protect is for the corporate environment.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

An easy way to enhance your online security and privacy is by using a VPN while browsing the internet. 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. Identity Theft Protection Tools. About the author.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

According to the hackers, stolen data includes: Domain purchases Domain transfers WHOIS history DNS changes Email forwards, catch-alls, etc. Anonymous group pointed out that the above data can allow tracing the “actual ownership and management of the fascist side of the internet.”.

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Hacking Data breaches DNS Media 108

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 19, 2022

The internet can be a dangerous place. There are several types of phishing attacks, which are just one form of cybercrime. . The best way to prevent email phishing from happening to you is by learning the key aspects of this type of cybercrime so that you can identify and avoid falling into a criminal’s trap. Conclusion.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

Sophos X-Ops is currently tracking a campaign by threat actors targeting unpatched Citrix NetScaler systems exposed to the internet. The attackers attempted to verify outbound network connectivity with a ping command and executed host commands for a subnet-wide DNS lookup. Network-segmentation controls blocked this activity too.

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VPN Ransomware DNS Malware 101

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2022

Note: This OSINT analysis has been originally published at my current employer's Web site - [link] where I'm currently acting as a DNS Threat Researcher since January, 2021.

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VPN Internet Internet Cyber Attacks 98