The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In 2019, we’ve seen a surge in domain name service (DNS) hijacking attempts and have relayed warnings from the U.S. In the enterprise environment, domain names, DNS, and certificates are the lifeline to any internet-based application including websites, email, apps, virtual private networks (VPNs), voice over IP (VoIP) and more.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

“This gave the actor the ability to change DNS records and in turn, take control of a number of internal email accounts. “Our security team investigated and confirmed threat actor activity, including social engineering of a limited number of GoDaddy employees. ” In the early morning hours of Nov. and 11:00 p.m.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2019

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a security advisory to warn organizations of DNS hijacking attacks and provided recommendations this type of attack. In response to the numerous DNS hijacking attacks the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued an alert to warn organizations of this type of attack.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This social engineering scheme has been amplified by targeted phishing, smishing, and vishing activities, with a noticeable increase around the winter holidays. Based on available Passive DNS records, Resecurity identified over 144 domain names registered by the actors in the.com,om,site,top and.icu domain zones.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

Microsoft today released updates to address 147 security holes in Windows, Office , Azure ,NET Framework , Visual Studio , SQL Server , DNS Server , Windows Defender , Bitlocker , and Windows Secure Boot. Yes, you read that right. “As far as I can tell, it’s the largest Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft of all time.”

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2021

It is a type of social engineering cyberattack in which the website’s traffic is manipulated to steal confidential credentials from the users. The Pharming attacks are carried out by modifying the settings on the victim’s system or compromising the DNS server. DNS Poisoning. Use a reliable DNS server.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 14, 2022

Bad actors love social engineering, and even distribute the spoofed websites via Facebook ads. The post What is DNS Spoofing and Cache Poisoning? The post What is DNS Spoofing and Cache Poisoning? The apps stole user credentials and forwarded the messages to the malware operators. appeared first on EasyDMARC.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

DNS, rogue employees and phishing/social engineering should be top of the list of threat areas for organizations to address.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2024

Threat actors rely on social engineering tactics to trick users into executing a PowerShell script, which leads to their systems being compromised. To fix the error, you need to update the DNS cache manually.” “The attack unfolds as follows: the victim receives an email containing an.html file.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This blog examines the escalating phishing landscape, shortcomings of common anti-phishing approaches, and why implementing a Protective DNS service as part of a layered defense provides the most effective solution. This is where Protective DNS comes in.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 6, 2024

Threat Intelligence Report Date: August 6, 2024 Prepared by: David Brunsdon, Threat Intelligence - Security Engineer, HYAS Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a service that automatically updates the Domain Name System (DNS) in real-time to reflect changes in the IP addresses of a domain.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

Not long ago, it was revealed that T-Mobile had been breached by bad actors who convinced employees to switch their SIM cards to let them bypass two-factor identification — reminding us how effective social engineering can still be. So why aren’t more organizations taking advantage of protective DNS?

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2024

The malicious ads are displayed as sponsored results on Google’s search engine page and localized to North America. Online ads from search engine result pages are increasingly being used to deliver malware to corporate users. ThreatDown via its EDR engine quarantines the malicious DLL immediately. dll (Nitrogen).

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

Social Engineering Tactics: These tactics exploit human psychology to manipulate individuals. Reverse Engineering: This technique analyzes software to understand its design and functionality. Attackers use phishing, pretexting, and baiting to gain access or information.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Getting the information to his own server from deep inside well-protected corporate networks posed yet another problem which was solved by using DNS exfiltration. DNS data exfiltration is a way to exchange data between two computers without any direct connection, in a way that doesn’t draw much attention.

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SecureList

MAY 17, 2021

In this article we analyse the technical features of the Trojan’s components, giving a detailed overview of obfuscation techniques, the infection process and subsequent functions, as well as the social engineering tactics used by the cybercriminals to convince their victims to give away their personal online banking details.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

This script shows a social engineering message, such as a Flash update popup or a DNS error, and attempts to trick the victim into downloading a malicious file deploy a Cobalt Strike loader.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

The malware uses DNS and HTTP-based communication mechanisms. “Password spraying, DNS tunneling, social engineering, and abuse of security testing frameworks are common tactics, particularly from threat groups operating in the Middle East.” Another tool used by the group is kl. ”concludes the report.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

DMARC is based on email authentication, and much of the responsibility rests with senders and their DNS text resource records. Like SPF, DKIM needs a DNS record, but this record contains a public key. The DKIM signer includes a private key that must be kept secret and matches the DNS record’s public key. DMARC Policy.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Maltego works by using "transforms" to extract data from a range of online sources such as DNS records, whois databases, social media, and web pages. Shodan Shodan is a specialized OSINT search engine that allows users to find devices connected to the internet. Why Use Maltego?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Lookout linked BoneSpy and PlainGnome to Gamaredon due to shared IP infrastructure, domain naming conventions, and the use of dynamic DNS services like ddns[.]net, PlainGnome acts as a dropper for a surveillance payload, stored within the dropper package, while BoneSpy was deployed as a standalone application.

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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.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2024

The group uses social engineering techniques to persuade their targets to open documents or download malware. The main targets of the Coldriver group are high-profile individuals in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), former intelligence and military officials, and NATO governments.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2023

Second, every Exchange server contains a copy of the company address book, which provides a lot of information that is useful for social engineering attacks, including organizational structure, titles, contact info, and more. . “First, user mailboxes often contain critical and sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2023

Distribution of malicious files using the Signal messenger The messages use social engineering to trick victims into opening malicious attachments (i.e. The group uses third-party services and/or resources of Telegram (Telegraph) to determine the IP addresses of C2 and avoid using the DNS subsystem.

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2021

For added credibility, attackers can copy the design and style of a particular sender’s emails, stress the urgency of the task, and employ other social engineering techniques. The public key for authenticating the signature is placed on the DNS server responsible for the sender’s domain.

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SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Roaming Mantis implements new DNS changer We continue to track the activities of Roaming Mantis (aka Shaoye), a well-established threat actor targeting countries in Asia. Android malware, used by Roaming Mantis, and discovered a DNS changer function that was implemented to target specific Wi-Fi routers used mainly in South Korea.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2021

We think that there was a social engineering attack on Network Solutions, including phony documents and so on.” According to Foy, the attack might have resulted in the hack of several other domains. “This part veers into some speculation, and Perl.com wasn’t the only victim. ” added Foy.

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Lenny Zeltser

MAY 3, 2019

Many of the attack tactics involved elements of social engineering–persuasion tactics that take advantage of human psychology to trick victims into taking actions that have aided the adversaries. Lock down domain registrar and DNS settings. Attackers tricked victims into taking risky actions.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

Figure 2 presents an example of an SMS sent to Internet end-users during the ANUBIS social engineering wave. Figure 2: Example of SMS sent during the social engineering wave. Operators can easily make this configuration through an interface that uses the CloudFlare API for configuring new DNS zones.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Today, weaponized Microsoft office documents with macros, are one of the most common and more effective methods to deliver malware, because they also rely on simple social engineering tricks to lure users to enable them. . Last DNS activity was in December 2018. Figure 14 – previous DNS of C2. Technical analysis.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 4, 2025

CISA, the FBI, and NSA issued an advisory about the national security threat posed by "fast flux," a technique used by threat actors to evade detection of their C2 infrastructures that has been around for two decades but has seen a resurgence in use by ransomware gangs and nation-state bad actors.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

At its core, this tactic revolves around gaming the trust users put in reputable internet services, including search engines, and the familiarity they have with online advertising per se. One way or another, the fact persists that search engine abuse can amplify the problem.

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NetSpi Technical

JANUARY 8, 2025

A more immediate option would be to use a common protocol (HTTP, DNS, etc.) This may require some waiting, or some social engineering 5. There is standard output that might get written back to the notebook, but having to check that can be tedious. to do your data exfiltration. Get the user to run the code in the notebook a.

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

If your VPN includes all DNS requests and traffic then you could be hiding significantly from your ISP. You will eventually be hacked via phishing, social engineering, poisoning a site you already frequent, or some other technique. Now, let’s look at who we’re defending against if you use a VPN. This is true.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This instance left sensitive data open and was already indexed via popular IoT [internet of things] search engines. This instance left sensitive data open and was already indexed via popular IoT search engines. IoT search engines did not show any results for the Thomson Reuters instance before that day. Media giant with $6.35

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Amass is an open-source network mapper that is particularly efficient for DNS (Domain Name System) and subdomain enumeration. Social Engineer Toolkit (SET) defends against human error in social engineering threats. Robust installations will likely make enumeration more difficult or perhaps block it. Useful links.

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