Hardik Modi

I'm into old buildings and new threats. Run Threat Intelligence at Netscout. My words = My words

[NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence @ASERTResearch]

According to recent reports (https://t.co/ysyJypzEgR) sea cables were cut, resulting in significant degrading of internet capabilities. NETSCOUT observed nearly a 50% reduction in internet traffic towards selected nations in #Africa on March 14.

[Richard Hummel @MalwareAnalyzer]

In recent years, political changes in leadership are often accompanied with attacks in cyberspace by opposition or those that reject the viewpoints of elected leaders. This is even more true today with groups like #Killnet, #AnonymousSudan, and #NoName057 in the mix as they typically target countries perceived to be anti-muslim or that show support and solidarity in standing with #Ukraine.

[Richard Hummel @MalwareAnalyzer]

Dive into the world of NoName057(16), a prolific DDoS threat actor with geopolitical motives. Uncover their use of custom malware, DDoSia attack tool, and innovative gamified recruitment. @NETSCOUT @ASERTResearch https://t.co/DmSMLcRfBr

[Christopher Conrad @CConrad_Sec]

🚨BREAKING: @NETSCOUT's @ASERTResearch detects spike in internet scanning indicating rise of malicious botnets. Unprecedented numbers... 🧵
https://t.co/8Esx1KQrl0

[NETSCOUT @NETSCOUT]

Do you know about the Anonymous Sudan threat actor? They've been conducting DDoS attacks to support their pro-Russian, anti-Western agenda. Let's dive into their motives and methods tracked by our ASERT team. Knowledge is power! @ASERTResearch

[Richard Hummel @MalwareAnalyzer]

.@NETSCOUT's latest report reveals a staggering 7.9 million #DDoS attacks in the first half of 2023, up 31% compared to last year. What's driving this surge? Find out how global events and the expansion of #5G networks are impacting the threat landscape. https://t.co/vIrKiv2UbM

[NETSCOUT @NETSCOUT]

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[David J. Bianco @DavidJBianco]

I am an expert in network monitoring. This @motherboard article by @josephfcox about @teamcymru's Augury data collection service seems a little off. 🧵

[Jenny Bhatt @jennybhatt]

A lovely essay by chef Vishwesh Bhatt (no relation.) He writes about Ahmedabad, a city that I didn't grow up in but visited often, then lived full-time from mid-2014 to early-2020, and where I wrote both my story collection and my translation. https://t.co/ApgUHX5OtT

[Hardik Modi @hardikmodi]

@JohnHultquist That sucks, and thanks for highlighting. No need for the pin

[Hardik Modi @hardikmodi]

@wallofsheep And this was prior to widespread and persistent voice call spoofing. I’m looking forward to the day where I think I’m answering a call from my kid and a message about student loans starts playing. This sneaks past Do-not-disturb settings where you let certain numbers through

[Hardik Modi @hardikmodi]

This is where phone contact lists that multiple apps want you to upload (eg WhatsApp) can get weaponized. For someone w my list, there’s only a few 100 numbers to cycle through before it’ll get through and I might answer. Spoof kids’ school, doctors, key services …

[Ana Visneski (she/her) @acvisneski]

Holy shit everyone, I just had the scariest scam attempt on my phone. I got a call that according to my caller ID was actually my banks phone number. The guy on the call said that I had some usual activity, he used all the right language

[Hardik Modi @hardikmodi]

In terms of apps stealing contact lists, this used to be fairly common. We saw it repeatedly @wallofsheep at Defcon 2012-16. I wrote about some of this here https://t.co/qFM8QG7bac The mobile platforms are better at locking this down now but we don’t see a lot b/c encryption

[sysopfb @sysopfb]

Report on recovering files from Diavol, https://t.co/XzOIvg0Fl2

[NETSCOUT @NETSCOUT]

@FedorovMykhailo All of us at NETSCOUT are closely following the tragic events unfolding in Europe after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In accordance with U.S. and U.K. sanctions, NETSCOUT stopped all sales, support, and services to Russian companies. Please see our full statement below.

[James Pearson @pearswick]

The blast of rogue traffic that briefly overwhelmed Ukrainian servers earlier this week was modest compared to digital onslaughts recorded elsewhere, U.S. company Netscout Systems Inc said on Thursday.

https://t.co/e5VP06hrVX

[NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence @ASERTResearch]

TCP SYN flood #DDoS attacks continued against mobile and money transfer sites in Ukraine until about 17:00 UTC on 16Feb. The attacks lasted between 10min and 3hr with the size and speed of attacks much lower than previous observed.

[NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence @ASERTResearch]

Tweet Thread: Digging into our observations around the ongoing #DDoS Attacks against organizations in Ukraine https://t.co/SYvBI6xYIw

[Joe Słowik 🌻 @jfslowik]

Nice, brief coverage of recent events, although there seems to be uncertainty as to whether ATM terminals were directly impacted or if SMS disinfo was being used to make it appear these were impacted when not:
https://t.co/siOL7ssjyB

[Hardik Modi @hardikmodi]

@ASERTResearch analysis of the DDoS attacks in Ukraine this week https://t.co/SDVZ7GYyBQ