Tag: fox-it
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Attack on Fox-IT shows how a DNS hijack can break multiple layers of security
Every company will, sooner or later, get hacked and we should judge them by how they respond. With that in mind, Fox-IT , which writes in great detail about how a DNS hijack was used to man-in-the-middle its customer portal, should be judged favourably. The company’s report on the incident also provides some important lessons,…
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Attack on Fox-IT shows how a DNS hijack can break multiple layers of security
Every company will, sooner or later, get hacked and we should judge them by how they respond. With that in mind, Fox-IT , which writes in great detail about how a DNS hijack was used to man-in-the-middle its customer portal, should be judged favourably. The company’s report on the incident also provides some important lessons,…
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Researchers release CryptoLocker decryption tool
Tool uses private keys found in database of victims. Please note : this blog post was written in August 2014 and refers to a particular kind of encryption-ransomware that was active until June 2014. The tools mentioned are unlikely to work to decrypt newer versions of ransomware, including those branded as ‘CrytpoLocker’. The CryptoLocker ransomware…
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Updated botnet likely cause of surge in Tor traffic
New Tor version should help the network deal with increased traffic. Sometimes a picture says more than a thousand words: The graph shows the daily number of users of the Tor anonymity network over the past three years. As both the network and concerns over anonymity have grown, the usage has shown a slow but…