Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

DNS records or resource records (RR) contain various types of data about domain names and IP addresses. They are stocked in DNS databases on authoritative DNS servers. DNS records offer information about what IP address is associated with what domain, for example.

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The Hacker News

JULY 20, 2022

Google on Tuesday officially announced support for DNS-over-HTTP/3 (DoH3) for Android devices as part of a Google Play system update designed to keep DNS queries private. DoH3 is also an alternative to

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Louis Morton , a security professional based in Fort Worth, Texas, forwarded an SMS phishing or “smishing” message sent to his wife’s mobile device that indicated a package couldn’t be delivered. One of dozens of FedEx-themed phishing sites currently being advertised via SMS spam. com, g001bfedeex[.]com,

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

DNS security protects the domain name system (DNS) from attackers seeking to reroute traffic to malicious sites. Since a majority of business IT traffic now accesses or passes through the internet, DNS plays an increasingly important — and vulnerable — role. in the DNS cache for more efficient delivery of information to users.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2019

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. DNS resolvers were the early building blocks of the internet: they resolved a domain names, such as spamhaus.org, to a specific IP address. A10 Networks’ report found 6.3

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2023

The site’s true WHOIS registration records have always been hidden by privacy protection services, but there are plenty of clues in historical Domain Name System (DNS) records for WorldWiredLabs that point in the same direction. A review of DNS records for both printschoolmedia[.]org DNS records for worldwiredlabs[.]com

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

US CFPB warns employees to avoid work-related mobile calls and texts following China-linked Salt Typhoon hack over security concerns. Do NOT conduct CFPB work using mobile voice calls or text messages,” reads the email sent to the employees referencing a recent government statement acknowledging the telecommunications infrastructure attack.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 23, 2024

A core part of the way these things find each other involves a Windows feature called “ DNS name devolution ,” a kind of network shorthand that makes it easier to find other computers or servers without having to specify a full, legitimate domain name for those resources. ” Caturegli said setting up an email server record for memrtcc.ad

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2018

Crooks are targeting DLink DSL modem routers in Brazil to redirect users to fake bank websites by carrying out DNS hijacking. Crooks are targeting DLink DSL modem routers in Brazil to redirect users to fake bank websites by changing the DNS settings. ” reads the analysis published by Radware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2024

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. Once the credit card details were entered, cybercriminals used them for much higher charges at the controlled merchants registered on money mules.A

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Cisco Security

MARCH 27, 2021

Shrink the DNS attack surface with Auth-DoH. In this analogy, the invisibility superpower is DNS over HTTPS (DoH). It’s a new protocol that encrypts the DNS request to keep bad actors from discovering or altering domain names or snooping on users’ internet destinations. My inspiration: Loki , the Marvel superhero.) The problem?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These are the first known mobile malware families linked to the Russian APT. 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, These findings tie the mobile surveillance families to Gamaredons desktop campaigns.

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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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Bleeping Computer

JULY 20, 2022

Google has added support for the DNS-over-HTTP/3 (DoH3) protocol on Android 11 and later to increase the privacy of DNS queries while providing better performance. [.].

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Malwarebytes

MAY 4, 2022

Researchers have found a vulnerability in a popular C standard library in IoT products that could allow attackers to perform DNS poisoning attacks against a target device. Because uClibc is a relatively small C standard library intended for Linux kernel-based operating systems for embedded systems and mobile devices. DNS poisoning.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 18, 2025

Why endpoint secure DNS adoption matters In a world where we have security options (this is 2025, after all), and yet we don’t bother accessing them, it’s like having vegetables and protein at the buffet but all we eat is the desert. So, we think it’s time to check on our buffet of healthy options available when it comes to DNS encryption.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2020

Linksys has reset passwords for all its customers’ after learning on ongoing DNS hijacking attacks aimed at delivering malware. Hackers compromise D-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.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 19, 2023

XLoader Android malware that incorporates a function for detecting specific WiFi routers and changing their DNS. [.] Starting in September 2022, the 'Roaming Mantis' credential theft and malware distribution campaign was observed using a new version of the Wroba.o/XLoader

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Cisco Security

JULY 9, 2021

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client – Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client empowers remote workers with frictionless, highly secure access to the enterprise network from any device, at any time, in any location while protecting the organization. Load balance RAVPN sessions to multiple firewalls using OCI DNS service.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 13, 2024

From the rise in applications across cloud and containers, connected IoT devices to cloud services and mobile apps, the demand for secure and reliable connectivity is imperative. At the core of this connectivity lies the […] The post The Importance Of Secure DNS In Enterprise Security Strategy appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2019

Attackers used a new method of phishing with malicious mobile configurations along with previously observed DNS manipulation technique. Unlike previous attacks, this time Roaming Mantis attackers used a new landing page to target iOS devices in the attempt to trick victims into install ing a malicious iOS mobile configuration.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The post Infoblox Applies AI to DNS Traffic to Thwart Malware Infestations appeared first on Security Boulevard. Infoblox is leveraging AI to identify websites that are sources of malware and block them to make IT environments more secure.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2021

The traces lead us to an Israeli firm offering access to millions of proxies in mobile operators, data centers and residential buildings – a perfect infrastructure to hide the source of DDoS attacks. A review of hundreds of servers in these DNS infrastructures revealed hundreds of proxies with the banner: < HTTP/1.1

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 12, 2025

IPVanish and NordVPN are VPN solutions that offer customers multiple pricing options, a mobile VPN, and various privacy features. While it doesnt have quite as many extras as NordVPN, some highlights include its reasonable pricing and features like DNS leak protection and ad blocking. month Advanced: $4.49/month month Basic: $4.99/month

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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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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

Most peoples’ highest risk systems are their primary email account and their mobile phone account. Change your DNS to 1.1.1.2, Next, you can consider changing your DNS settings on all your devices to use those by Cloudflare. If you did just those two things you’d be more secure than 95% of home users out there.

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Joseph Steinberg

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The criminal claims to have submitted the application to the FBI in November, and been approved for access in December – despite the FBI stating that it can take up to 3 months for applications to be vetted.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

“The company is known for its Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) Ragnarok Online , which is also offered as a mobile application. Experts also highlighted the use of DNS tunneling for C2 communication. .” reads the report published by QuoIntelligence. ” continues the report.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 14, 2022

But Thomas Reed, Director of Mac & Mobile at Malwarebytes, is here to remind us of a few simple things we can do to make our Mac endpoints more secure. Use a DNS filter to stop web-based attacks. That’s where DNS filtering comes in. Learn more about the ways DNS filtering can save your business from cyberattacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In August, Volexity researchers reported that a China-linked APT group, tracked as StormBamboo (aka Evasive Panda , Daggerfly , and StormCloud), successfully compromised an undisclosed internet service provider (ISP) in order to poison DNS responses for target organizations. The company linked the attacks to StormBamboo APT group.

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Threatpost

APRIL 2, 2018

Clouldflare launches DNS-over-HTTPS service called 1.1.1.1 that it says will be a “privacy-first” DNS service for consumers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

In December 2017, the popular cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta was hacked, attackers conducted a DNS attack that allowed to steal at least 308 ETH ($266,789 at the time of the hack) as well as a large number of tokens. Gunton tricked a mobile telco’s operator into adding a call forwarding number to Coburn’s mobile account.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2021

” The mobile applications of the social network giant and its Tor hidden services are also not working. John Graham-Cumming , CTO at Cloudflare, reported that some minutes before Facebook’s DNS outage began they observed a large number of BGP changes for Facebook’s ASN a circumstance that suggests BGP routing problems.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

DNS controls. Mobile payment services. -Netflow data. Call recording services. Orvis wireless networks (public and private). Employee wireless phone services. Oracle database servers. Microsoft 365 services. Microsoft Active Directory accounts and passwords. Battery backup systems. Security cameras. Encryption certificates.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The hackers were able to change the Domain Name System (DNS) records for the transaction brokering site escrow.com so that it pointed to an address in Malaysia that was host to just a few other domains, including the then brand-new phishing domain servicenow-godaddy[.]com.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2020

Researchers detected re-packaged Zoom mobile applications that are distributed via third-party markets. ddns.net:4444, which is a dynamic DNS service that allows a user with a dynamic IP address to map it to a subdomain. ” reads the analysis published by Bitdefender. ” concludes Bitdefender.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

DNS Spoofing DNS (Domain Name System) is like the internet’s phone book, translating domain names into IP addresses. Hackers can manipulate DNS settings to redirect your internet traffic to malicious websites, even if you entered the correct web address.

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