Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

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DNS 96

DNS Data breaches Hacking Backups 96

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Another interesting issue addressed by Microsoft with Microsoft February 2021 Patch Tuesday security updates is a Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-24078. “This patch fixes a bug in the Windows DNS Server that could allow remote code execution on affected systems.

DNS 99

DNS IoT Backups Mobile 99

SecureList

MARCH 10, 2021

pro, the malware impersonates the Windows version of the AdShield mobile ad blocker. After the user starts the program, it changes the DNS settings on the device so that all domains are resolved through the attackers’ servers, which, in turn, prevent users from accessing certain antivirus sites, such as Malwarebytes.com.

DNS 144

DNS Antivirus Malware Encryption 144

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Twinkly smart decoration could be controlled via a mobile app, the experts focused their tests on the communication. The mobile app uses a UDP broadcast to port 5555 to discover the LEDs, in turn, it receives the IP address and the name of the device. ” reads the analysis published by MWR InfoSecurity.

IoT 86

IoT Hacking DNS Authentication 86

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 98

Data breaches Malware Mobile Spyware 98

SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

Mobile statistics IT threat evolution Q1 2024. The common methods for analyzing an iOS mobile infection are either to examine an encrypted full iOS backup or to analyze the network traffic of the affected device. This is a text-based system log file available on every mobile iOS device.

Banking 82

Banking Malware Computers and Electronics Mobile 82

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 23, 2020

As a result, companies are relying on virtual private networks (VPNs) , which establish encrypted connections to enterprise applications over the public internet, to connect their workforce. These same best practices can support an enduring strategy for managing an increasingly mobile and remote workforce as the nature of work shifts.

VPN 104

VPN DNS Authentication Mobile 104

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 20, 2024

It provides a secure tunnel protecting user identity, encrypts data in transit, and extends the identity and security of the home network to remote users. It has native support for Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), which allows more seamless handoffs between mobile networks. Click on Type and select your desired protocol.

VPN 57

VPN Internet Internet Encryption 57

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

They both use Perfect Forward Secrecy , which automatically changes encryption keys on a recurring basis to prevent data from being decrypted if other components of the key exchange are compromised. Thankfully, ExpressVPN doesn’t log sensitive details like IP addresses, browsing history, traffic destination/metadata, or DNS queries.

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VPN Encryption Internet Internet 109

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

DNS controls. Encryption certificates. Mobile payment services. -Netflow data. Call recording services. Orvis wireless networks (public and private). Employee wireless phone services. Oracle database servers. Microsoft 365 services. Microsoft Active Directory accounts and passwords. Battery backup systems. Security cameras.

Retail 181

Retail Passwords Wireless Backups 181

Chicago CyberSecurity Training

JUNE 26, 2023

If you need to connect to Wi-Fi outside of your home or office, it is highly recommended that you use a trusted network such as your mobile hotspot or a VPN. Eavesdropping: Public Wi-Fi networks often lack encryption or any protection at all. What are the risks? You have a lot of work to do, so you connect. What can you do?

Identity Theft 52

Identity Theft VPN Education Malware 52

Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I want a "secure by default" internet with all the things encrypted all the time such that people can move freely between networks without ever needing to care about who manages them or what they're doing with them. Now let's try the mobile app: What's the encryption story there? " It means "this is private."

VPN 356

VPN Phishing DNS Encryption 356

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For most implants, the threat actor uses similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with ShadowPad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with the use of RC4 encryption to hide the payload and evade detection. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

Malware 106

Malware Ransomware Encryption Energy and Utilities 106

Google Security

JULY 19, 2022

Posted by Matthew Maurer and Mike Yu, Android team To help keep Android users’ DNS queries private, Android supports encrypted DNS. In addition to existing support for DNS-over-TLS, Android now supports DNS-over-HTTP/3 which has a number of improvements over DNS-over-TLS. In Android 9.0,

DNS 137

DNS Encryption Mobile Risk 137

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

3: Not Just Encrypting Data, but Stealing Data to Extort. The common ransomware attack used to be focused on encrypting the victim’s data, then demanding a ransom to decrypt. 4: Mobile Ransomware will Grow and Continue to Get More Advanced. It does not use your production storage, DNS, or Active Directory.

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Ransomware Backups Encryption Healthcare 40

Security Boulevard

JULY 22, 2023

More info Still needs about:config tweaks found in Mozilla Firefox to be a more "true" privacy browser Nonexistent mobile support (this may be a con for some people) Revisiting Waterfox in 2023 Waterfox has changed some since publishing this post. First Launch Waterfox launches quickly, which was also noted in the initial post.

Data collection 52

Data collection Engineering Encryption DNS 52

Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

Operators can easily make this configuration through an interface that uses the CloudFlare API for configuring new DNS zones. After clicking on the link distributed via smishing, the victims are redirected to a specific landing page that collects the mobile phone number and the associated code (PIN). The Phishing template.

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Phishing Social Engineering Banking Engineering 100

SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

Layout of the encrypted data. Packets exchanged with the C2 server contain a header (described in the next table) followed by AES-encrypted data. Initial connection: the generated AES key and its CRC32, encrypted using RSA-2048 with a hardcoded public key. x33x44”). Description. Sample value (in hex). Unknown static value.

Malware 125

Malware Encryption Social Engineering Telecommunications 125

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

They include old software, abandoned websites, and unsupervised mobile devices and cloud services that access the company’s network. Poor Encryption: Cybercriminals can intercept unencrypted data at different stages, whether the information is in processing, in transit, or at rest.

Risk 64

Risk Software Internet Internet 64

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Configuration is stored in several registry keys in encrypted and base64 encoded form. LgoogLoader is a Trojan-Downloader that downloads an encrypted configuration file from a hardcoded static URL. It uses a single-byte XOR encryption key to receive URLs from the control center. Satacom DNS request and response.

Malware 118

Malware Cryptocurrency Passwords Software 118

Cisco Security

MARCH 27, 2021

Shrink the DNS attack surface with Auth-DoH. In this analogy, the invisibility superpower is DNS over HTTPS (DoH). It’s a new protocol that encrypts the DNS request to keep bad actors from discovering or altering domain names or snooping on users’ internet destinations. My inspiration: Loki , the Marvel superhero.)

DNS 108

DNS VPN Advertising Encryption 108

SecureList

JUNE 1, 2023

While monitoring the network traffic of our own corporate Wi-Fi network dedicated for mobile devices using the Kaspersky Unified Monitoring and Analysis Platform (KUMA), we noticed suspicious activity that originated from several iOS-based phones. Install MVT Once the backup is ready, it has to be processed by the Mobile Verification Toolkit.

Malware 145

Malware Backups Mobile DNS 145

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

month Free Trial 7 days 30 days Supported Operating Systems Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS Mobile Versions of VPN Yes Yes Encryption Used AES-256 AES-256 Camouflage Mode Yes No Visit SurfShark Visit ExpressVPN SurfShark and ExpressVPN scored well in my overall pricing and privacy posture analysis.

VPN 57

VPN Password Management Internet Internet 57

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

His phone did not set the SNI in the HTTPS Client Hello message and it did not perform a DNS lookup for bananakick.net. From these communications, there was a total of 270.16MB of upload, and 15.15MB of download, and each IP returned a valid TLS certificate for bananakick.net. What can this Pegasus iOS attack do?

Spyware 52

Spyware Surveillance Hacking Media 52

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

For some reason, the Shelly on my garage door is making a DNS request for api.shelly.cloud once every second! The vulnerability is the result of weak encryption used by TP-Link. The growth has been driven by the free and easy availability of certificates, largely due to the emergence of Let's Encrypt in 2016.

IoT 355

IoT Firmware Risk Manufacturing 355

Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2021

For years, Apple has marketed its iPhone as the more secure, more private option when compared to other smart phones, which do not, by default, include an end-to-end encrypted messaging app, warn users repeatedly about app location requests, or provide a privacy-forward Single Sign-On feature. VPNs encrypt your iPhone’s app traffic.

VPN 108

VPN Mobile Internet Internet 108

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q2 2023. Mobile statistics Targeted attacks Gopuram backdoor deployed through 3CX supply-chain attack Earlier this year, a Trojanized version of the 3CXDesktopApp, a popular VoIP program, was used in a high-supply-chain attack. IT threat evolution in Q2 2023 IT threat evolution in Q2 2023.

Malware 79

Malware Spyware Government Cryptocurrency 79

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Devices now consist of both corporate devices and uncontrolled BYOD devices consisting of computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. on mobile devices, home and international offices, and much more. Encryption will regularly be used to protect the data from interception.

Network Security 98

Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

Hacker's King

OCTOBER 8, 2024

A VPN creates a secure and encrypted tunnel between your device and the internet, allowing you to bypass these limitations and access the online world without any restrictions. The app will automatically establish a secure connection to the chosen server, encrypting your internet traffic and hiding your IP address.

VPN 52

VPN Internet Internet Encryption 52

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

Key Features Scans publicly and privately accessible servers, cloud systems, websites, and endpoint devices Finds vulnerabilities such as misconfigurations, missing patches, encryption weaknesses, and application bugs in unauthenticated areas Automatically scans systems for new threats‍ Automatic IP and DNS tracking Integrates OpenVAS external (..)

Penetration Testing 98

Penetration Testing IoT Engineering Risk 98

SecureList

MAY 17, 2021

The first thing the backdoor does is remove the DNS cache by executing the ipconfig /flushdns command. These images are stored in the user profile directory in an encrypted form. It uses the following windows to determine the type of mobile operating system: Bizarro asks the user to choose the operating system of their smartphone.

Banking 143

Banking Social Engineering Malware Engineering 143

Fox IT

JUNE 29, 2022

Those SMS messages were fake notifications which lured the user into a fake website in order to download a mobile application to track the shipping. In this new version, they introduced DNS-over-HTTPs (DoH). TAs kept the old classic DNS resolving code. TAs introduced code to randomly choose if DoH or classic DNS should be used.

Banking 97

Banking Malware DNS Encryption 97

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 5, 2021

According to Cloudflare—which has published an excellent explanation of what it saw—Facebook’s trouble started when its Autonomous System issued a BGP update withdrawing routes to its own DNS servers. Without DNS servers, the address facebook.com stopped working.

DNS 144

DNS Internet Internet Mobile 144

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Non-mobile statistics. Mobile statistics. Finally, it is worth mentioning the CVE-2022-34724 vulnerability, which affects Windows DNS Server and can lead to denial of service if exploited. As a result, the attacker can steal confidential data, encrypt critical files on the server to to extort money from the victim, etc.

Mobile 95

Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 95

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Mobile statistics. We started detecting some suspicious backdoored installer packages (including TeamViewer, VLC Media Player and WinRAR); then in the middle of 2019 we found a host that served these installers along with FinSpy Mobile implants for Android. IT threat evolution Q3 2021. IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. PC statistics.

Malware 100

Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 100

Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Cisco Secure supports the NOC operations with DNS visibility and architecture intelligence ( Cisco Umbrella and Cisco Umbrella Investigate ) and automated malware analysis and threat intelligence ( Cisco Secure Malware Analytics (Threat Grid) , backed by Cisco Talos Intelligence and Cisco SecureX ). Mobile Device Setup, by Paul Fidler.

DNS 130

DNS Mobile Malware Firewall 130

IT Security Guru

APRIL 12, 2021

It may be that, again utilising specialist tools the operator may be looking for poorly deployed DNS configurations, an Open Zone Transfer opportunity, or Digital Certificate which may be used to facilitate extended access to the Corporate Crown Jewels. See Fig 4 below which provides the additional protection of the durable physical design.

Technology 54

Technology Penetration Testing Education Internet 54