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

MAY 11, 2023

Industrial and IoT cybersecurity firm Claroty disclosed technical details of five vulnerabilities that be exploited to hack some Netgear router models. “Team82 disclosed five vulnerabilities in NETGEAR’s Nighthawk RAX30 routers as part of its research and participation in last December’s Pwn2Own Toronto hacking competition.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Once they’re in, they can grab your emails, usernames, passwords, and more. They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords. While they can’t directly read your password, they can still download malware or gather enough information to steal your identity.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2024

The malicious code can also perform DNS and HTTP hijacking within private IP spaces. “What makes this malware family so insidious is the ability to perform HTTP and DNS hijacking for connections to private IP addresses. Additionally, it can interact with other devices on the LAN and transfer data or deploy new agents.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2019

DHS has issued a notice of a CISA emergency directive urging federal agencies of improving the security of government-managed domains (i.e.gov) to prevent DNS hijacking attacks. The notice was issued by the DHS and links the emergency directive Emergency Directive 19-01 titled “Mitigate DNS Infrastructure Tampering.”.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

PT Monday evening, Escrow.com’s website looked radically different: Its homepage was replaced with a crude message in plain text: The profanity-laced message left behind by whoever briefly hijacked the DNS records for escrow.com. Running a reverse DNS lookup on this 111.90.149[.]49 Image: Escrow.com.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2022

An attacker can trigger the flaw by supplying carefully crafted username and/or password as base64 encoded strings inside the fields aa and ab of the login page. Leak of the sensitive data stored on the router (keys, administrative passwords, etc.) SecurityAffairs – hacking, DrayTek Vigor). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

US authorities have indicted two men for hacking the exchange EtherDelta in December 2017, one of them was also accused of TalkTalk hack. US authorities have indicted two men, Elliot Gunton and Anthony Tyler Nashatka, for hacking the cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta in 2017. SecurityAffairs – TalkTalk, hacking).

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Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

We learned, for instance, that even IT pros could use a refresher on basic password hygiene through security awareness training. Firewalls embed threat intelligence and DNS security solutions are used to both block malware and control internet use. DNS security solutions are one way of addressing this risk.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

The hacker that hacked and defaced Matrix.org decided to disclose the security issues discovered during the attack and offers advice. This week, the hacker behind the hack of Matrix.org decided to disclose the vulnerabilities discovered during the attack. “An attacker gained access to the servers hosting Matrix.org.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

In July 2018, email users around the world began complaining of receiving spam which began with a password the recipient used at some point in the past and threatened to release embarrassing videos of the recipient unless a bitcoin ransom was paid. based domain name registrar and hosting provider. ” SAY WHAT?

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

A large number of French critical infrastructure firms were hacked as part of an extended malware campaign that appears to have been orchestrated by at least one attacker based in Morocco, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. com , an Arabic-language computer hacking forum. But he denied ever participating in illegal hacking activities.

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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.”

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

” Hacking campaigns exploiting poor domain name security can be more subtle. 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. That spells trouble if you’re the one that gets hacked.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

An SSL can secure credit card transactions, usernames and passwords from being stolen by hackers. Why would cybercriminals be interested in hacking a vegan food blog? Her customers can create and log in to their accounts using unique usernames and passwords. Joe’s Vegan Blog Cooks Up Comment Spam.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Between 2017 and 2019, the APT group mainly used DNS hijacking in its campaigns. Create and enforce a password policy with adequate complexity requirements for specific accounts. Store passwords in a secrets management system, that can also be used by development environments.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

“Recently, a new infection vector that cracks Windows machines through SMB password brute force is on the rise” reads the analysis published by AVAST. The module that implements the warm capabilities was spotted scanning the internet and performing password brute-force attacks against Windows systems with SMB port open online.

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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. ” reads the analysis published by MWR InfoSecurity. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Milisic also devised a trick to block the malware using the Pi-hole to change the DNS of the command and control server, YCXRL.COM to 127.0.0.2. He also created an iptables rule to redirect all DNS to the Pi-hole as the malware/virus/whatever will use external DNS if it can’t resolve. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Researchers discovered 11 malicious Python packages in the PyPI repository that can steal Discord access tokens, passwords, and conduct attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Operation Cyclone). This technique tricks the target’s package manager into downloading and installing the malicious module. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

ssh/authorized_keys file, the attacker can directly log into the remote server without password authentication. During this process, a number of DNS requests are generated.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Log4Shell). After the public key is added to the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys The report also includes IOCs for these attacks.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

guru’s registration records also are hidden, yet passive domain name system (DNS) records for both cryptor[.]biz has been associated with the user Kerens on the Russian hacking forum Exploit from 2011 to the present day. has been associated with the user Kerens on the Russian hacking forum Exploit from 2011 to the present day.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Like other anonymity networks marketed largely on cybercrime forums online, VIP72 routes its customers’ traffic through computers that have been hacked and seeded with malicious software. -based Internet address for more than a decade — simply vanished. Image: Google Translate via Archive.org.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

The Mozi botnet was spotted by security experts from 360 Netlab, at the time of its discovered it was actively targeting Netgear, D-Link, and Huawei routers by probing for weak Telnet passwords to compromise them. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Mozi botnet). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

China-linked cyberespionage group LightBasin hacked mobile telephone networks around the world and used specialized tools to access calling records. ” The hacking group initially compromised one of the telecommunication companies by leveraging external DNS (eDNS) servers which are part of the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2022

TrickBot is a popular Windows banking Trojan that has been around since October 2016, its authors have continuously upgraded it by implementing new features, including powerful password-stealing capabilities. SecurityAffairs – hacking, RouterOS Scanner). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2022

SecurityAffairs – hacking, DDoS). 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. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

The campaign uncovered by Avast aimed at silently modifying the Brazilian users’ Domain Name System (DNS) settings to redirect victims to malicious websites mimicking legitimate ones. “ Malware then guesses routers’ passwords , which new research from Avast shows are often weak. ” states the analysis published by Avast.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2019

Roaming Mantis surfaced in March 2018 when hacked routers in Japan redirecting users to compromised websites. Attackers used a new method of phishing with malicious mobile configurations along with previously observed DNS manipulation technique. SecurityAffairs – Roaming Mantis, hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

What this tells me is that the presidential candidates, at least, actually appear to be heeding lessons learned from the hacking John Podesta’s email account – and all of the havoc Russia was able to foment in our 2016 elections. Kudos to Reitnger — and to philanthropist Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.com.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We conducted an analysis of the IoT threat landscape for 2023, as well as the products and services offered on the dark web related to hacking connected devices. Attack vectors There are two main IoT infection routes: brute-forcing weak passwords and exploiting vulnerabilities in network services. per day, or $1350 per month.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Security experts from Qihoo 360 NetLab have uncovered an ongoing hacking campaign that leverages the GhostDNS malware. Attackers have already hijacked over 100,000 home routers, the malicious code allows to modify DNS settings to hijack the traffic and redirect users to phishing websites.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2020

Hackers compromiseD -Link and Linksys routers and change DNS settings to redirect users to bogus sites proposing a fake COVID-19 information app from the World Health Organization. Experts from BleepingComputer reported that attackers would change the configured DNS servers to 109 [. 234.35.230 and 94 [. 103.82.249. com winimage.com.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2021

Experts noticed that the malware also downloads more shell scripts that retrieve brute-forcers that could be used to target devices protected with weak passwords. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Mirai). “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing. “The IoT realm remains an easily accessible target for attackers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

Lyceum was observed using password spraying and brute-force attacks to compromise email accounts of targeted individuals. “LYCEUM initially accesses an organization using account credentials obtained via password spraying or brute-force attacks. The malware uses DNS and HTTP-based communication mechanisms.

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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. As we’ll see in a moment, Salomon is now behind bars, in part because he helped to rob dozens of small businesses in the United States using some of those same harvested passwords.

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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. This article originally appeared on Inc.com.

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