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Rogue Tor Browser: When Search for Anonymity Leads to Exposure Instead

Anyone who wishes to browse the Internet without the prospect of being spied upon by others, whether for legal or illegal purposes, can always rely on using the Tor browser if they're so inclined.  more

Domain Shadowing IoC Expansion Led to Thousands of Possible Connections

Palo Alto Networks threat analysts discovered more than 12,000 cases of domain shadowing after scanning the Web from April to June 2022. For this threat, all cybercriminals need to do is create malicious subdomains under legitimate domains... more

A Call for Help May Lead to Malware: BazarCall IoC Analysis and Expansion

More sophisticated BazarCall campaigns have been circulating and delivering ransomware entry points to victims. While the bait still involves urgent notification emails about nonexistent purchases or subscriptions, the subsequent phase highlights the threat actors' manipulative skills. more

Eternity’s LilithBot, Soon Available to Regular Internet Users?

Eternity, also known as the "EternityTeam" or "Eternity Project," has been active since January 2022 and tied to the Jester Group. It gained infamy for using the as-a-service subscription model to distribute its own brand of malware modules via underground forums. more

A Closer Look at Active Cyber Jihad Web Properties

Cyber jihad loosely refers to Islamic extremist terrorists' use of the Internet as a communications, fundraising, recruitment, training, and planning tool in their war against their enemies. Some of their most commonly cited enemies include the U.S., Western European countries, secular Arab governments, and Israel. more

Alleviating BlackEnergy-Enabled DDoS Attacks

BlackEnergy first appeared in 2007. Designed to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks or download customized spam or banking data-stealer plug-ins, it was again used to target the State Bar of Georgia last May more

Decoding the Decade: 10 Years of Radix

During the past ten years, Radix has become one of the world's leading new domain registries, including new extensions such as .ONLINE, .STORE, .TECH, .WEBSITE, .SPACE, .PRESS, .SITE, .HOST, .FUN and .UNO. more

Insights Into an Active Spam Domain Portfolio

Malicious spam, possibly the oldest kind of cyber threat, likely remains one of enterprises' biggest security concerns. Regardless of form and affected device, clicking a malicious link embedded in a spam email or downloading a malware-laden attachment can lead to financial, data, or identity theft. more

Where Domain Security Meets the Supply Chain Crunch

New research from CSC indicates that fraudsters took advantage of the 2022 supply chain shortages to target consumers with fake websites. more

Should Cracks and Keygens Remain a Cybersecurity Concern?

Cracks and keygens have long been a problem for software vendors in that they allow users to install their products without needing to pay for a legitimate license. As the Internet and website development advanced and became more accessible, the number of sites offering software cracking tools grew. more