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Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware

New Linux variant of BIFROSE RAT uses deceptive domain strategies

March 4, 2024

Via: Security Affairs

Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers discovered a new Linux variant of Bifrost (aka Bifrose) RAT that uses a deceptive domain (download.vmfare[.]com) that mimics the legitimate VMware domain. The Bifrost RAT has been active since 2004, it allows its operators […]


Cyber-crime, Malware

New York Attorney General asks domain registrars to crack down on coronavirus scam sites

March 24, 2020

Via: Security Affairs

The Coronavirus-themed attacks continue to increase, experts warn of thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites are being created every day. The New York Attorney General asks GoDaddy, Namecheap, Register.com, and Endurance International Group and other domain registrars to crack […]


Phishing, Vulnerabilities

Black Friday Shoppers Targeted By Scams and Fake Domains

November 26, 2019

Via: Threat Post

Black Friday and Cyber Monday-related scams are nothing new — but researchers warn that this year, they are seeing an uptick in scams using more sophisticated methods to lure users to hand over their payment data. Research released Tuesday by […]


Email security, Phishing

Most government domains adopt program to prevent sending of fake emails

October 16, 2018

Via: The Hill

The majority of federal domains met a deadline to adopt an email authentication program aimed at preventing fake emails from being sent, according to an analysis by the cybersecurity firm Proofpoint. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced last October […]


Email security, Phishing

Several White House domains lack anti-phishing tool: research

April 5, 2018

Via: The Hill

More than half of the email domains managed by the White House’s Executive Office of the President (EOP) have not yet implemented an email security tool designed to protect users from phishing attacks, according to new research. The Department of […]


Vulnerabilities

Samsung Puts Millions of Phones at Risk After Forgetting to Renew Domain

June 16, 2017

Via: Softpedia

Samsung is exposing millions of devices to hackers simply because the company has apparently forgotten to renew a domain that some of its smartphones are trying to connect to in the background. Specifically, Samsung smartphones launched in 2014 or before […]


Malware

Latest APT 28 Campaign Incorporates Fake EFF Spearphishing Scam

August 30, 2015

Via: malware

Attackers, possibly associated with the Russian government, registered a phony Electronic Frontier Foundation domain earlier this month in an attempt to dupe users into thinking correspondence from the site was coming from the well-known privacy watchdog. The scheme, largely carried […]


Phishing

Domain Keywords Used to Spot Phishing Sites

March 6, 2015

Via: phishing

Criminals setting up fake domains for phishing are prone to use the same words over and over and spotting those words can help identify malicious sites, according to a new threat detection model from #opendns.Words like “update,” “security,” “login,” “billing,” […]


Security

.XXX Domains with Celebrity Names = Banned

August 30, 2011

Via: featured

There are almost countless websites on the internet and people are running out of domain names. In order to coup with this problem hosting companies are developing new domain names such as .me, .fm, .tv and more. But over the […]