Lifting the lid on a long-time operating Brazilian malware gang

6 May 2023

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For over 8 years, our researchers have been tracking an operation that targets Brazilian internet users, and is focused on stealing their banking credentials, withdrawing funds from its victim’s accounts. Here’s a potted history.

If you query Spamhaus Projects’ legacy DNSBLs via OVHCloud move to the free Data Query Service

17 May 2023

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Are you currently using the Spamhaus Project’s DNS Blocklists (DNSBLs) via OVHCloud? If you've answered "yes" to both of these questions, you need to make some changes to your email infrastructure.

Empowering SOC teams with predictive risk scoring – Part 3: Putting Predictive Risk Scoring into practice

10 May 2023

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The final part in the series, with DomainTools, focuses on how organizations can leverage predictive risk scoring to empower SOC teams to detect malicious domains at scale and defend their network.

Empowering SOC teams with predictive risk scoring – Part 2: Predicting malicious intent at scale

10 May 2023

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Having looked at evaluating domain risks, in the first part of this series, DomainTools now explores how predictive risk scoring can empower users to detect malicious intent on a large scale.

Empowering SOC teams with predictive risk scoring – Part 1: Evaluating risks posed by domains

10 May 2023

Blog

In this three-part series, by DomainTools, explore how to harness technology to operate at scale and release vital resources through evaluating domain risks, predicting malicious intent, and applying predictive risk scoring.

Lifting the lid on a long-time operating Brazilian malware gang

6 May 2023

News

For over 8 years, our researchers have been tracking an operation that targets Brazilian internet users, and is focused on stealing their banking credentials, withdrawing funds from its victim’s accounts. Here’s a potted history.

Spamhaus welcomes ICANN INFERMAL study

5 May 2023

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As supporters of any initiative driven to make the internet a safer place, we were delighted when ICANN recently announced funding for the INFERMAL research project into domain cyberattacks. Discover what exactly the INFERMAL project is and what they’re hoping achieve.

Spamhaus and Messageware partner to enhance protection for Microsoft Exchange users

28 April 2023

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We’re excited to announce that we have partnered with Messageware - a market leader in securing, enhancing, and customizing Microsoft Exchange Servers. Read this blog post to learn about the integration and how it's providing proactive protection for customers.

Troubles in Tokelau, malfeasance in Mali… what’s happening with Freenom?

24 April 2023

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In the first quarter of 2023 we noticed a sharp decline in new registrations in Freenom's TLDs – good and bad. So, what is happening?

Domain registries – are you experiencing the Freenom Effect?

15 April 2023

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Freenom’s doors have been firmly shut to new domain registrations, for almost three months. The latest Spamhaus domain data suggests, those registries that operate TLDs at the lower end of the pricing spectrum are significantly more susceptible to abusive registrations.