Feds seize two domains used by SolarWinds intruders for malware spear-phishing op

Uncle Sam on Tuesday said it had seized two web domains used to foist malware on victims using spoofed emails from the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The domain takeovers, which occurred on Friday, followed a court order issued in the wake of a Microsoft report warning about the spear-phishing campaign. The …

[sanmigueelbeer]

Next time ...

Next time host the domain(s) in Russia.

[FlamingDeath]

Re: Next time ...

You’re conflating domain registration with hosting

Two very different things

[FlamingDeath]

Re: Next time ...

Ok after re-reading the article, I suspect someone didnt enable 2FA on their domain registrar account and someone probably credential stuffed the account, and added a subdomain

How often do companies check this shit?

Answer, almost never

[FlamingDeath]

Is this some kind of bollox article?

Every phishing campaign I’ve ever seen usually involves compromised web servers, you name it, its been hacked

No need to register domains, plenty of shitty sites out there forgotten about by their owners to use to serve malware

[Chris G]

It was JBS not JSB foods, they are the biggest meat processors on the planet, thought to be responsible for much of the burning of Brazilian rain forest for cattle and soy crops.

I think thr Bureau for Investigative Journalism have been investigating their activities for some time.

A lot of greenies and animal welfare groups have targetted them too.

[FlamingDeath]

So they deserve this then

Brilliant, hope plenty of other shonky companies get shafted in this way, just leave the hospitals alone

[Anonymous Coward]

Valid ID required

Soon you will need a valid ID to register a domain name in many countries - but not to vote (in mostly the same countries).

[UK DM]

Re: Valid ID required

So as it should be.

If you are making a statement (anonymous coward) you should put your name on it, so that liabel laws can be up held in the era of digital misinformation.

If you are voting that should be you own personal and private choice, so that you are less subject to the coercive situation that exists in some countries voting systems due to political/military enforcement of the populations' way of thinking.

[Pascal Monett]

"responsible states do not harbor ransomware criminals"

Yeah, good luck with that.

[Anonymous Coward]

>Jean-Pierre said, "The White House is engaging directly with the Russian government on this matter and delivering the message that responsible states do not harbor ransomware criminals."

There goes the funding for the NSA...