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Security Affairs newsletter Round 507 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

CISA adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog ESET detailed a flaw that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot in UEFI systems Russia-linked APT Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts Prominent US law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a data breach Clop Ransomware exploits Cleo File Transfer flaw: dozens (..)

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Who’s Hacking You?

Webroot

DNS (Domain Name System) is especially vulnerable. One of the most common methods of infiltration includes internet-based attacks, such as Denial of Service (DoS), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and DNS poisoning. However, cybercriminals can also use legal DNS traffic surveillance to their advantage.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 370 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 502 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

CISA adds Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog German agency BSI sinkholed a botnet of 30,000 devices infected with BadBox U.S.

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Controversial law entered into effect in Russia this week

Security Affairs

Of course, the concentration of the traffic through nodes controlled by Moscow and the deployment of technical hardware provided by the government could open the door to a massive surveillance. Currently, among the 12 organizations that oversee DNS base servers worldwide there isn’t an entity in Russia.

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IVPN review: This VPN takes privacy to the next level

Zero Day

One way they do this is by closely monitoring your IP address and DNS requests, or through web trackers.   I did my own tests, switching between random servers while also monitoring my IPv4/IPv6 addresses and DNS information. The firewall filtered and blocked traffic from selected apps on my desktop, even without the VPN being on.

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Overview of IoT threats in 2023

SecureList

DNS changer Malicious actors may use IoT devices to target users who connect to them. A 2022 campaign known as Roaming Mantis, or Shaoye, spread an Android app whose capabilities included modifying DNS settings on Wi-Fi routers through the administration interface. The practice has not become widespread due to relative inefficiency.

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