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Analyzing Account Takeover Attacks Leveraging SquarePhish2 and Graphish

State-sponsored and criminal groups exploited OAuth weaknesses using SquarePhish2 and Graphish to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts, prompting data theft and broader infiltration campaigns. Analysts uncovered 46 confirmed indicators and hundreds of related artifacts. more

LexisNexis Announces Alliance With Appdetex to Bring Online Brand Protection to Europe, Middle East

Today, LexisNexis announced its alliance with Appdetex to bring online brand protection to Europe and the Middle East. This expansion with LexisNexis will enable a broader reach for us to help protect the reputation, relationships, and revenue online of global customers. more

Tracing the DNS Footprints of REF7707

The targeted attack campaign REF7707 trailed its sights on the foreign ministry of a South American country in February 2025. According to Elastic Labs, the group behind the campaign has been connected to previous compromises in Southeast Asia. more

A Guide to Navigating the Chinese Market

The Chinese market is the second largest in the world with an estimated GDP of $18 trillion. Over the past few decades, it has grown to be a powerhouse of manufacturing and technology. This has been coupled with a large increase in the internet penetration that now stands at 76%, which for a country of 1.4 billion people is a significant number of people online. more

Down the DNS Funnel and into the Funnull Infrastructure

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a FLASH report to disseminate indicators of compromise (IoCs) for the Funnull infrastructure that threat actors used to manage domains related to cryptocurrency investment fraud scams between October 2023 and April 2025. The report provided links to two lists. more

Appdetex Accelerates Growth With $12.2 Million Financing Led by Baird Capital

Appdetex, a global brand protection leader and expert in online detection, assessment, and enforcement of online infringements, today announced that Baird Capital has led a $12.2 million Series C financing to fuel the company's growth, team, and market opportunity. more

Using Domain Name Intelligence to Counter E-Commerce Platform Vulnerability Exploit Attacks

In 2018, e-commerce sites proved to be a favored cyberattack target. This trend remains constant this year, as online shops continued to be red-flagged and blacklisted by cybersecurity companies. more

Top 10 Malware of Q4 2025: A DNS Deep Dive

An analysis of 46 DNS indicators tied to seven of Q4 2025's most prevalent malware families reveals early warning signals, coordinated campaigns and hundreds of connected artifacts, underscoring the predictive power of proactive threat intelligence. more

Igniting a DNS Spark to Investigate the Inner Workings of SparkCat

SecureList recently published a study of Android and iOS apps that have been laced with a malicious software development kit (SDK) dubbed "SparkCat" that steals crypto wallet recovery phrases. more

MarkMonitor Releases New gTLD Quarterly Report for Q1 2021

The Q1 2021 New gTLD Quarterly Report from our MarkMonitor team examines .kpmg usage, new gTLD Alexa.com rankings, recent launch analyses, and potential policy effects on .brand 'next round' applicants. more

Do You Have the Right SSL Certificate Strategy?

As SSL lifecycles shrink and low-cost certificates proliferate, enterprises face mounting operational and security risks. A fragmented, manual approach is no longer sustainable; automation, vendor consolidation and stronger validation are becoming strategic imperatives. more

Protecting Intellectual Property Protects Consumers

Next week we will celebrate World IP Day. Observed annually on the 26th of April, World IP Day was created by WIPO in 2000 to highlight the critical role that intellectual property plays in our daily lives and in society as a whole. more

An In-Depth Analysis of the Ashen Lepus AshTag-Enabled Attack

A sophisticated campaign by Ashen Lepus targeted Arabic-speaking government entities using a newly identified malware suite, AshTag. Enhanced encryption, obfuscation techniques, and extensive infrastructure analysis signal a notable evolution in the group's tactics. more

Prime Domains Released for the PR Industry: Historic Release of 64,000 Premium Names Ending in .PR

Today, nic.PR (the .PR registry operator) and Afilias (its technology partner) announce the release of 64,000 prime dotPR names beginning at 0900 EDT. Internet addresses ending in ".PR" are the best names for public relations professionals. Many great .PR names have been on reserve at the registry for years, until today. more

Greater Cyber Resilience Through AI: eco - Association Publishes 5-Step Plan for Companies

eco Association of the Internet Industry releases a white paper outlining a five-step framework to help companies integrate AI securely, counter emerging threats like deepfakes and phishing, and strengthen cyber resilience. more