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The Comodo app also replaces links and hijacks DNS. Developers have exposed the fact that Comodo Internet Security is actually a security threat for anyone using it. It’s using a really aggressive marketing practice that forces the installation of a new browser and replaces many of the user’s settings. When you say Comodo Internet Security, you […]
Simple DNS hijacking enables attackers to distribute Fake Infected Flash Player at UConn website. On Sunday, the official web portal of the University of Connecticut was hacked and used to distribute powerful malware disguised as fake Adobe Flash Player update. The university’s deputy spokesperson Tom Breen informed that on December 27 at around 11:00 a.m. […]
What is the definition of DNS? DNS, which stands for Domain Name System, is used as the medium to translate domain names to their respective IP addresses when a client initiates a request query. DNS stores the database of all the domain names and their IP addresses which are registered on the network. It can […]
Online services that charge to kick people out of games or bombard websites with data have been put out of action by PayPal and security researchers. The payment firm and the experts worked together to identify the accounts used by so-called “booter” services, They are thought to carry out hundreds of thousands of attacks each […]
ProofPoint researchers released a report on Tuesday, which revealed that cybercriminals are now hijacking the Brazilian internet connections by altering their DNS (domain name system) settings. These kinds of attacks are termed as pharming attacks. Pharming Attakcs: Pharming attacks are designed to attract victims towards fake websites. These fake websites are usually replicas of banks […]
A Turkish hacker going with the handle of Misafir has hacked and defaced official Google Bolivia domain on 30th Oct 2013 along with 7 other Google domains such as Google Translator, Maps, SMS, News, ID, Labs and Google Images domain. Misafir left a deface page along with a message on all defaced Google domains, expressed […]
In a high profile hack, a famous Pakistani hacker going with the handle of H4x0r HuSsY from MadLeets hacking crew has hacked and defaced four (4) domains of Google Malaysia including Google Mobile, two domains of Google Images and Google Plus. All domains were left with deface pages along with messages, displaying show of […]