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	Podcast:		Breaking Badness
	Episode:		DNS Errors and Malware Builders Turning on Attackers
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:35:10
	Publish Date:		2025-02-02 00:00:00
	Description:		In this episode of Breaking Badness, we analyze two fascinating cybersecurity incidents that expose both corporate misconfigurations and hacker missteps. Security researcher Philippe Caturegli discovered a typo in MasterCard’s DNS records, which left the company open to traffic hijacking and data exposure. This long-overlooked flaw, dating back years, could have been exploited by attackers to redirect users, intercept data, and manipulate services. The Script Kitty Trap: In a turn of events that underscores the “no honor among thieves” trope, a threat actor baited low-skilled hackers (script kitties) with a fake malware builder. Instead of gaining hacking capabilities, they unwittingly installed a backdoor on their own machines, allowing the original attacker to steal their data and take control of their systems.
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