'Muddling Meerkat' Poses Nation-State DNS Mystery
ID: 3f0fc28c-21b9-584d-84ef-1b5d38cc3115
STIX ID: report--3f0fc28c-21b9-584d-84ef-1b5d38cc3115
Feed Name: Dark Reading
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Infoblox researchers uncovered a China-linked actor called "Muddling Meerkat" that leverages open DNS resolvers and anomalous MX records to covertly transmit traffic through the Great Firewall; observed since 2019, the technique appears deliberate and sophisticated and may be used for reconnaissance or to stage DNS-based denial-of-service operations, warranting further investigation.
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