Welcome to our bi-weekly newsletter about the WebSniffer project, Web, computer networks and cybersecurity 👋

This newsletter issue contains the following two sections:

🌐 WebSniffer Update
📰 News

🌐 WebSniffer Update

In this section you will learn about the latest product updates of the WebSniffer project.

WebSniffer is an intelligence platform in the making that is going to track changes on the web and provide actionable insights to its users. The online tool can currently view HTTP response headers of any web page, do domain name, IP address lookups and provides user’s browser information such as IP address, user agent and more.

✨ WebSniffer moves to .COM

The WebSniffer site is moving from the .CC top level domain to a more conventional .COM. Update your bookmarks with the new address — WebSniffer.COM.

✨ 400 followers on LinkedIn

Today WebSniffer has achieved a little milestone of 400 followers on LinkedIn. You can also follow our daily news and updates on one of your favourite platforms: LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook.

📰 News

Here are some interesting news from the Web, computer networks and cybersecurity fields that are worth sharing 👇

🗞️ Record DDoS Attack with 25.3 Billion Requests Abused HTTP/2 Multiplexing

Researchers recorded a massive DDoS attack that comprised more than 25.3 billion requests from nearly 170,000 IP addresses.

🗞️ American Airlines confirms data breach

American Airlines confirmed a data breach that affected a “small number” of customers and employees.

🗞️ Domain shadowing becoming more popular among cybercriminals

Threat analysts at Palo Alto Networks (Unit 42) discovered that the phenomenon of 'domain shadowing' might be more prevalent than previously thought, uncovering 12,197 cases while scanning the web between April and June 2022.

🗞️ New hacking group ‘Metador’ lurking in ISP networks for months

A previously unknown threat actor that researchers have named 'Metador' has been breaching telecommunications, internet services providers (ISPs), and universities for about two years.

🗞️ Ethernet VLAN Stacking flaws let hackers launch DoS, MiTM attacks

Four vulnerabilities in the widely adopted 'Stacked VLAN' Ethernet feature allows attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) or man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks against network targets using custom-crafted packets.

🗞️ Numerous orgs hacked after installing weaponized open source apps

PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, Sumatra PDF Reader, and muPDF/Subliminal Recording all targeted.

🗞️ Reverse DNS queries may reveal too much, computer scientists argue

When you combine it with DHCP, that spells TRACK ME.

🗞️ How Do DNS Settings Affect Your Internet Speed So Much?

When a webpage takes longer to load, you may be surprised to find that your internet connection isn't the issue, but DNS settings. Here's why.

🗞️ DNS Providers as Piracy Fighters? Enforcement Groups Weigh Options

DNS providers have the ability to fight online piracy but could also 'face liability as secondary infringers'. And there's a third option too.

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Web, Computer Networks & Cybersecurity News

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