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

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

Data breaches 93

Data breaches Malware Mobile Spyware 93

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 27, 2018

They realize that each IoT device, whether it be a home router, surveillance camera, office machine, medical device, or what have you, is a fully functioning computing nodule – one that’s likely off anyone’s radar, just waiting to be exploited. By Gartner’s estimate there will be about 25 billion IoT devices in service by 2021.

DDOS 255

DDOS IoT Digital transformation Internet 255

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.

Malware 86

Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 86

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The past months have shown that the most dangerous hacks involved DNS hijacking, which helped attackers manipulate DNS records for MITM attacks. If they manage to compromise a telecommunications company, they can then also compromise its customers for surveillance or sabotage purposes. SecurityAffairs – cybercrime, hacking).

Banking 86

Banking Telecommunications Marketing Internet 86

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

China installs a surveillance app on tourists phones while crossing in the Xinjiang. Godlua backdoor, the first malware that abuses the DNS over HTTPS (DoH). Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. LooCipher: The New Infernal Ransomware. Bangladesh Cyber Heist 2.0: Silence APT goes global.

Scams 48

Scams Spyware DNS Advertising 48

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

In July 2021, we reported the previously unknown Tomiris Golang backdoor , deployed against government organizations within a CIS country through DNS hijacking. We exposed similarities between DarkHalo’s SunShuttle backdoor and the Tomiris implant.

Malware 130

Malware Firmware Government Phishing 130