Rerouted, Recorded, and Rewritten: New Fronts in Cyber Exploitation

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DNS Hijacking Is Back—And More Targeted Than Ever

Attackers are compromising domain registrar accounts to reroute DNS traffic to malicious infrastructure. These hijacks enable credential phishing, data exfiltration, and even persistent man-in-the-middle attacks.

Enable registrar lock, monitor DNS records with automated alerts, and split traffic routing between providers to reduce the blast radius.

Data Lakes Are Becoming Data Leaks

Organizations are storing terabytes of unstructured data in S3 buckets, BigQuery tables, and Azure blobs—often with poor access controls. Attackers know this and target exposed data lakes as low-hanging fruit.

Apply object-level permissions, encrypt everything by default, and use DLP tools to scan for sensitive data stored in “raw” layers.

Hack-the-Cameras: Surveillance Systems Under Siege

IP cameras are being targeted in offices, factories, and campuses—not just to disable security, but to harvest footage, audio, and motion logs for social engineering and extortion.

Cameras should never be publicly accessible. Use VLANs, encrypt video streams, and change default admin passwords during deployment.

AI-Powered Phishing: Real-Time Adaptation

Phishing kits are now leveraging LLMs to rewrite lures in real time, adapting language to region, device, and browsing history. These AI-driven emails drastically increase click rates.

Educate employees on red flags beyond wording. Use behavioral analysis, not just signature detection, to filter inbound messages.

Shared Logins Are Killing Zero Trust

Many teams still share logins for SaaS tools, vendor dashboards, or legacy systems—undermining accountability and making breach forensics nearly impossible.

Every account must be tied to an individual. Use password managers, enforce MFA, and monitor shared credentials in breach databases.

Security Budgets Are Flatlining in Mid-Market Orgs

Despite rising threats, many midsize businesses report flat or shrinking cybersecurity budgets. This leads to tool sprawl, poor integrations, and reliance on outdated tech.

The fix: consolidate overlapping tools, outsource where possible, and prioritize controls that deliver measurable ROI (like EDR, IAM, and email security).