A critical flaw in the cloud-based repository hosting service GitHub could’ve allowed attackers to takeover other repositories.

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/137866/hacking/github-flaw-repojacking.html

Read in the Nov. 1, 2022 issue of the WebSniffer newsletter: Improving WebSniffer performance 🏎️ Invitation to Global Anti Scam Summit 👮 and more...

https://websniffer.substack.com/p/improving-websniffer-performance

Chief information officers say cybersecurity will once again be their top investment priority in 2023, a sign of how companies are racing to manage their business risk posed by escalating threats.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cybersecurity-tops-the-cio-agenda-as-threats-continue-to-escalate-11666034102

A business email compromise (BEC) group dubbed 'Crimson Kingsnake' has recently been spotted impersonating well-known international law firms to trick recipients into approving overdue invoice payments.

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bec-crimson-kingsnake-92-malicious/

These cyber security certifications can give you a competitive advantage in your career. Learn more about what it takes to earn them.

https://www.coursera.org/articles/popular-cybersecurity-certifications

Read in the Nov. 15, 2022 issue of the WebSniffer newsletter: Create secure passwords with WebSniffer 🔑 Domain sales are down 📉 and more...

https://websniffer.substack.com/p/create-secure-passwords-with-websniffer

Seventy-three percent of IT security managers have said they lack necessary threat intelligence (TI) skills, and 55% believe their threat intelligence data is not predictive enough.

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/security-managers-lack-threat/

WHOIS is about to become even harder to find. ICANN has recently concluded long-delayed contract negotiations with industry meant to accommodate the technical migration from the WHOIS protocol to the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP).

https://circleid.com/posts/20221108-the-continuing-whois-disappearing-act

Read in the Nov. 29, 2022 issue of the WebSniffer newsletter: WebSniffer adds Open Graph support & improves IP lookup 🔎 Concerns around WHOIS 🕵️ and more...

https://websniffer.substack.com/p/websniffer-adds-open-graph-support

A sophisticated threat actor named 'CashRewindo' has been using aged domains in global malvertising campaigns that lead to investment scam sites.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crafty-threat-actor-uses-aged-domains-to-evade-security-platforms/

Read in the Dec. 13, 2022 issue of the WebSniffer newsletter: WebSniffer adds Reverse DNS Lookup function 🔎 Sophisticated scammers make use of aged domains ⚠️ and more...

https://websniffer.substack.com/p/websniffer-adds-reverse-dns-lookup

Cloudflare initiates an interesting discussion about IP blocking: why we see it, what it is, what it does, who it affects, and why it’s such a problematic way to address content online.

https://blog.cloudflare.com/consequences-of-ip-blocking/

Google security leaders share 6 cybersecurity predictions for 2023, anticipating an increase in ransomware and broader adoption of passkeys.

https://venturebeat.com/security/google-cybersecurity-predictions/

Press release: WebSniffer has released a new tool for performing reverse DNS lookups on any IP address.

https://www.openpr.com/news/2860859/websniffer-now-supports-reverse-dns-lookups

Read in the Dec. 27, 2022 issue of the WebSniffer newsletter: WebSniffer is introducing a reverse IP tool 🔧 Surprising resignation of ICANN's CEO 💼 and more...

https://websniffer.substack.com/p/websniffer-is-introducing-a-reverse

The WebSniffer project waves goodbye to 2022 with its first ever blog post called "WebSniffer 2022: A Year in Review." Read about all the changes and improvements we have made so far at https://websniffer.com/blog/websniffer-2022-a-year-in-review

Press release: WebSniffer Launches Free Online Reverse IP Tool.
https://websniffer.com/press/websniffer-launches-free-online-reverse-ip-tool

We're excited to kick off 2023 by sharing our new year resolutions with you. Read the following blog post to learn what WebSniffer will be focusing on in 2023 👇
https://websniffer.com/blog/websniffers-new-year-resolutions-for-2023

In the past 24 hours, the world has learned of serious breaches hitting chat service Slack and software testing and delivery company CircleCI, though giving the companies' opaque wording—“security issue” and “security incident,” respectively—you'd be forgiven for thinking these events were minor.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/first-lastpass-now-slack-and-circleci-the-hacks-go-on-and-will-likely-worsen/

Read in the Jan. 10, 2023 issue of the WebSniffer newsletter: WebSniffer Adds Blog, Press Room, and Glossary 📝 Epik Registrar Sinks Further into Troubles 😟 and more...

https://websniffer.substack.com/p/websniffer-adds-blog-press-room-and