OpenNIC drops support for .bit domain names after rampant malware abuse ZDNet
OpenNIC maintainers also worried about cyber-criminals hosting child pornography on .bit domains.
Future Wars Will Be Fought In Cyber Domain, Says Army Chief NDTV News
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today said there is a need to focus on incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data computing into the Armed forces’ …
Enlarge (credit: Wikipedia)
The FBI has seized a key domain used to infect more than 500,000 home and small-office routers in a move that significantly frustrates a months-long attack that agents say was carried out by the Russian government, The Daily Beast reported late Wednesday.
The takedown stems from an investigation that started no later than last August and culminated in a court order issued Wednesday directing domain registrar Verisign to turn over control of ToKnowAll.com. An FBI affidavit obtained by The Daily Beast said the hacking group behind the attacks is known as Sofacy. The group—which is also known as Fancy Bear, Sednit, and Pawn Storm—is credited with a long list of attacks over the years, including the 2016 hack of the Democratic National Committee.
As Ars reported earlier Wednesday, Cisco researchers said the malware that infected more than 500,000 routers in 54 countries was developed by an advanced nation and implied Russia was responsible, but the researchers didn’t definitively name the country.
Read 6 remaining paragraphs | Comments
Phishers and other online crooks are taking advantage of Unicode domain names in their pursuit of your passwords and other sensitive information. Here’s a simple way to protect yourself.