cybercrime

Despite having a population of just 1,400, until recently, Tokelau’s .tk domain had more users than any other country. Everyone online has come across a .tk––even if they didn’t realize it. Because .tk addresses were offered for free, unlike most others, Tokelau quickly became the unwitting host...

Despite having a population of just 1,400, until recently, Tokelau’s .tk domain had more users than any other country. Everyone online has come across a .tk––even if they didn’t realize it. Because .tk addresses were offered for free, unlike most others, Tokelau quickly became the unwitting host...

by infoblox Prolific Puma controls one of the largest networks we track. Since April 2022, they have registered between 35k and 75k unique domain names. Figure 3 shows the number of unique domain names registered per day using 3 or 4 long domain labels. As we recently reported RDGAs have...

by infoblox Prolific Puma controls one of the largest networks we track. Since April 2022, they have registered between 35k and 75k unique domain names. Figure 3 shows the number of unique domain names registered per day using 3 or 4 long domain labels. As we recently reported RDGAs have...

An FBI raid has taken down a trio of domains pointing to a cybercrime nest, RaidForums. According to the report, the seizure of the RaidForums website, a popular marketplace for cybercriminals to buy and sell hacked data, brought unsealed criminal charges against RaidForums’ founder and chief...

An FBI raid has taken down a trio of domains pointing to a cybercrime nest, RaidForums. According to the report, the seizure of the RaidForums website, a popular marketplace for cybercriminals to buy and sell hacked data, brought unsealed criminal charges against RaidForums’ founder and chief...

“We wait, because we know you.” Inside the ransomware negotiation economics. Pepijn Hack, Cybersecurity Analyst, Fox-IT, part of NCC Group Zong-Yu Wu, Threat Analyst, Fox-IT, part of NCC Group Abstract Organizations worldwide continue to face waves of digital extortion in the form of targeted...

“We wait, because we know you.” Inside the ransomware negotiation economics. Pepijn Hack, Cybersecurity Analyst, Fox-IT, part of NCC Group Zong-Yu Wu, Threat Analyst, Fox-IT, part of NCC Group Abstract Organizations worldwide continue to face waves of digital extortion in the form of targeted...

6 Most Common Causes of Data Leaks in 2021 The trend of global data breach events is steep and still continuing to tilt upwards. According to the latest data breach investigation report by IBM and the Ponemon Institute, data breach costs in 2021 have reached a record high. Last year, the...

6 Most Common Causes of Data Leaks in 2021 The trend of global data breach events is steep and still continuing to tilt upwards. According to the latest data breach investigation report by IBM and the Ponemon Institute, data breach costs in 2021 have reached a record high. Last year, the...

Hitting the BlackMatter gang where it hurts: In the wallet Earlier this year, Emsisoft researchers discovered a critical flaw in the BlackMatter ransomware that allowed them to help victims recover their files without paying a ransom, preventing millions of dollars falling into the hands of...

Hitting the BlackMatter gang where it hurts: In the wallet Earlier this year, Emsisoft researchers discovered a critical flaw in the BlackMatter ransomware that allowed them to help victims recover their files without paying a ransom, preventing millions of dollars falling into the hands of...

Notable corporations and organizations like NASA, McDonald’s, Visa, MasterCard, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Lockheed Martin, Google, even cybersecurity companies FireEye and SolarWinds have all been victims to serious breaches in 2020 alone. Where does all of this leaked information end up? For sale...

Notable corporations and organizations like NASA, McDonald’s, Visa, MasterCard, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Lockheed Martin, Google, even cybersecurity companies FireEye and SolarWinds have all been victims to serious breaches in 2020 alone. Where does all of this leaked information end up? For sale...

The concept of outsourcing presents several options as external providers assemble their respective stacks of technological solutions to match various companies’ needs. This post discusses what those options are and how domain data serves as a vital threat intelligence source regardless of the...

The concept of outsourcing presents several options as external providers assemble their respective stacks of technological solutions to match various companies’ needs. This post discusses what those options are and how domain data serves as a vital threat intelligence source regardless of the...

Domain Name System (DNS) pioneer Paul Vixie for more than three years has been calling for a "cooling off" period for newly created Internet domain names as a way to deter cybercrime and other abuses. Domain names registered and spun up in less than a minute only encourage and breed malicious...

Domain Name System (DNS) pioneer Paul Vixie for more than three years has been calling for a "cooling off" period for newly created Internet domain names as a way to deter cybercrime and other abuses. Domain names registered and spun up in less than a minute only encourage and breed malicious...

Domain Age: 21 Years Highly Searched: “firewalls” receives over 1.500,000 searches per month on Google. Competitive: Advertisers pay up to $30 per click to advertise under “firewalls”. HUGE Opportunity High EstiBot Valuation Taking all kind of offers so pm your best offer and I will consider...

Domain Age: 21 Years Highly Searched: “firewalls” receives over 1.500,000 searches per month on Google. Competitive: Advertisers pay up to $30 per click to advertise under “firewalls”. HUGE Opportunity High EstiBot Valuation Taking all kind of offers so pm your best offer and I will consider...