Michele,
thanks for digging even deeper into the precedents! The "dangling DNS" issue is not new, indeed, and there are enough of them for this new long-lasting campaign to be active these days.
Again to distill what possibly is of concern to LACRALO:
- member organizations should contact their tech teams and make sure your domain names are well managed;
- member organizations should make their members, and organizations and the public in their environment, aware of the issue and make sure all others enact proper remediation;
- member organizations could include awareness and prevention of this type of attack in their outreach.
Alejandro Pisanty
Enviado: martes, 27 de febrero de 2024 08:56 a. m.
Para: Carlton Samuels; CPWG
CC: LAC-Discuss-en
Asunto: Re: [lac-discuss-en] [CPWG] Hijacked subdomains of major brands used for spamming
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This issue was flagged a long time ago by multiple organisations, including Nominet:
https://nominetcyber.com/dangling-dns-is-no-laughing-matter/
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The word ‘dangling’ always seems a bit comical to me. However, apply it to the world of the Domain Name System (DNS) and it becomes no laughing matter – but what does it mean? To understand what it is and the issues around dangling DNS, it’s important to first
understand the basics of DNS. The...
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The problem with large zones is that it becomes increasingly complex for companies and their staff to manage them and avoid these kind of issues.
It’s an interesting problem, but it’s not an easy one to fix.
Regards
Michele
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