Tag: dns
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What is DNS Hijacking: Detection, Prevention, and Mitigation
Discover how DNS hijacking works, explore real-world examples and discover effective ways to detect, prevent, and fix DNS hijacking with actionable strategies. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/what-is-dns-hijacking-detection-prevention-and-mitigation/
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Microsoft fixes Entra ID authentication issue caused by DNS change
Microsoft has fixed an issue that caused Entra ID DNS authentication failures when using the company’s Seamless SSO and Microsoft Entra Connect Sync. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-entra-id-authentication-issue-caused-by-dns-change/
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DNS Amplification Attacks: Examples, Detection Mitigation
Discover DNS amplification attacks, examples, detection methods, and mitigation strategies to protect your network from DDoS threats. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/dns-amplification-attacks-examples-detection-mitigation/
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Burp Suite Professional / Community 2025.2 Released With New Built-in AI Integration
PortSwigger has announced the release of Burp Suite Professional and Community Edition 2025.2, introducing significant updates that include AI integration into the Montoya API, enhancing the capabilities for building smarter, AI-powered extensions. Bug Fixes and Browser Updates: A notable bug fix corrects the display of source IP addresses for DNS requests over IPv6 in the…
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The Rise of Typhoon Cyber Groups
Tags: access, attack, breach, communications, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, dns, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, military, monitoring, network, phone, resilience, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day -
Reale Geschäftsdomäne für Phishing-Angriff missbraucht
Vor wenigen Tagen hat das Threat Lab von KnowBe4 in einem Blogbeitrag die Ergebnisse seiner Analyse einer eher ungewöhnlichen Phishing-Kampagne vorgestellt. Deren Besonderheit: sie erfolgte über eine reale aber kompromittierte Geschäftsdomäne. Den Angreifern war es gelungen, in die DNS-Verwaltungskonsole einer legitimen Domäne einzudringen. Hier hatten sie dann eine Subdomäne und einen TXT-Eintrag erstellt, […] First…
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BadDNS: Open-source tool checks for subdomain takeovers
BadDNS is an open-source Python DNS auditing tool designed to detect domain and subdomain takeovers of all types. BadDNS modules cname Check for dangling CNAME records … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/03/baddns-open-source-tool-check-domain-subdomain-takeover/
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FBI Seizes Leading Hacking Forums Cracked.io and Nulled.to
Nulled.to Cracked.to and Cracked.io, major hacking forums, appear seized by the FBI as DNS records point to FBI… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fbi-seizes-hacking-forums-cracked-to-nulled-to/
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FBI Seizes Leading Hacking Forums Cracked.to and Nulled.to
Nulled.to and Cracked.to, major hacking forums, appear seized by the FBI as DNS records point to FBI servers…. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fbi-seizes-hacking-forums-cracked-to-nulled-to/
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Mastercard: Tippfehler in DNS-Eintrag bleibt jahrelang unentdeckt
Bis vor kurzem hatte Mastercard einen Tippfehler in einem DNS-Eintrag. Ein Angreifer hätte die falsche Domain registrieren und Traffic abfangen können. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/mastercard-tippfehler-in-dns-eintrag-bleibt-jahrelang-unentdeckt-2501-192683.html
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QakBot-Linked BC Malware Adds Enhanced DNS Tunneling and Remote Access Features
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new BackConnect (BC) malware that has been developed by threat actors linked to the infamous QakBot loader.”BackConnect is a common feature or module utilized by threat actors to maintain persistence and perform tasks,” Walmart’s Cyber Intelligence team told The Hacker News. “The BackConnect(s) in use were ‘DarkVNC’ alongside…
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Mastercard’s multi-year DNS cut-and-paste nightmare
Due to a Domain Name System (DNS) setting error, which the security researcher who discovered it said was almost certainly a cut-and-paste problem, Mastercard had a DNS record with a missing character for almost five years. That error would have allowed attackers to potentially take over the subdomain, create a bogus site that mimics the…
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13,000 MikroTik Routers Hijacked by Botnet for Malspam and Cyberattacks
A global network of about 13,000 hijacked Mikrotik routers has been employed as a botnet to propagate malware via spam campaigns, the latest addition to a list of botnets powered by MikroTik devices.The activity “take[s] advantage of misconfigured DNS records to pass email protection techniques,” Infoblox security researcher David Brunsdon said in a technical report…
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Multiple Azure DevOps Vulnerabilities Let Inject CRLF Queries Rebind DNS
Researchers uncovered several significant vulnerabilities within Azure DevOps, specifically focusing on potential Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) weaknesses. The findings highlight the importance of robust security measures in cloud-based development environments. During testing, the researcher aimed to identify any Service Connections in the Azure environment that utilized privileged Service Principals. This is a critical area of…
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Biden ordnet für US-Behörden Verschlüsselung von E-Mail, DNS und BGP an
Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung, bessere Software und Abwehr, Post-Quanten, Aufsicht über Lieferanten, Passkeys, Erforschung von KI Biden verordnet gute Medizin. First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Biden-ordnet-Verschluesselung-von-E-Mail-DNS-und-BGP-an-10246150.html
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Fortinet confirms zero-day flaw used in attacks against its firewalls
Fortinet has confirmed the existence of a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in specific versions of FortiOS firewalls and FortiProxy secure web gateways. The flaw has been exploited in the wild since early December in what appears to be an indiscriminate and widespread campaign, according to cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf.The fix for this zero-day is part…
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Was aktuelle Erkenntnisse aus 2024 uns für 2025 erwarten lassen
Vor dem Hintergrund geopolitischer Spannungen und technologischer Fortschritte bei künstlicher Intelligenz war die Zahl und Komplexität der Bedrohungen für IT-Systeme 2024 hoch. Das wird auch 2025 so bleiben. Akamai-Experten ziehen Bilanz und teilen ihre Prognosen. Zunehmende Komplexität von DDoS-Angriffen: DDoS-Angriffe, einschließlich Layer-7- und DNS-basierter Angriffe, werden immer raffinierter und häufiger. Roger Barranco, Vice President of……
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Critical Windows LDAP flaw could lead to crashed servers, RCE attacks
Researchers have published a proof-of-concept exploit for a pair of Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) flaws that could lead to server crashes or remote code execution (RCE) on Windows servers.”Active Directory Domain Controllers (DCs) are considered to be one of the crown jewels in organizational computer networks,” noted researchers at security firm SafeBreach, who…
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CISA Warns of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Vulnerability Exploited in Wild
Tags: cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, dns, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, network, risk, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a high-priority alert on a critical vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. Tracked as CVE-2024-3393, this flaw has been observed in active exploitation, putting systems at risk of remote disruption. CVE-2024-3393: Malformed DNS Packet Vulnerability This vulnerability stems from improper parsing and logging of malformed DNS…
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Palo Alto Networks Vulnerability Puts Firewalls at Risk of DoS Attacks
A critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-3393, has been identified in the DNS Security feature of Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS software. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit firewalls through specially crafted packets, causing denial-of-service (DoS) conditions. The issue has been actively exploited, prompting urgent mitigation measures. Details of the Vulnerability The vulnerability stems from improper handling of…
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5 Common DNS Vulnerabilities and How to Protect Your Network
Explore the top 5 DNS vulnerabilities and learn how to protect your network from threats like spoofing and cache poisoning. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/5-common-dns-vulnerabilities-and-how-to-protect-your-network/
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Misconfiguration Manager: Detection Updates
TL;DR: The Misconfiguration Manager DETECT section has been updated with relevant guidance to help defensive operators identify the most prolific attack techniques from the Misconfiguration Manager project. Background If you have been following SpecterOps’s offensive security research over the last few years, you may have noticed our interest in targeting attack paths leveraging Microsoft’s Configuration Manager…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 24
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. PROXY.AM Powered by Socks5Systemz Botnet AppLite: A New AntiDot Variant Targeting Mobile Employee Devices Inside Zloader’s Latest Trick: DNS Tunneling BSI points out pre-installed malware on IoT devices Declawing PUMAKIT Image-Based Malware Classification Using QR and…
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KeyTrap DNSSEC: The day the internet (almost) stood still
Tags: attack, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, dns, email, exploit, germany, google, Internet, mitigation, service, software, technology, vulnerabilityA severe vulnerability in the internet lookup protocol DNSSEC carried the potential to make much of the web functionally inaccessible for many, according to a presentation at Black Hat Europe.DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) offers mitigation against various types of cyberattacks, including DNS spoofing and cache poisoning, by providing a way to cryptographically authenticate…
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Black Hat Europe preview: Cryptographic protocol attacks and AI in the spotlight
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, backdoor, best-practice, computer, conference, control, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, dns, encryption, exploit, finance, github, government, hacker, healthcare, identity, injection, Internet, LLM, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, office, open-source, radius, RedTeam, risk, service, sophos, technology, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsThis week in London Black Hat Europe will feature a diverse range of talks and presentations covering the latest developments in cybersecurity.The opening keynote on Wednesday will be delivered by Frédérick Douzet, a professor of geopolitics at the University of Paris 8, and director of the French Institute of Geopolitics research team. No preview is…
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Researchers Uncovered Hackers Infrastructre Using Passive DNS Technique
Cybersecurity researchers have unveiled an advanced technique to uncover hackers’ operational infrastructure using passive DNS data. This groundbreaking method sheds light on how attackers establish and maintain their networks to perpetrate malicious activities while remaining resilient to detection. By leveraging passive DNS analysis, experts have made significant strides in identifying threats before they wreak havoc,…
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PowerDMARC One-Click Auto DNS Publishing with Entri
Simplify DNS management with PowerDMARC’s One-Click Auto DNS Publishing powered by Entri. Publish DNS records like DMARC, SPF, DKIM, and more in just one click. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/powerdmarc-one-click-auto-dns-publishing-with-entri/
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Hackers Attacking Global Sporting Championships Via Fake Domains To Steal Logins
Cybercriminals online take advantage of well-known events to register malicious domains with keywords related to the event, with the intention of tricking users through phishing and other fraudulent schemes. The analysis examines event-related abuse trends across domain registrations, DNS and URL traffic, active domains, verdict change requests, and domain textual patterns, with specific examples from…
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Rhode Island Schools Deploy DNS Service to Tackle Ransomware
Rhode Island Becomes First State to Shield Students from Cyber Risks with New Tool. Rhode Island will become the first state in the nation to launch a statewide cybersecurity tool for K-12 schools, offering enhanced protection against ransomware threats with a new, no-cost, federally funded service that will shield 136,000 students across 64 school districts.…