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MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

Krebs on Security

A DNS lookup on the domain az.mastercard.com on Jan. MasterCard.com relies on five shared Domain Name System (DNS) servers at the Internet infrastructure provider Akamai [DNS acts as a kind of Internet phone book, by translating website names to numeric Internet addresses that are easier for computers to manage].

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Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict for DDoS-for-Hire Boss

Krebs on Security

Prosecutors alleged that in addition to running and marketing Downthem, the defendants sold huge, continuously updated lists of Internet addresses tied to devices that could be used by other booter services to make attacks far more powerful and effective. That way, when the DNS servers respond, they reply to the spoofed (target) address.

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Scam ‘Funeral Streaming’ Groups Thrive on Facebook

Krebs on Security

According to DomainTools.com , the organization that registered this domain is called “ apkdownloadweb ,” is based in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and uses the DNS servers of a Web hosting company in Bangladesh called webhostbd[.]net. net for DNS. net DNS servers). xyz and onlinestreaming[.]xyz. Livestreamnow[.]xyz

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GUEST ESSAY: Addressing DNS, domain names and Certificates to improve security postures

The Last Watchdog

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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Who’s Behind the NetWire Remote Access Trojan?

Krebs on Security

A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire , a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. A review of DNS records for both printschoolmedia[.]org DNS records for worldwiredlabs[.]com org and wwlabshosting[.]com

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MY TAKE: Why DDoS weapons will proliferate with the expansion of IoT and the coming of 5G

The Last Watchdog

I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the wider implications with Don Shin, A10 Networks’ senior product marketing manager. The Spamhaus attacker, for instance, noticed that there were literally millions of domain name system (DNS) resolvers that remained wide open all over the internet. A10 Networks’ report found 6.3 Beyond DDoS.

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Check your DNS! Abandoned domains used to bypass spam checks

Malwarebytes

Companies use subdomains for all kinds of purposes, from differentiating marketing campaigns to naming different online systems. It’s also common practice for companies to create CNAME (Canonical Name) DNS records that alias a subdomain to another domain or subdomain.

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