Tag: dns

  • What are Newly Registered Domain Names?

    What are Newly Registered Domain Names?

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    Swapneel Patnekar

    On any given day, thousands of domain names are registered on a daily basis on the Internet. Newly Registered domain names (NRD) are used by enterprises and individuals for legitimate purposes and by threat actors for malicious purposes. What are newly registered domain names? By definition, a newly registered domain name(NRD) is one which has…

  • Phishing scam aimed at Flipper Zero India enthusiasts

    Phishing scam aimed at Flipper Zero India enthusiasts

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    Swapneel Patnekar

    Executive Summary Shreshta threat intelligence team has uncovered a phishing scam aimed at Flipper Zero India enthusiasts interested in buying a Flipper Zero. Do you believe threat actors limit their focus solely to non-technical users? Think again! Infosec community and enthusiasts are also excellent preys. Exactly a year ago, BleepingComputer had shared of a similar…

  • The rise of phishing attacks targeting Adobe users in India

    The rise of phishing attacks targeting Adobe users in India

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    Swapneel Patnekar and Pranay Patil

    Executive Summary Shreshta Threat Intelligence has uncovered a rise in phishing attacks targeting Adobe users in India. The attack begins by sending emails to employees working at Micro Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME), large enterprises, and luring them to click on a link which impersonates a Purchase Order or a Work Order document.  The attack uses…

  • Open Resolvers: Understanding security risks and best practices

    Open Resolvers: Understanding security risks and best practices

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    Swapneel Patnekar

    An “open resolver” is a DNS server that accepts and resolves a domain name recursively for anyone on the internet. In this blog post, we will share the security risks of open resolvers and best practices. At the time of writing, there were 192920 open resolvers in India with recursion enabled. While most of these…

  • Threat actors targeting Indian citizens

    Threat actors targeting Indian citizens

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    Pranay Patil

    Security researchers at Shreshta have identified a phishing campaign targeting Indian citizens. Executive Summary The Income Tax Department (also referred to as IT Department or ITD) is a government agency undertaking direct tax collection of the Government of India. It functions under the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance. The main responsibility of the…