"Muddling Meerkat Hackers Manipulate DNS Using China's Great Firewall"

"Muddling Meerkat," a new cluster of activity, has been suspected of being linked to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor's manipulation of the Domain Name System (DNS) to probe networks since October 2019, with a surge in activity observed in September 2023. The hackers behind this activity manipulate Mail Exchange (MX) records by injecting fake responses through China's Great Firewall (GFW). The activity, discovered by Infoblox, lacks a clear goal or motivation but demonstrates sophistication and advanced capabilities for manipulating global DNS systems. This article continues to discuss findings regarding Muddling Meerkat activities. 

Bleeping Computer reports "Muddling Meerkat Hackers Manipulate DNS Using China's Great Firewall"

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