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Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com

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Your Web browser knows how to find a Web site name like example.com thanks to the global Domain Name System (DNS), which serves as a kind of phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly Web site names (example.com) into numeric Internet address that are easier for computers to manage. ” SAY WHAT?

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Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

Krebs on Security

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. A review of the passive DNS records tied to this address shows that apart from subdomains dedicated to tornote[.]io, The real Privnote, at privnote.com. And it doesn’t send or receive messages.

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GoDaddy Employees Used in Attacks on Multiple Cryptocurrency Services

Krebs on Security

“This gave the actor the ability to change DNS records and in turn, take control of a number of internal email accounts. The phishers often will explain that they’re calling from the employer’s IT department to help troubleshoot issues with the company’s email or virtual private networking (VPN) technology.

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No SOCKS, No Shoes, No Malware Proxy Services!

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account for a slew of other “iboss” themed email addresses, one of which is tied to a LinkedIn profile for an Oleg Iskhusnyh , who describes himself as a senior web developer living in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. DON’T JUDGE A MAN UNTIL YOU’VE WALKED A MILE IN HIS SOCKS. Who is the “ Alexander S.”

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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

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“Using the internal router, it would be possible to poison the DNS cache of the LAN router of the infected node, enabling further attacks.” “Our technology ensures the maximum security from reverse engineering and antivirus detections,” ExEClean promised.

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