While examining a previous bypass mitigation, Akamai Technologies discovered two new Windows vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to create a zero-click exploit against Microsoft Outlook clients. In a two-part report published Monday, Akamai researcher Ben Barnea detailed the discovery of two new Windows vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-35384 and CVE-2023-36710, that were reported to and […]
A new phishing campaign detected by Perception Point and reported by Akamai is targeting Booking.com users and is a prime example of the lengths threat actors will go to for a payday. This attack exemplifies the alarming threat levels the hospitality sector as a whole faces in 2023 as threat actors leverage InfoStealer malware compromised […]
Researchers at Akamai have unearthed a concerning shift in the behavior of dynamically seeded Domain Generation Algorithm (DGA) families within Domain Name System (DNS) traffic data. This discovery reveals how malicious actors are adapting their tactics to prolong the life of their command-and-control (C2) communication channels, safeguarding their botnets. From a technical standpoint, DGAs come […]