Can I Get My BSN Online?

You Can! Earn Your BS in Nursing Online at Excelsior University When most people think about earning a degree online, nursing probably isn’t the first subject that comes to mind as a natural fit for an online format. However, online nursing programs ha…

November 29, 2023
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BSN Career Options

In-Depth Look at Career Options with a BS in Nursing If you’re a registered nurse with a bachelor’s degree, your career opportunities just expanded exponentially! Not only that, but you can look forward to higher salaries and you’re now in a great posi…

November 29, 2023
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Engineering vs. Engineering Technology

Key Differences Between the Two Degrees Engineering and engineering technology both lead to promising careers in the ever-evolving landscape of technology and innovation, but they also offer distinct approaches and opportunities. Let’s delve into engin…

November 29, 2023
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A look at the Defence news 20–26 November

Over 30,000 Ukrainian military personnel trained by EUMAM According to the outgoing Netherlands Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren and the Netherlands Chief of Defence Onno Eichelsheim, the European training mission EUMAM is one of the main pillars of…

November 29, 2023
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.zip TLD: six months on, and still rollin’

It has been six months since Netcraft first reported on abuse of the new .zip TLD, outlining the fraudulent activity we detected and blocked. Within weeks of its launch, Netcraft had detected many fresh .zip domain registrations designed to exploit confusion between the new TLD and the .zip file extension for ZIP archives.

So, what has changed in the last 6 months? Not much, it seems.

.zip registrations

The rate of new .zip domains registrations has declined since our previous blog post. Despite this, there are now:

  • 16,705 registered .zip domains (a threefold increase since our previous post) 
  • 8,432 .zip domains with A records in total (a fourfold increase) 
  • 4,421 .zip domains with MX records in total, only 619 of which don’t also have A records 
  • 4,196 distinct IP addresses for .zip domains in total (a fivefold increase)
  • 417 .zip domain names that mention ‘installer’ or ‘update’ (a twofold increase) 

Out of these domains, we discovered 5 serving zip bombs. In addition, the larger number of distinct IP addresses (1 for every 4 domains now, compared to 1 for every 6 domains six months ago) suggests that .zip domains are becoming more diverse.

Malicious websites

Netcraft has blocked 50 malicious .zip domains since the previous post on 17 May 2023, bringing the total to 56. These domains mostly impersonate Microsoft, Google, and Steam, as the following figure illustrates:

Other notable attacks include:

  1. Apecoin[.]zip, first seen on 9th August 2023, is a crypto drainer scam impersonating a cryptocurrency platform. It purports to add cryptocurrency to a user’s wallet, but when authorisation is given instead transfers all their assets (cryptocurrency, NFTs, etc) to the criminals operating the site. This same technique is being used by criminals exploiting people’s generosity around the Gaza conflict.

  2. Sledgehammer[.]zip, first seen

November 29, 2023
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Understanding the Strategic Posture Commission Report

The new Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States report unanimously concluded the United States is unprepared to face China and Russia as two nuclear-armed peer adversaries. The 12-member commission, evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, was co-chaired by Madelyn Creedon, a former Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) staff member and former […]

Understanding the Strategic Posture Commission Report was originally published on Global Security Review.

November 29, 2023
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Is America Underestimating the DF-41 Risk?

The intelligence community (IC) projects the Chinese nuclear warhead inventory will be approximately 1,500 warheads by 2035, but this may be a low estimate. According to projections from the IC and Department of Defense, the Chinese DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) can carry a maximum of three nuclear warheads. However, if all 360 newly constructed […]

Is America Underestimating the DF-41 Risk? was originally published on Global Security Review.

November 29, 2023
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