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Fast DNS: Zone Apex Mapping & DNSSEC
Yes, DNSSEC will work with Zone Apex Mapping (ZAM). A new Akamai blog covers the basics. You can run anti-BOT, anti-DoS, and DNSSEC all together. #DNSSEC Fast DNS: Zone Apex Mapping & DNSSEC Do you have questions about Fast DNS? Our recent blog covers zone apex mapping, DNSSEC and more. Explore the details of each Read More
Phishing Is No Longer Just Email: It’s Social
Phishing remains the largest insider threat that organizations face. Learn more about the evolving social tactics criminals use to gain entry to corporate networks. This new white paper illustrates how Phishing using all social media tools. #phishing Phishing Is No Longer Just Email: It’s Social Phishing remains the largest insider threat that organizations face. Learn Read More
BCMPUPnP_Hunter: A 100k Botnet Turns Home Routers to Email Spammers
Miscreants are exploiting UPnP on your home router! Yes, we have another example of the UPnP Universal Plug and Play protocol being used on your home router to allow criminals to use it without your permission. Hui Wang (NetLab 360) and the RootKiter Team have dug into a malware system that is using UPnP to Read More
GhostDNS: New DNS Changer Botnet Hijacked Over 100,000 Routers
“GhostDNS is a new wave of DNS hijacking. Chinese cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a widespread, ongoing malware campaign that has already hijacked over 100,000 home routers and modified their DNS settings to hack users with malicious web pages—especially if they visit banking sites—and steal their login credentials. Dubbed GhostDNS, the campaign has many similarities with the Read More
New DNS Rebinding Exposures
Attackers with DNS Rebinding change the DNS server settings in your devices, home CPEs, and other network devices. The goal is to get them to use their DNS Resolver vs the one provided by your Operator (or one you select for a DNS security service). The miscreants (bad guys) will use malware, phishing, and other Read More
RIPE NCC Responds to the Rove Digital/DNS Changer Re-allocations
RIPE has publicly responded to the surprise felt by members of the DCWG and others involved with the Rove Digital/DNS Changer clean up the community. (Read More) 15 Aug 2012 — ripe ncc As reported in previous announcements, the RIPE NCC will go to court in the Netherlands on 29 November 2012 to seek clarification Read More
Clarification on Reallocated IPv4 Address Space Related to Dutch Police Order
15 Aug 2012 — ripe ncc As reported in previous announcements, the RIPE NCC will go to court in the Netherlands on 29 November 2012 to seek clarification on the procedure taken by the Dutch police on 8 November 2011 when it presented the RIPE NCC with a police order to “lock” registrations in the Read More
Beware! DNS Changer’s IP Blocks are re-allocated and advertised!
From Senki.org …. By bgreene On August 10, 2012 · As of Friday morning (August 10, 2012), the IP address blocks used by the Rove Digital criminal operations have been re-allocated by RIPE-NCC and advertised to the Internet: http://www.ris.ripe.net/cgi-bin/lg/index.cgi?rrc=RRC001&query=1&arg=85.255.112.0%2F20 http://www.ris.ripe.net/dashboard/85.255.112.0/20 (Read full blog here)
New Hilbert Curve Maps of the Infections
Shadowserver.org processed the final data through their Hilbert Curve tool. The have posted a video along with the attached graphic. The big Hilbert Curve is here: http://www.dcwg.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dnschanger_hilbert_4096_20120101_000000-20120630_230000.png