- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- November 27th, 2018
Threat Actor Uses DNS Redirects, DNSpionage RAT to Attack Government Targets
Malware used in the attacks communicates via DNS tunneling
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- November 22nd, 2018
DNS Attacks Cost Organizations $715,000 On Average During 2018
Public sector orgs took the longest to mitigate DNS attacks
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- September 8th, 2018
Fraunhofer SIT Researchers Spoofed Certificate Authorities
Most CAs with support for domain validation are vulnerable
- Web / Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 11th, 2017
Taiwan to Block Google DNS, Push Its Own Alternative
The Taiwanese government has plans to block Google DNS
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 26th, 2016
Singapore Telco Blames Recent DDoS Attacks on Compromised IoT Devices
DDoS attacks targeted Singapore's StarHub ISP
- Server related
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 14th, 2016
Attackers Use Recent BIND Flaw to Exploit DNS Servers
Week-old security flaw deployed in live attacks
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 12th, 2016
Bitcoin Wallet Blockchain.info Recovers from DNS Hijacking Attack
At the time of writing, everything is back to normal
- Web / Internet Life
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 3rd, 2016
US Government Hands Over Control of Internet DNS System to ICANN
Last ditch effort led by US Sen. Ted Cruz to keep ICANN under US supervision falls short after judge shoots down lawsuit
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 2nd, 2016
If It Wanted, Google Could Deanonymize a Large Number of Tor Connections
Researchers present new DefecTor deanonymization attack
- Server related
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 21st, 2016
Misconfigured DNS Server Reveals That North Korea Has Only 28 Websites
By the time you finish reading this article, someone has already visited the entire North Korean Internet space
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 21st, 2016
Around Four in Five DNSSEC Servers Can Be Hijacked for DDoS Attacks
DNSSEC is the best tool to protect against DNS hijacking and DNS cache poisoning but can be hijacked for DDoS attacks
- Web / Internet Life
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 20th, 2016
US to Hand Over Control of Internet DNS System in October 2016
ICANN will receive full powers over DNS system on October 1
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 21st, 2016
Apple Fixes High-Risk Security Flaw in AirPort Routers
Apple fixes memory issue that led to RCE in AirPort routers
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 10th, 2016
IETF Proposal Details Using Cookies as Anti-DDoS Protection in DNS Protocol
IETF opens RFC 7873 proposal for public debate
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 3rd, 2016
Malware Finds New Trick to Hide Rogue DNS Settings on Windows
DNS Unlocker finds a way to hide hijacked DNS servers from human operators via one "special" character
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 19th, 2016
PoS Malware Steals Credit Card Numbers via DNS Requests
Malware uses clever trick to avoid detection
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 11th, 2016
JavaScript-Based Malware Attacks Your Router's DNS Settings
Malware brute-forces your router with hardcoded credentials