Remove DNS Remove Encryption Remove Surveillance Remove Telecommunications
article thumbnail

A Deep Dive on the Recent Widespread DNS Hijacking Attacks

Krebs on Security

” The DNS part of that moniker refers to the global “ D omain N ame S ystem ,” which serves as a kind of phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly Web site names (example.com) into numeric Internet address that are easier for computers to manage. PASSIVE DNS.

DNS 264
article thumbnail

Quad9 to move offices to Switzerland, invites other privacy-focused firms to follow

SC Magazine

.” Quad9 is a non-profit offering a free recursive DNS service that does not log user data. It offers additional privacy and security features, including screening for malicious domains and encryption. and Google Public DNS. surveillance and accept GDPR as a global “gold standard” of privacy protections.

DNS 96
article thumbnail

APT trends report Q1 2021

SecureList

Although Lyceum still prefers taking advantage of DNS tunneling, it appears to have replaced the previously documented.NET payload with a new C++ backdoor and a PowerShell script that serve the same purpose. The victims we observed were all high-profile Tunisian organizations, such as telecommunications or aviation companies.

Malware 139