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KeyTrap attack: Internet access disrupted with one DNS packet
A serious vulnerability named KeyTrap in the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) feature could be exploited to deny internet access to applications for an extended period.
- February 17, 2024
- 11:08 AM
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Tor Project removes relays because of for-profit, risky activity
The Tor Project has explained its recent decision to remove multiple network relays that represented a threat to the safety and security of all Tor network users.
- November 20, 2023
- 08:06 PM
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New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition
Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.
Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.
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Cloudflare DDoS protections ironically bypassed using Cloudflare
Cloudflare's Firewall and DDoS prevention can be bypassed through a specific attack process that leverages logic flaws in cross-tenant security controls.
- September 30, 2023
- 10:16 AM
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MaginotDNS attacks exploit weak checks for DNS cache poisoning
A team of researchers from UC Irvine and Tsinghua University has developed a new powerful cache poisoning attack named 'MaginotDNS,' that targets Conditional DNS (CDNS) resolvers and can compromise entire TLDs top-level domains.
- August 13, 2023
- 10:12 AM
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Brave Search adds private image and video search capability
The privacy-focused search engine Brave Search has finally introduced its own, independent image and video search capabilities, breaking free from relying on Bing and Google for media search.
- August 03, 2023
- 12:00 PM
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ASUS routers knocked offline worldwide by bad security update
ASUS has apologized to its customers for a server-side security maintenance error that has caused a wide range of impacted router models to lose network connectivity.
- May 19, 2023
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DDoS attacks shifting to VPS infrastructure for increased power
Hyper-volumetric DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks in the first quarter of 2023 have shifted from relying on compromised IoT devices to leveraging breached Virtual Private Servers (VPS).
- April 12, 2023
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All Dutch govt networks to use RPKI to prevent BGP hijacking
The Dutch government will adopt the RPKI (Resource Public Key Infrastructure) standard on all its systems before the end of 2024 to upgrade the security of its internet routing.
- April 09, 2023
- 11:21 AM
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WiFi protocol flaw allows attackers to hijack network traffic
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fundamental security flaw in the design of the IEEE 802.11 WiFi protocol standard, allowing attackers to trick access points into leaking network frames in plaintext form.
- March 28, 2023
- 03:05 PM
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NordVPN makes its Meshnet private tunnel free for everyone
NordVPN's Meshnet private tunnel feature for Windows, macOS, and Linux is now free for everyone, even users who do not have a subscription to NordVPN.
- March 13, 2023
- 07:01 PM
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Brave Search launches AI-powered summarizer in search results
Brave Search has incorporated a new AI-powered tool named Summarizer, which gives a summarized answer to an inputted question before the rest of the search results.
- March 03, 2023
- 11:46 AM
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Bermuda hit by major internet and power outage
Bermuda experienced a widespread power outage on Friday which impacted the island's internet and phone services. Calling it a "serious incident" at BELCO, the Bermudian power supplier, the government has advised customers to "unplug all sensitive electrical equipment" as crews work around the clock on restoration efforts.
- February 03, 2023
- 11:27 PM
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BleepingComputer's most popular technology stories of 2022
2022 is over, and it's been filled with a wide assortment of stories ranging from the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the many bugs introduced by Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for Windows.
- January 02, 2023
- 11:07 AM
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BlackProxies proxy service increasingly popular among hackers
A new residential proxy market is becoming popular among hackers, cybercriminals, phishers, scalpers, and scammers, selling access to a million claimed proxy IP addresses worldwide.
- December 02, 2022
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Z-Library eBook site domains seized by U.S. Dept of Justice
Internet domains for the popular Z-Library online eBook repository were seized early this morning by the U.S. Department of Justice, preventing easy access to the service.
- November 04, 2022
- 01:53 PM
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Internet connectivity worldwide impacted by severed fiber cables in France
A major Internet cable in the South of France was severed yesterday at 20:30 UTC, impacting subsea cable connectivity to Europe, Asia, and the United States and causing data packet losses and increased website response latency.
- October 20, 2022
- 09:25 AM
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Over 80% of the top websites leak user searches to advertisers
Security researchers at Norton Labs have found that roughly eight out of ten websites featuring a search bar will leak their visitor's search terms to online advertisers like Google.
- September 08, 2022
- 10:27 AM
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Pirate sites ban in Austria took down Cloudflare CDNs by mistake
Excessive and indiscriminate blocking is underway in Austria, with internet service providers (ISPs) complying to a court order to block pirate sites causing significant collateral damage.
- August 29, 2022
- 12:22 PM
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Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned information
Russia's internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is developing a neural network that will use artificial intelligence to scan websites for prohibited information.
- August 20, 2022
- 10:07 AM
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Steam, PayPal blocked as Indonesia enforces new Internet regulation
The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Kominfo, is now blocking access to internet service and content providers who had not registered on the country's new licensing platform by July 27th, 2022, as the country begins to restrict access to online content providers and services.
- August 01, 2022
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