- A financially motivated threat actor hacked domain name system resolvers and connected them to a Russian bulletproof hosting service sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
- This incident is tied to DNS hijacking, which can lead to malicious adtech traffic.
Why It Matters for Texas Credit Unions
Texas credit unions are subject to federal cybersecurity regulations and should be aware of potential threats like DNS hijacking.
Original Source Material
Shadow Aeza International Directed Traffic to Malicious Adtech A financially motivated threat actor hacked dozens of domain name system resolvers, connecting them to the infrastructure of a Russian bulletproof hosting service sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Treasury for its criminal links, researchers found.