Chinese Actor SecShow Conducts Massive DNS Probing on Global Scale

Cybersecurity researchers have shed more light on a Chinese actor codenamed SecShow that has been observed conducting Domain Name System DNS on a global scale since at least June 2023. The adversary, according to Infoblox security researchers Dr. Renée Burton and Dave Mitchell, operates from the...

JVN#51250073: CG-WLNCM4G may behave as an open resolver

CG-WLNCM4G provided by Corega Inc is a network camera. CG-WLNCM4G contains an issue where it may behave as an open resolver. Impact The device may be leveraged for use in a DNS amplification attack and unknowingly become a part of a DDoS attack. Solution Do not use CG-WLNCM4G As of December 25,...

JVN#62507275: Multiple broadband routers may behave as open resolvers

A device that runs as a DNS cache server, which responds to any recursive DNS queries that are received is referred to as an open resolver. Multiple broadband routers may contain an issue where they may behave as open resolvers. Impact The device may be used in a DNS amplification attack and...

Massive 167Gbps DDoS attacks against Banking and Financial Institutions

DDoS attackers attempted to bring down an Banking services earlier this week using one of the largest Distributed denial of service attack using DNS reflection technique. Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service DDoS protection services, announced that it has successfully...