Tag: Internet
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BIND 9 Vulnerabilities Enable Cache Poisoning and Service Disruption
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has disclosed two critical security vulnerabilities in BIND 9, one of the most widely used DNS software implementations worldwide. Published on July 16, 2025, these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to poison DNS caches and disrupt DNS resolution services, potentially affecting millions of internet users and organizations globally. Critical Security Flaws…
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Hackers Abuse DNS Blind Spots to Stealthily Deliver Malware
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, dns, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, Internet, malicious, malware, threatCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated technique where threat actors are exploiting DNS infrastructure to covertly store and distribute malware, turning the internet’s domain name system into an unwitting accomplice for malicious activities. The discovery reveals how attackers can hide executable files within DNS TXT records, creating a stealthy delivery mechanism that bypasses traditional security…
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Office-Supportende: Makro-Desaster verhindern
Das Support-Ende für Office 2016 und 2019 naht. Wie steht’s um Ihre Makro-Richtlinien?Das bevorstehende Ende des Lebenszyklus von Windows 10 hält die IT-Teams in Unternehmen derzeit auf Trab. Allerdings stehen weitere wichtige End-of-Life-Termine für Microsoft-Produkte an, die IT- und Security-Teams auf dem Zettel haben sollten.Denn im Oktober endet sowohl der Support für Office 2016 und…
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Over 4 Million Exposed Devices Used in Two New DoS Attack Campaigns
Security researchers have discovered over 4 million vulnerable Internet hosts that can be weaponized for devastating new denial-of-service attacks, marking one of the largest infrastructure vulnerabilities uncovered in recent years. The groundbreaking research, conducted by Angelos Beitis and Mathy Vanhoef from DistriNet at KU Leuven, reveals that millions of devices worldwide accept unauthenticated tunneling traffic…
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Hackers Use DNS Queries to Evade Defenses and Exfiltrate Data
Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting the Domain Name System (DNS) to bypass corporate security measures and steal sensitive data, according to new research from cybersecurity experts. This sophisticated technique, known as DNS tunneling, transforms the internet’s essential >>phonebook
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Salt Typhoon hacked the US National Guard for 9 months, and accessed networks in every state
Tags: access, attack, best-practice, breach, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, Internet, malicious, military, network, service, theft, threat, vulnerabilitySensitive military data stolen: The attackers gained access to highly sensitive military and infrastructure information during the nine-month intrusion. The memo stated that “in 2024, Salt Typhoon used its access to a US state’s Army National Guard network to exfiltrate administrator credentials, network traffic diagrams, a map of geographic locations throughout the state, and PII…
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Hackers exploit a blind spot by hiding malware inside DNS records
Technique transforms the Internet DNS into an unconventional file storage system. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/hackers-exploit-a-blind-spot-by-hiding-malware-inside-dns-records/
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Massive DDoS Attack Slams Internet with 7.3 Tbps and 4.8 Billion Packets Per Second
Cloudflare’s latest DDoS Threat Report for the second quarter of 2025 reveals that the company autonomously mitigated the largest-ever recorded distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, peaking at an unprecedented 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps) and 4.8 billion packets per second (Bpps). These hyper-volumetric assaults, which surged dramatically, underscore the relentless evolution of attack vectors targeting critical…
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Meme Coins in 2025: High Risk, High Reward, and Rising Security Threats
Meme coins started as internet jokes, but by 2025, they’ve become one of the most volatile and talked-about… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/meme-coins-2025-high-risk-reward-security-threats/
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How defenders use the dark web
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, breach, corporate, credit-card, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, fraud, government, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, incident, insurance, intelligence, Internet, interpol, law, leak, lockbit, mail, malware, monitoring, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, service, software, theft, threat, tool, usa, vpnAttributing attacks to threat actors: When organizations suffer from data breaches and cyber incidents, the dark web becomes a crucial tool for defenders, including the impacted businesses, their legal teams, and negotiators.Threat actors such as ransomware groups often attack organizations to encrypt and steal their data so they can extort them for money, in exchange…
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Comodo Internet Security – Proof of Conecpt für Comodo-Schwachstelle ohne Patch
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/comodo-internet-security-sicherheitsluecken-a-adfed2d35fbbdf3bdf8b6b672cc82304/
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The 10 most common IT security mistakes
Tags: access, attack, backup, best-practice, bsi, business, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, detection, group, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, office, password, ransomware, risk, security-incident, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vpn2. Gateway: Weak passwords: The problem: Weak passwords repeatedly make it easier for cybercriminals to gain access to a company network. A domain administrator password with six characters or a local administrator password with only two characters is no obstacle for perpetrators. It is more than clear that this issue is often neglected in practice,…
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Ransomware drops, but don’t relax yet
WatchGuard has released its latest Internet Security Report, covering malware, network, and endpoint threats spotted by its Threat Lab in the first quarter of 2025. The report … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/14/q1-2025-malware-trends/
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Arkana Ransomware Gang Claims Theft of 2.2 Million Customer Records
The Arkana ransomware group burst onto the cybercrime scene with a high-profile attack on WideOpenWest (WOW!), a prominent U.S. internet service provider, in late March. The group boldly claimed to have exfiltrated two massive databases containing approximately 403,000 and 2.2 million customer records, while also seizing control of critical backend systems such as WOW!’s AppianCloud…
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Worauf es beim Schutz industrieller Anlagen ankommt
Mit der fortschreitenden Konvergenz von IT und Betriebstechnologie (OT) hat der Industriesektor eine massive Transformation in der Art und Weise durchlaufen, wie er industrielle Prozesse schützt. OT-Netzwerke und industrielle Steuerungssysteme (ICS), die zuvor luftdicht von IT und dem Internet isoliert waren, sind nun mit diesen verbunden, was den Fußabdruck dieser cyber-physischen Systeme (CPS) weiter vergrößert.…
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As Texas floods, so does the internet with dangerous lies
Tags: InternetAs Texas reels from devastating floods, conspiracy theorists are hard at work. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/as-texas-floods-so-does-the-internet-with-dangerous-lies/
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Call of Duty Gamers Hacked via RCE Exploit Allowing PlayerPlayer Attacks
The Call of Duty team removed the PC edition of Call of Duty: WWII off the internet on Saturday after numerous allegations of a serious security flaw surfaced, which is concerning for the gaming community. The culprit appears to be a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability an especially dangerous flaw that enables attackers to execute…
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DarkWeb: Boom im verborgenen Internet als Eldorado für Cyberkriminalität
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/darkweb-boom-eldorado-cyberkriminalitaet
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Russia’s St. Petersburg hit by major internet outage amid drone strike warnings
The outages in Russia’s second largest city are the latest in a series of shutdowns that may be linked to the Kremlin’s efforts to protect critical infrastructure from Ukrainian drone attacks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-saint-petersburg-outage-drones
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Comodo Internet Security 2025 Flaws Allow Remote Code Execution With SYSTEM Privileges
Security researchers have uncovered a series of critical vulnerabilities in Comodo Internet Security 2025, exposing users to remote code execution (RCE) attacks that could grant threat actors SYSTEM-level privileges. These flaws affect Comodo Internet Security Premium version 12.3.4.8162 and potentially other recent releases, putting both individual and enterprise users at risk. CVE ID Vulnerability Type…
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Ausfallsicherheit des Internets: Kommunikation in Gefahr
Tags: InternetUnbegrenzt und ständig kommunizieren – dafür steht für das Internet. Wie sehr ist unsere Freiheit im Netz bedroht? First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/ausfallsicherheit-des-internet-kommunikation-in-gefahr-2506-196413.html
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Internet outages are costing companies millions every month
To ensure resilience across the internet stack, organizations need to protect and manage four key areas: reachability, availability, reliability, and performance, according to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/04/internet-stack-resilience/
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Erneute Cyberattacke auf Internationalen Strafgerichtshof
Tags: cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cyberespionage, cyersecurity, germany, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, ransomware, service, ukraine, usaDer Internationale Strafgerichtshof wurde bereists zum zweiten Mal von einer Cyberattacke getroffen.Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) ist Opfer eines raffinierten Cyberangriffs geworden, dem zweiten großen Cyberspionageversuch gegen das Kriegsverbrechertribunal innerhalb von nur zwei Jahren. Der jüngste Vorfall ereignete sich während des NATO-Gipfels in Den Haag im Juni, als die Aufmerksamkeit der Weltöffentlichkeit auf die niederländische Hauptstadt…
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Let’s Encrypt Expands to Issue SSL/TLS Certificates for IP Addresses
Let’s Encrypt, a leading certificate authority (CA) known for providing free SSL/TLS certificates since 2015, has issued its first-ever certificate for an IP address. This development, announced earlier in January, marks a significant step in expanding secure communication options for Internet infrastructure. The organization is now rolling out this feature gradually to its subscribers, with…
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Fine-tuning to deliver business AI value
Foundation AI models offer knowledge that spans the internet, but they generally lack an understanding of proprietary business data and processes First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627037/Fine-tuning-to-deliver-business-AI-value
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A third of organisations take more than 90 days to remediate threats
The recent Global Industrial Cybersecurity Benchmark 2025 by Takepoint Research, sponsored by Forescout, revealed an overconfidence in critical infrastructure security. Notably, the research found that 44% of industrial organisations claim to have strong real-time cyber visibility, but nearly 60% have low to no confidence in their Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) threat…
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U.S. Sanctions Russia’s Aeza Group for aiding crooks with bulletproof hosting
U.S. Treasury sanctions Russia-based Aeza Group and affiliates for aiding cybercriminals via bulletproof hosting services. The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russia-based Aeza Group for aiding global cybercriminals via bulletproof hosting services. A bulletproof hosting service is a type of internet hosting provider that knowingly allows cybercriminals to host malicious content…
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Second espionage-linked cyberattack hits ICC, exposing persistent threats to global justice systems
Tags: attack, crime, crimes, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, disinformation, espionage, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, office, resilience, russia, spy, threat, ukrainePattern of sophisticated cyber espionage: This marks the second major cybersecurity incident targeting the ICC in recent years. In September 2023, the court disclosed it had suffered what it later characterized as “a targeted and sophisticated attack with the objective of espionage” that was “a serious attempt to undermine the Court’s mandate.”According to reports following…
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Bots Now Account for 30% of Global Web Traffic, Surpassing Human Activity in Some Regions
The Internet, once dominated by human interaction, is undergoing a seismic shift as bots now constitute approximately 30% of global web traffic, according to recent Cloudflare Radar data. In certain regions, automated traffic even outpaces human activity, signaling a transformative era driven by web crawlers and AI-specific bots. AI Crawlers Reshape Web Dynamics These automated…