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The first time the BlackCat ransomware gang breached Reddit's network last February, they phished an employee to hack into the target network. This time, according to a ReversingLabs detailed report, they successfully dropped BlackCat onto the company's systems and threatened to release its data if it fails to pay the ransom.
Because DNS is such an omnipresent part of modern networking, it's easy to assume that functional DNS infrastructure can be left running with minimal adjustments and only needs to be investigated in the event of a malfunction. Yet there are small telltale signs that precede DNS issues -- and knowing what they are can help to prevent disruption before it happens.
The beginning of the month of June, according to CleanINTERNET, marked the emergence of several zero-day attacks targeting vulnerable MOVEit servers to exfiltrate confidential data. MOVEit Transfer is a managed file transfer software that supports file and data exchange.
Did you know that we are swimming in Domain Name System abuse? As an Internet user, you probably were not aware. Apparently, doomsday is near, and the Internet is going to explode in our face if we do not do something about "domain name system abuse." This doomsday narrative has nearly jeopardized multistakeholder governance. However, it may also compel us to reconsider the multistakeholder model and its relevance in governing the Internet and its associated technologies.
Google's announcement of the launch of the .zip ngTLD was met by a lot of debate. Many believe threat actors could abuse the ngTLD for phishing and other malicious campaigns, primarily since it could be easily confused with the .zip file extension.