Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The last bit is particularly important as I logon and would firstly, like my password not to be eavesdropped on and secondly, would also like to keep my financial information on the website secure. So what about DNS over HTTPS, or DoH ? With the DNS dance done, what's the impact on privacy then?

VPN 358

VPN Phishing DNS Encryption 358

Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

HYAS said it quickly notified the French national computer emergency team and the FBI about its findings, which pointed to a dynamic domain name system (DNS) provider on which the purveyors of this attack campaign relied for their various malware servers. ‘FATAL’ ERROR. to for a user named “ fatal.001.”

DNS 264

DNS Penetration Testing Malware Hacking 264

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2022

The Russian government fears the consequence of data breaches suffered by its organizations or possible interference by third-party nation state actors that could exploit the ongoing attacks to carry out covet cyber attacks.

DDOS 87

DDOS DNS Backups Data breaches 87

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

DNS filtering. The next technology you need to prevent cyberattacks is a DNS filter. But first, a little bit about what DNS (domain name system) is. Every time a customer types in your web address, their computer makes a request to a DNS server. The DNS server, in turn, tells the computer where to go.

Technology 67

Technology DNS Cyber Insurance Insurance 67

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

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The hacktivists have stolen 180GB of data of user, registration, forwarding and other information and leaked it on the DDoSecrets non-profit whistleblower site. According to the hackers, stolen data includes: Domain purchases Domain transfers WHOIS history DNS changes Email forwards, catch-alls, etc. Of course it’s not true.

Hacking 107

Hacking Data breaches DNS Media 107

Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

On Thursday, Matrix.org warned users of the security breach, a hacker gained unauthorized access to the production databases, including unencrypted message data, access tokens, and also password hashes. As a precaution, if you’re a matrix.org user you should change your password now.”

Hacking 81

Hacking DNS Passwords Data breaches 81

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

. “On March 16th I have found an unprotected and thus publicly available Elasticsearch instance which appeared to be managed by a UK-based security company, according to the SSL certificate and reverse DNS records.” “Our hope is to minimize harm to end users whose data.” Adobe, Last. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 99

Data breaches DNS Advertising Engineering 99

Krebs on Security

JULY 3, 2023

However, searching passive DNS records at DomainTools.com for thedomainsvault[.]com In January 2019, Houzz acknowledged that a data breach exposed account information on an undisclosed number of customers, including user IDs, one-way encrypted passwords, IP addresses, city and ZIP codes, as well as Facebook information.

Scams 248

Scams Business Services Accountability Marketing 248

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

From hardware or software issues and hidden backdoor programs to vulnerable process controls, weak passwords, and other human errors, many problems can put your transactions at risk and leave the door open to cybercriminals. Did you know that human error is the main culprit of 95% of data breaches ? Use a Secure Sockets Layer.

Encryption 134

Encryption Identity Theft Authentication Data breaches 134

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Collectively in control over millions of spam-spewing zombies, those botmasters also continuously harvested passwords and other data from infected machines. SALOMON As an affiliate of Spamdot, Salomon used the email address ad1@safe-mail.net , and the password 19871987gr. I can not provide DNS for u, only domains.

Cybercrime 215

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 215

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Changing all administrative and local passwords three times to fortify security. Restoring all infected endpoints from secure backups, eliminating the use of local administrator accounts, and implementing application and DNS filtering to control software usage and web access.

Malware 85

Malware DNS Surveillance Backups 85

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

com , a service that sold access to billions of passwords and other data exposed in countless data breaches. A review of passive DNS records from DomainTools indicates that in 2013 pictrace[.]com I advise anyone who is using an old NR [Near Reality] password for anything remotely important should change it ASAP.”

Hacking 200

Hacking Accountability Data breaches Marketing 200

Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

For consumers, being alert to suspicious emails, using secure passwords, and frequently backing up data is crucial. Combine antivirus tools with DNS protection, endpoint monitoring, and user training for comprehensive protection.

Antivirus 89

Antivirus Education Cyber threats Phishing 89

Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

Year after year, the Verizon Data Breach Report highlights the fact that compromised credentials contribute to the majority of breaches — and MFA remains the strongest mechanism to deter the use of stolen passwords. Passwordless removes the password from the authentication and relies on asymmetric keys to verify the user.

Authentication 74

Authentication Phishing DNS Passwords 74

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

XKCD forum data breach impacted 562,000 subscribers. Some Zyxel devices can be hacked via DNS requests. Over 600k GPS trackers left exposed online with a default password of ‘123456. One million cracked Poshmark accounts being sold online. USBAnywhere BMC flaws expose Supermicro servers to hack.

IoT 73

IoT Data breaches DNS Advertising 73

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

. “On March 16th I have found an unprotected and thus publicly available Elasticsearch instance which appeared to be managed by a UK-based security company, according to the SSL certificate and reverse DNS records.” ” wrote Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko. Adobe, Last.

Data breaches 60

Data breaches DNS Advertising Engineering 60

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. ICYMI, Equifax forced to pull offline a huge database of consumer data guarded only by credentials "admin/admin" [link] — briankrebs (@briankrebs) September 13, 2017.

Accountability 139

Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 139

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

DNS hijacking campaigns target Gmail, Netflix, and PayPal users. AeroGrow suffered a payment card data breach. million for the settlement of data breach. WPA3 attacks allow hackers to hack Wi-Fi password. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Once again thank you!

Data breaches 55

Data breaches DNS Advertising Surveillance 55

Troy Hunt

MARCH 1, 2018

There's a verification process where control of the domain needs to be demonstrated (email to a WHOIS address, DNS entry or a file or meta tag on the site), after which all aliases on the domain and the breaches they've appeared in is returned. At the time of writing, over 110k domain searches have been performed and verified.

Government 187

Government Data breaches Passwords Authentication 187

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2018

The communications are not encrypted, however the WiFi password is sent encrypted during set up (albeit trivial to decrypt).” The experts demonstrated the remote management of the Twinkly lights carrying out the DNS rebinding attack technique. SecurityAffairs – SDUSD , data breach). Pierluigi Paganini.

IoT 77

IoT Hacking DNS Authentication 77

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Blue Cross of Idaho data breach, 5,600 customers affected. Analyzing OilRigs malware that uses DNS Tunneling. Facebook admitted to have stored millions of Instagram users passwords in plaintext. Locked Shields 2019 – Chapeau, France wins Cyber Defence Exercise. Cisco addresses a critical bug in ASR 9000 series Routers.

Computers and Electronics 60

Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 60

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

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Spyware 68

Spyware DNS Surveillance Ransomware 68

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Thomson Reuters, a multinational media conglomerate, left an open database with sensitive customer and corporate data, including third-party server passwords in plaintext format. A simple human error can lead to devastating attacks, from data exfiltration to ransomware,” Sasnauskas said. Original post at [link].

IoT 114

IoT Engineering Passwords Media 114

Duo's Security Blog

JULY 8, 2021

Continuous trusted access or zero trust is a great approach to help reduce the risk of data breaches and malicious attacks. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) and DNS monitoring can drastically reduce the chances for an attacker to gain access to your systems. What if you could remove their access?

Ransomware 91

Ransomware DNS Encryption Healthcare 91

Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

We are all weary of the endless cycle of hacks and data breaches and we’re increasingly blaming businesses that have been compromised rather than the hackers themselves. It should include an inventory of who can access registrar accounts, implementation of two-factor authentication, and password hygiene checks.

Hacking 130

Hacking Retail Cyber Insurance Authentication 130

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

DNS attacks : DNS cache poisoning, or hijacking, redirects a legitimate site’s DNS address and takes users to a malicious site when they attempt to navigate to that webpage. Authorization requires the user to view the data or use the resources on the network once they verify themselves.

Network Security 107

Network Security Firewall Internet Internet 107

Webroot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

While you probably already have some combination of security tools in place, such as endpoint protection, DNS or web filtering, etc., the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report states that phishing and social engineering are still the primary tactics used in successful cybersecurity breaches.

Security Awareness 62

Security Awareness Social Engineering Phishing Engineering 62

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The experts pointed out that even setting the username and password would not enough to protect the devices because the credentials would be shared across a large fleet of clients. Configuring and enabling VNC for full remote control, leaking remote desktop credentials, and manipulating DNS results are some of the scenarios to be aware of.”

Hacking 100

Hacking Firmware DNS Healthcare 100

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Hackers defaced Linux.org with DNS hijack. Which are the worst passwords for 2018? A new Mac malware combines a backdoor and a crypto-miner. Duke-Cohan sentenced to three years in prison due to false bomb threats and DDoS. Expert devised a new WiFi hack that works on WPA/WPA2. WordPress version 5.0.1 addressed several vulnerabilities.

DNS 49

DNS Advertising DDOS Government 49

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 12, 2021

The problem occurred because the Microsoft workers modified the privacy settings of the Azure system failing to protect it with passwords or MFA. Microsoft did not pay any penalties in this case as they proved the database contained no personal information and the problem was fixed once detected. MARRIOTT DATA BREACH.

Accountability 144

Accountability Scams Risk Software 144

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. A DSW data breach also exposes transaction information from 1.4

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Adam Levin

APRIL 8, 2019

Hundreds of millions of user passwords left exposed to Facebook employees: News recently broke that Facebook left the passwords of between 200 million and 600 million users unencrypted and available to the company’s 20,000 employees going back as far as 2012. .”

Hacking 100

Hacking Data privacy Artificial Intelligence System Administration 100

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2018

. · GitHub started warning users when adopting compromised credentials. · Hacking WiFi Password in a few steps using a new attack on WPA/WPA2. · Ramnit is back and contributes in creating a massive proxy botnet, tracked as ‘Black botnet. · Snapchat source Code leaked after an iOS update exposed it. · BIND DNS software includes (..)

Firmware 42

Firmware DNS Advertising Surveillance 42

Troy Hunt

JUNE 15, 2023

We can't touch DNS. " Thing is, "control" is a bit of a nuanced term; there are many people in roles where they don't have access to any of the above means of verification but they're legitimately responsible for infosec and responding to precisely the sorts of notifications HIBP sends out after a breach.

Accountability 230

Accountability Small Business InfoSec DNS 230

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

PoSeidon malware, discovered by Cisco researchers in 2015, installs a keylogger and searches the POS device’s memory for number sequences that match credit card data — then uploads that data to an exfiltration server. Errors to avoid. Three steps to an ideal POS security solution.

Retail 52

Retail Encryption Malware Artificial Intelligence 52

eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

A cloud workload protection platform (CWPP) shields cloud workloads from a range of threats like malware, ransomware, DDoS attacks, cloud misconfigurations, insider threats, and data breaches. Data is collected in near real time, which allows GuardDuty to detect threats quickly.

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Threat Detection Software Data breaches Malware 98